Lenovo V17 G2 review: 17-inch laptop with unrewarding MX350
The Lenovo V17 G2 is a 17-inch office laptop for those with a small budget. However, this time, we got our hands on the top model with the Nvidia GeForce MX350, an Intel Core i7-1165G7, 16 GB of RAM, and a 512 GB SSD for our test. The package is completed by an FHD IPS display with 300 Nits. An AMD option is not available.
On the other hand, at 979 Euros (~$1001), this configuration is more suited for those with a medium to high budget. Our test will find out whether the additional premium for the Nvidia GPU and Core i7 is worthwhile or whether the competitors offer better alternatives. The V17 is also available for 699 Euros (~$715) with a Core i5, without Nvidia GPU, and with the same RAM and SSD.
The competitors include the affordable HP 17 with an AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and the Acer Aspire 5 A517 with the same CPU and GPU configuration as our test unit. Considering the price, the office midrange, such as Lenovo's IdeaPad 5 Pro 16 and HPs Envy 17 also come within reach. In addition, we compare it with the predecessor and its smaller AMD based sibling, the Lenovo V15.
Possible Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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80.4 % | 07/2022 | Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE i7-1165G7, GeForce MX350 | 2.2 kg | 20 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
80 % | 05/2021 | Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) | 2.2 kg | 19.9 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
80 % | 04/2022 | Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE R5 5500U, Vega 7 | 1.6 kg | 19.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
82.4 % | 08/2021 | HP Envy 17-cg i5-1135G7, GeForce MX450 | 2.7 kg | 19.3 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
82.7 % | 03/2021 | Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 i7-1165G7, GeForce MX350 | 2.2 kg | 19.9 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
86.1 % | 09/2021 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH R7 5800H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile | 2 kg | 17.5 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
86.4 % | 10/2021 | Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 i7-11370H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.7 kg | 15.9 mm | 16.10" | 1920x1080 | |
78.6 % | 11/2020 | HP 17-ca1149ng R5 3500U, Vega 8 | 2.5 kg | 24.5 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
76.5 % | 05/2022 | Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) | 2.2 kg | 21.4 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 |
Case and Equipment: USB-C without Power Delivery in the V17
The Lenovo V17 is made from plastic, without using any thermo plastic like the V15, and the surfaces are also significantly smoother. Fingerprints are unavoidable. The iron grey color fits with its simple design. Due to the 16:9 format, the display bezel is wider at the bottom.
The base unit can be warped with the use of some force, and it also gives in under targeted pressure from the top. The keyboard deck can be pressed down slightly, but this does not become an annoyance while typing. The display lid, on the other hand, is harder to warp and pressure does not lead to any changes in the image. The hinges are able to hold the display in position well, but this also means that you cannot open it with a single hand.
Inside the case, we find a RAM module underneath a tin cover. Intel's AX201 (WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1) can also be replaced, just as the PCIe 3.0 SSD. In addition, you can perform maintenance tasks on the battery, the cooling system, and the BIOS battery.
In terms of the connections, one of the USB-A ports has moved to the other side, and another USB-A port was replaced with a USB-C port that unfortunately only supports data transfer, though. In addition, one of the USB ports only supports USB 2.0. Compared to the V15, RJ45 is lacking, but there is still the (slow) SD card reader (with SD cards sticking out by ~16 mm, ~0.6 in). HDMI 1.4b and a 3.5-mm audio port are also included. While 2.16 kg (~4.8 lb) is fairly light for a 17-inch laptop, the 16-inch devices in our comparison field are significantly more compact.
SD Card Reader | |
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH (AV PRO V60) | |
HP Envy 17-cg (AV Pro microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Average of class Office (8 - 196.8, n=49, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH (AV PRO V60) | |
HP Envy 17-cg (AV Pro microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Average of class Office (25 - 173.2, n=43, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) |
Networking | |
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
Average of class Office (685 - 1961, n=49, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (745 - 1252, n=3) | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average of class Office (609 - 1782, n=50, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (390 - 1670, n=3) | |
iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (49.8 - 1775, n=324) | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Average of class Office (819 - 1332, n=4, last 2 years) | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
iperf3 receive AX12 | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (136 - 1743, n=324) | |
Average of class Office (721 - 1690, n=4, last 2 years) | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE |
Input devices of the Lenovo V17: Crisp keyboard for frequent typists
Lenovo also includes a good, splash resistant keyboard in the V17. The keys offer a short stroke, clear pressure point, and medium amount of resistance. While you can use it to type texts quickly, it won't necessarily be quiet. Most keys have the full size, but a few are smaller and some are only available as secondary functions on shared keys. There is no keyboard illumination.
