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Lenovo - Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 vs Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7

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Legion Pro 5i Gen 10LENOVOILLUSTRATION
Probe A
Lenovo
Legion Pro 5i Gen 10
73.4/ 100B
Performance72· 35%
Battery & Ports80· 27%
Design53· 20%
Display88· 18%
ThinkPad P1 Gen 7LENOVOILLUSTRATION
Probe B
Lenovo
ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
73.3/ 100B
Performance65· 35%
Battery & Ports88· 27%
Design71· 20%
Display70· 18%
The fork

Where they actually differ

The most decisive specs, ranked by how much they matter — before the full spec table.

SpecLenovo - Legion Pro 5i Gen 10Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
Refresh rate240 Hz120 Hz
CPU cores2416
Claimed battery life8 h12 h
Battery80 Wh90 Wh
Thunderbolt ports12
Weight2.5 kg1.86 kg
Quick verdict

Between the Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 and ThinkPad P1 Gen 7, the Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 comes out ahead in refresh rate / cpu cores, while the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 wins on claimed battery life / battery. Overall, the Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 scores 73.4 and the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 scores 73.3 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

These two are nearly even on the Mars Score (73.4 vs 73.3). The decision is not about overall quality — both clear the bar — it is about which specific trade-offs fit your use.

Pick the Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 if the display is what you stare at all day — refresh rate, brightness, or sharpness is where the difference will be most visible. The biggest gaps in its favor are refresh rate, cpu cores. The single most decisive one: Refresh rate — 100.00% more. 240 Hz vs 120 Hz.

Pick the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 if your top frustration with your current device is running out of charge before the day ends — endurance is the lead spec here. Its strongest claims are claimed battery life, battery, thunderbolt ports, among others. The single most decisive one: Claimed battery life — 50.00% more. 12 h vs 8 h.

Both ship with comparable ram, storage, screen size, so those specs do not separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity says both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.

Decision guide

Which should you buy: Lenovo - Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 or Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7?

Lenovo - Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 leads the current Mars Score by 0.1 points.The more useful decision is the trade-off behind that result: compare weight, battery against the way you will actually use the product.

Choose Lenovo - Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 if…

Lenovo - Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 has the measurable edge on refresh rate hz, cpu cores.

Choose Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 if…

Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 has the measurable edge on claimed battery h, battery wh, port thunderbolt count.

This is a structured comparison of the published catalog values. It is not a claim of identical real-world performance across every workload; use the linked spec drill-downs and methodology page to inspect the inputs.

Why Lenovo - Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 wins

  • Refresh rate — 100.00% more. 240 Hz vs 120 Hz.
  • CPU cores — 50.00% more. 24 vs 16.

Why Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 wins

  • Claimed battery life — 50.00% more. 12 h vs 8 h.
  • Battery — 12.50% more. 90 Wh vs 80 Wh.
  • Thunderbolt ports — 1.00 more. 2 vs 1.
  • Weight — 0.64 kg less. 1.86 vs 2.5.
  • Panel type: OLED (vs IPS).
Full readout

Spec comparison

Design

SpecLenovo - Legion Pro 5i Gen 10Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
Weight2.5 kg1.86 kglead
Thickness26 mm17.7 mmlead
Build materialaluminumcarbon-fiber
Backlit keyboardtruetrue
Fingerprint readerfalsetruelead

Display

SpecLenovo - Legion Pro 5i Gen 10Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
Screen size16 "16 "
Refresh rate240 Hzlead120 Hz
Panel typeIPSOLEDlead

Performance

SpecLenovo - Legion Pro 5i Gen 10Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
CPUIntel Core Ultra 9 275HXIntel Core Ultra 9 185H
CPU cores24lead16
GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 LaptopNVIDIA RTX 4070 Laptop
RAM32 GB32 GB
Storage1024 GB1024 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD

Battery & Ports

SpecLenovo - Legion Pro 5i Gen 10Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
Battery80 Wh90 Whlead
Claimed battery life8 h12 hlead
USB-C ports22
Thunderbolt ports12lead
HDMItruetrue
Reader questions

Frequently asked

Which has better battery life, Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 or ThinkPad P1 Gen 7?+

ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 claims up to 12 hours — 8h vs 12h.

Which is lighter, Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 or ThinkPad P1 Gen 7?+

ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 is lighter at 1.86 kg vs 2.5 kg.

Which has an OLED display, Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 or ThinkPad P1 Gen 7?+

ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 has an OLED display; Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 uses IPS.

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