Which will go some way to explaining the terrible battery life you get when gaming.īecause, it has to be said, Lenovo machines are universally terrible at gaming away from a plug socket. The clock speeds remain the same, with 5.4GHz boost clocks, though inevitably the bigger chip has a higher base TDP of 45W. But the HX isn't just quicker, it has eight Performance cores, vs the 13900H's six, and twice the number of Efficient cores taking its total up to 24 cores of processing grunt. There are obviously similarities, they are both using the same essential Raptor Lake architecture after all. If, like me, you were to assume that would essentially be a slightly higher clocked version of the Core i9 13900H Asus has used in its excellent Zephyrus M16 gaming laptop, then you'd be wrong. This Gen8 machine uses a 13th Gen Intel chip-the Core i9 13900HX. Lenovo hasn't gone down that route, the Legion Pro knows what it likes, and it likes the 150W TGP and no more. Though manufacturers are given an extra 25W leeway to bulk up their own specs if they feel they can push a little extra juice through their own systems. The Legion Pro 7i runs its RTX 4080 at a 150W TGP, which is the effective maximum of the GPU. And its the RTX 4080 model that has us impressed in testing, offering the sort of gaming performance that has me questioning why anyone would want an RTX 4090 machine. It's a machine that comes in at a price point that makes the rest of the high-end RTX 40-series look even more ridiculous on their lofty $4,000+ perches.

The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is the best 16-inch gaming laptop, and since 16-inch is the best form factor for a gaming laptop, it is therefore the best gaming laptop overall as well. It's both the best gaming laptop, and the best 16-inch laptop right now.

The performance and value of the high-end components inside this laptop means it can rival far more expensive systems without sounding like a jet turbine to do so. 🪛 The Legion Pro 7i is a stunning gaming laptop that really cements Lenovo's place in the top tier of gaming machines.

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