While there would have been space for a larger touchpad, this doesn't change the good and accurate response behavior of its smooth plastic surface, which also offers good sliding characteristics. The integrated click keys offer a strong feedback and short to medium stroke.
Lenovo's FHD IPS display is very responsive
The matte IPS display offers a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (16:9), which is sufficient for a 17.3-inch size, since the distance between the screen and viewer turns out mostly larger than with smaller displays. The Windows scaling is set to 100%, which offers the sharpest display. The clear and smooth subpixels contribute to the sharp image.
The TN panel with 1600 x 900, which is the only option for the V15 and another option for the V17, should definitely be avoided here. An average brightness of 308 Nits is sufficient for office tasks and simple gaming indoors. At 71%, the brightness distribution is uneven, but this is not a hindrance for everyday tasks.
The contrast of 849:1 and black value of 0.39 Nits are mediocre and result in the last place in our test field. With a QHD resolution in the 16:10 format at 120 Hz, Lenovo's IdeaPad Pro 5 offers the best panel in this price segment.
The sRGB color space is covered to 87%, but this is not sufficient for demanding image processing, and most of the competitors are better. The response times are surprisingly good (14 ms black to white), and there is no PWM flickering.
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Brightness Distribution: 71 %
Center on Battery: 325 cd/m²
Contrast: 849:1 (Black: 0.39 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.89 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 5.69 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
63.86% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
87.36% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
67.52% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.34
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE BOE NV173FHM-N4K, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30 | Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE BOE CQ NT156FHM-N43, TN, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH IPS LED, 2560x1600, 16.00 | HP Envy 17-cg AU Optronics AUO439D, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30 | HP 17-ca1149ng Chi Mei CMN175E, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30 | Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 BOE084E, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30 | Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 Chi Mei CMN160B, IPS, 1920x1080, 16.10 | |
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Display | -38% | 11% | 6% | -4% | -36% | 7% | |
Display P3 Coverage | 67.52 | 38.8 -43% | 71 5% | 68 1% | 61.4 -9% | 39.98 -41% | 66.6 -1% |
sRGB Coverage | 87.36 | 58.4 -33% | 99 13% | 95 9% | 86.6 -1% | 59.3 -32% | 99.5 14% |
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 63.86 | 40.09 -37% | 73.3 15% | 69 8% | 62 -3% | 41.3 -35% | 68.5 7% |
Response Times | -37% | 31% | -98% | -84% | 40% | -44% | |
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 22 ? | 38 ? -73% | 16.4 ? 25% | 40 ? -82% | 40 ? -82% | 14 ? 36% | 32 ? -45% |
Response Time Black / White * | 14 ? | 14 ? -0% | 8.8 ? 37% | 30 ? -114% | 26 ? -86% | 8 ? 43% | 20 ? -43% |
PWM Frequency | 66 ? | 24940 ? | 250 ? | 2500 ? | |||
Screen | -39% | 34% | 24% | 21% | 17% | 47% | |
Brightness middle | 331 | 235 -29% | 395 19% | 347 5% | 327 -1% | 321 -3% | 304 -8% |
Brightness | 308 | 231 -25% | 375 22% | 329 7% | 287 -7% | 282 -8% | 284 -8% |
Brightness Distribution | 71 | 84 18% | 90 27% | 89 25% | 80 13% | 81 14% | 88 24% |
Black Level * | 0.39 | 0.25 36% | 0.32 18% | 0.27 31% | 0.25 36% | 0.36 8% | 0.165 58% |
Contrast | 849 | 940 11% | 1234 45% | 1285 51% | 1308 54% | 892 5% | 1842 117% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 5.89 | 10.59 -80% | 2.6 56% | 3.75 36% | 4.03 32% | 4.3 27% | 1.44 76% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 9.94 | 22.08 -122% | 5.4 46% | 7.53 24% | 7.35 26% | 7.1 29% | 3.62 64% |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 5.69 | 12.5 -120% | 3.4 40% | 4.88 14% | 4.84 15% | 2.26 60% | 2.6 54% |
Gamma | 2.34 94% | 2.43 91% | 2.12 104% | 2.53 87% | 2.39 92% | 2.36 93% | 2.41 91% |
CCT | 7952 82% | 16404 40% | 6140 106% | 6624 98% | 6850 95% | 6650 98% | 6527 100% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 5.41 | 1.1 | |||||
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 56 | 38 | 68.5 | ||||
Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 87 | 59 | 99.5 | ||||
Total Average (Program / Settings) | -38% /
-38% | 25% /
28% | -23% /
1% | -22% /
-1% | 7% /
8% | 3% /
24% |
* ... smaller is better
The DeltaE values of > 5 show relatively high deviations, which is the case for most of the colors and the grayscale. In addition, the display has a slight blue tint. As usual, our calibrated ICC color profile is available for free download next to the brightness distribution schematic.
