XPS 17 (9710) vs Legion 7 (Mid 2021)

XPS 17 (9710) $1,800
Legion 7 (Mid 2021) $1,440
Base Price
$1,800
Base Price
$1,440
CPU
Core i5-11400H
CPU
Ryzen 7 5800H
GPU
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
17" LCD IPS 3840x2400 Touch
Display
16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Core i5-11400H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
Ryzen 7 5800H
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
GB6S 1,820
48%
GB6M 6,365
27%
GB6S 1,765
47%
GB6M 7,225
30%
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
128 Shaders
Shared Memory
1450MHz
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W
3840 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1702MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 0.37 TFLOPS
1%
1080p 90 FPS
75%
FP32 13.07 TFLOPS
26%
8GB
DDR4-3200
16GB
DDR4-3200
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.3GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.4GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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17"
LCD IPS
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16"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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500 Nits
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60Hz
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165Hz
Variable
3840x2400
9.2 Million Pixels
266 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
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79 Keys
1.00mm
White Backlight
Number Pad
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Number Pad
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.1
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Integrated Chipset
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4x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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3x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Power
Lenovo Slim-tip
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External
External
130W
20.00V
6.50A
300W
20.00V
15.00A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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4.50A 20V (90W)
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USB-C
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
Lenovo Slim-tip
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
97Wh
8509mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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80Wh
5208mAh
15.36V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 120 min
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Cooler
2x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.0mm
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Height
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
Width
374.5 mm (14.7 in)
Depth
248.1 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
1.77 L
Height
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
Width
360 mm (14.2 in)
Depth
260 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
2.20 L
Weight
2.42 kg (5.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.9 kg (6.4 lb)
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Weight
2.5 kg (5.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.37 kg (7.4 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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