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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14 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 7 ms rise | |
↘ 7 ms fall | ||
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 29 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
22 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 11 ms rise | |
↘ 11 ms fall | ||
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 28 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.8 ms). |
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
Screen flickering / PWM not detected | |||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18034 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. |
With its brightness of 308 Nits on average and the matte display surface, the Lenovo V17 can be used also outdoors to a limited degree. Shady places present no problems, and you can also work in partial shade but should avoid direct sunlight.
Performance: Intel Tiger Lake is often faster than AMD Ryzen
Our test unit represents the maximum configuration that Lenovo offers: an Intel Core i7-1165G7, 16 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM (8 GB soldered + 8 GB slotted), a 512-GB PCIe 3.0 SSD, and an Nvidia GeForce MX350, in addition to the integrated Intel Iris Xe G7.
Alternatively, you can also choose a Pentium Gold 7505, Core i3-1115G4 (both dual core), or Core i5-1135G7. There is also an optional RAM configuration with 4 GB soldered + 8 GB slotted, and the Nvidia graphics card is also optional.
Test Conditions
Lenovo's Vantage software offers three performance modes, which have an effect on the power limits and with that also on the (constant) performance. In the most efficient mode, the fan speed is slower.
Highest Performance: PL2 (brief Turbo) is 48 watts and PL1, 35 watts.
Intelligent Cooling: We measure 35 watts PL2 and 15 watts PL1.
Battery Saving Mode: 30 watts PL2, and PL1 varies between 7.5 and 17.5 watts. The Nvidia GPU decreases speed drastically from 1600 MHz to ~270 MHz.
We choose the Highest Performance mode for our performance tests, and use the balanced profile to determine the battery life.
Processor
The Intel Core i7-1165G7 has a clock speed of 4x 2.8 to 4x 4.1 GHz as well as up to 4.7 GHz for a single core. The TDP is specified between 12 and 28 watts and 64 watts for the brief Turbo.
However, while rendering with Blender, we observe a constant 33 watts (PL1) and brief Turbo of up to 48 watts (PL2). This results in clock speeds of 3.9 GHz in the Turbo mode and a constant 3.4 GHz for all four cores, which is higher than the basic clock speed of 2.8 GHz. The temperature levels out at around 72 °C (162 °F).
In multi-core scenarios such as Blender, during x265 rendering or the CBR23 Multi benchmark, the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U is able to move ahead of the Core i7-1165G7 by about 15 to 20%. In single-core tasks, while web surfing and compressing data, the Lenovo V17 is ahead of the AMD hexa-core by about 20 to 25%. Lenovo's IdeaPad 5 Pro 16 with its 45-Watt AMD APU dominates again and doubles the performance of an Intel Tiger Lake chip that runs at 33 watts. However, the performance of the Core i7 is still sufficient for office and multimedia tasks.
During battery operation, the constant performance is not decreased. However, since the Turbo is then more hesitant, the performance in the first CBR15 run drops by about 7%.
Cinebench R15 Multi Constant Load Test
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU | v3.3 Classroom CPU | v3.3 Classroom CUDA
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core | OpenCL Score
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
V-Ray Benchmark Next 4.10: CPU | GPU
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Average of class Office (1056 - 15743, n=121, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (2525 - 6862, n=64) | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average of class Office (529 - 1995, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (1110 - 1539, n=59) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Average of class Office (356 - 5904, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (1060 - 2657, n=81) | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average of class Office (181.3 - 764, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (442 - 589, n=81) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W |
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Average of class Office (160.8 - 2642, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (553 - 1027, n=86) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average of class Office (82.6 - 284, n=117, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (115 - 230, n=78) | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (468 - 1138, n=80) | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Average of class Office (214 - 2844, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH |
Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 | |
Average of class Office (343 - 3786, n=104, last 2 years) |
Blender / v3.3 Classroom CUDA | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 | |
Average of class Office (163 - 675, n=5, last 2 years) |
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Average of class Office (4226 - 62349, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (15347 - 27405, n=80) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (4478 - 5507, n=80) | |
Average of class Office (2233 - 6687, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Average of class Office (1018 - 11980, n=121, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (3078 - 5926, n=77) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (1302 - 1595, n=77) | |
Average of class Office (510 - 1974, n=121, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE |
Geekbench 5.5 / OpenCL Score | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (11261 - 78194, n=78) | |
Average of class Office (3059 - 45656, n=118, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Average of class Office (1.55 - 17.4, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (1.39 - 8.47, n=80) | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Average of class Office (31.3 - 117.5, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (21.5 - 88.1, n=78) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 |
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (0.552 - 1.002, n=80) | |
Average of class Office (0.4244 - 1.397, n=118, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH |
V-Ray Benchmark Next 4.10 / CPU | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Average of class Office (1178 - 15018, n=92, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (1195 - 7436, n=72) | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
V-Ray Benchmark Next 4.10 / GPU | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Average of class Office (5 - 83, n=92, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (7 - 360, n=72) | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (196 - 314, n=74) | |
Average of class Office (99.2 - 368, n=104, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
Average of class Office (80 - 328, n=92, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 |
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Average of class Office (479 - 1966, n=109, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (591 - 795, n=79) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
Performance Rating | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Average of class Office | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Average of class Office (763 - 24250, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (3933 - 8184, n=58) | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Average of class Office (4027 - 102228, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (17720 - 34369, n=58) | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average of class Office (279 - 4442, n=118, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (958 - 2338, n=58) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Average of class Office (8031 - 113016, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (44161 - 50624, n=58) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Average of class Office (404 - 14288, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (3183 - 4796, n=58) | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Average of class Office (2054 - 54365, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (11876 - 20468, n=58) | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (29506 - 73387, n=58) | |
Average of class Office (5226 - 147611, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Average of class Office (67.6 - 1018, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (169 - 402, n=65) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Average of class Office (432 - 12755, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (2033 - 4461, n=58) | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (12392 - 45694, n=58) | |
Average of class Office (4814 - 48177, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH |
System Performance
The system runs quickly and free of delays. The predecessor with the Intel Core i3 can be surpassed by about 46% in the PCMark 10 benchmark. On the other hand, the competitors in our comparison field perform at a similar level. However, the IdeaPad 5 Pro 16 runs about 44% faster in content creation than the Lenovo V17.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
PCMark 10 / Score | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Average of class Office (2325 - 7157, n=104, last 2 years) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (4855 - 5306, n=5) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Average of class Office (5095 - 20841, n=104, last 2 years) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (8026 - 9551, n=5) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (8343 - 9071, n=5) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Average of class Office (3041 - 10198, n=104, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Average of class Office (1912 - 9056, n=104, last 2 years) | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (4373 - 5330, n=5) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
CrossMark / Overall | |
Average of class Office (348 - 1891, n=104, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350 | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Average of class Office (393 - 1870, n=104, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350 | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Average of class Office (340 - 1982, n=104, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350 | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
Average of class Office (258 - 2017, n=104, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350 | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE |
PCMark 10 Score | 5004 points | |
Help |
AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (20032 - 65446, n=58) | |
Average of class Office (7158 - 84290, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (23033 - 64524, n=58) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Average of class Office (7325 - 75550, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (21736 - 66791, n=58) | |
Average of class Office (7579 - 94965, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE |
AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Average of class Office (44.3 - 188.3, n=121, last 2 years) | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (71.4 - 110, n=65) | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
HP Envy 17-cg |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latencies
The Lenovo V17 is not suited for real-time applications, since the DPC latencies are too high for this. Responsible for this is the Kernel module driver. In the future, a BIOS update might bring some improvement. The 4K60 YouTube video reproduction uses on average about 29% of the Core i7 performance and 34% of the Intel iGPU performance. There were no dropped frames.
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Solution
The Union Memory (UMIS) AM620 is a PCIe 3.0 SSD and offers 512 GB. Its read and write rates are solid and even almost identical to that of the Samsung PM991 in the HP Envy 17.
You can add a 2.5-inch hard drive into the models with a smaller 38-Wh battery, such as the Lenovo V15 G2.
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE GeForce MX350, i7-1165G7, Lenovo UMIS AM620 RPJTJ512MEE1OWX | Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE Vega 7, R5 5500U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-512G | HP Envy 17-cg GeForce MX450, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB | Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 GeForce MX350, i7-1165G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, R7 5800H, Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV | Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-11370H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD | |
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AS SSD | 13% | 7% | 25% | 5% | 18% | |
Seq Read | 1816 | 2135 18% | 1961 8% | 2217 22% | 2643 46% | 2015 11% |
Seq Write | 889 | 1748 97% | 954 7% | 1920 116% | 1510 70% | 1055 19% |
4K Read | 53 | 41.3 -22% | 48.32 -9% | 31.52 -41% | 42.86 -19% | 73.9 39% |
4K Write | 154 | 131.7 -14% | 131.4 -15% | 215.3 40% | 85.5 -44% | 223.2 45% |
4K-64 Read | 698 | 992 42% | 1021 46% | 301.4 -57% | 768 10% | 589 -16% |
4K-64 Write | 759 | 1457 92% | 883 16% | 1395 84% | 1983 161% | 1029 36% |
Access Time Read * | 0.05 | 0.156 -212% | 0.072 -44% | 0.052 -4% | 0.103 -106% | 0.056 -12% |
Access Time Write * | 0.028 | 0.047 -68% | 0.029 -4% | 0.035 -25% | 0.101 -261% | 0.039 -39% |
Score Read | 933 | 1247 34% | 1266 36% | 555 -41% | 1075 15% | 865 -7% |
Score Write | 1001 | 1764 76% | 1110 11% | 1802 80% | 2220 122% | 1358 36% |
Score Total | 2381 | 3635 53% | 2982 25% | 2635 11% | 3797 59% | 2644 11% |
Copy ISO MB/s | 1028 | 1574 53% | 1662 62% | 1186 15% | ||
Copy Program MB/s | 400 | 464.3 16% | 641 60% | 782 96% | ||
Copy Game MB/s | 929 | 1087 17% | 1266 36% | 1028 11% |
* ... smaller is better
* ... smaller is better
Constant Performance Reading: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics Card
The pure gaming performance of the Lenovo V17 G2 with the Nvidia GeForce MX350 is about twice as high as that of last year's model with the Intel iGPU. We also see about 60% more frames per second than in the Lenovo V15 G2 with the Vega 7 iGPU. On the other hand, the IdeaPad 5 Pro 16 again doubles this, thanks to its significantly more powerful GTX 1650.
So we ask ourselves whether the MX350 makes much sense, since Intel's Iris Xe G7 is not necessarily less powerful for simple gaming. This is shown by Acer's Swift 3, which even surpasses our MX350 by about 20%. To check this further, we deactivated the Nvidia GPU and tested The Witcher 3 at high detail settings. When we did this, we saw 20 FPS, while the MX350 was able to reach 27.5 FPS - a difference of around 37%. Both versions are unable to display high detail levels anyways.
In addition, we checked whether the graphics performance remains constant after one hour and didn't see any drop in the frame rates. In battery operation, the performance is not reduced.
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (5191 - 6540, n=13) | |
Average of class Office (1474 - 12230, n=113, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
3DMark | |
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (23194 - 26239, n=9) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Average of class Office (5681 - 58068, n=96, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (3999 - 4656, n=14) | |
Average of class Office (712 - 8815, n=115, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average of class Office (242 - 3186, n=111, last 2 years) | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (1123 - 1595, n=12) | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
3DMark 11 Performance | 6781 points | |
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 18419 points | |
3DMark Fire Strike Score | 4196 points | |
3DMark Time Spy Score | 1524 points | |
Help |
The Witcher 3 | |
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (35.2 - 51.9, n=13) | |
Average of class Office (7.82 - 89, n=96, last 2 years) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (20.6 - 29.9, n=13) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 | |
Average of class Office (3.49 - 59.1, n=102, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W |
Far Cry 5 | |
1920x1080 Medium Preset AA:T | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (24 - 30, n=7) | |
Average of class Office (10 - 45, n=46, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
1920x1080 High Preset AA:T | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (22 - 25, n=7) | |
Average of class Office (9 - 39, n=46, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE |
GTA V | |
1366x768 Normal/Off AF:4x | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (115 - 137.3, n=3) | |
Average of class Office (7.47 - 153.1, n=102, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (45.8 - 49.5, n=3) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Average of class Office (8.21 - 99.1, n=99, last 2 years) | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | |
1280x720 Lite Quality | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (36.5 - 49.2, n=5) | |
Average of class Office (5.42 - 94, n=114, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
1920x1080 Standard Quality | |
HP Envy 17-cg | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (20.4 - 23.9, n=5) | |
Average of class Office (3.02 - 49.9, n=105, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W |
Strange Brigade | |
1920x1080 medium AA:medium AF:4 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (31.7 - 35, n=3) | |
Average of class Office (8.6 - 75.7, n=107, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
1920x1080 high AA:high AF:8 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average of class Office (7.1 - 62.6, n=107, last 2 years) | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (24.6 - 27.2, n=3) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W | |
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE |
Ghostwire Tokyo - 1920x1080 Low Settings | |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX350 | |
Average of class Office (6.25 - 18.1, n=7, last 2 years) |
The Witcher 3 FPS Chart
low | med. | high | ultra | |
GTA V (2015) | 156 | 137.3 | 49.5 | 22.2 |
The Witcher 3 (2015) | 85.3 | 51.9 | 27.5 | 17.1 |
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 119.4 | 114.9 | 88.4 | 80.6 |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 49.2 | 23.9 | 15.1 | |
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 90.8 | 72.3 | 63.7 | |
Far Cry 5 (2018) | 64 | 29 | 23 | 20 |
Strange Brigade (2018) | 94.4 | 35 | 27.2 | 20.1 |
Ghostwire Tokyo (2022) | 18.1 | 16.7 | 14.8 | 13.6 |
Emissions of the Lenovo V17 remain within limits, but the battery life suffers
Noise Emissions
When installing applications or while surfing with several browser tabs, the fans of the Lenovo V17 like to turn on from time to time, but their speed is then still fairly slow. Under increased load, for example while gaming, things can get louder, and we measure 46 db(A). Other devices with a similar dGPU do worse in our comparison field.
While Acer's Swift 3 is quieter at a maximum of 39 db(A), the IdeaPad 5 Pro with its more powerful dGPU is louder at 53 db(A). We did not notice any electronic noise such as coil whine.
Noise Level
Idle |
| 25.4 / 25.4 / 28.1 dB(A) |
Load |
| 32 / 46 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 25.4 dB(A) |
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE GeForce MX350, i7-1165G7, Lenovo UMIS AM620 RPJTJ512MEE1OWX | Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Samsung PM991 MZALQ256HAJD | Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE Vega 7, R5 5500U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-512G | HP Envy 17-cg GeForce MX450, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB | Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 GeForce MX350, i7-1165G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, R7 5800H, Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV | Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-11370H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD | |
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Noise | 3% | 6% | -13% | -4% | -3% | 1% | |
off / environment * | 25.4 | 25.5 -0% | 25 2% | 26 -2% | 24.9 2% | 24.04 5% | 26 -2% |
Idle Minimum * | 25.4 | 25.5 -0% | 25 2% | 26 -2% | 24.9 2% | 24.04 5% | 26 -2% |
Idle Average * | 25.4 | 29 -14% | 25 2% | 31.7 -25% | 24.9 2% | 24.04 5% | 26 -2% |
Idle Maximum * | 28.1 | 29 -3% | 25 11% | 27 4% | 24.04 14% | 27.7 1% | |
Load Average * | 32 | 30.1 6% | 33.6 -5% | 43.2 -35% | 44.1 -38% | 41.3 -29% | 32.7 -2% |
Load Maximum * | 46 | 33.4 27% | 34.5 25% | 46.6 -1% | 44.8 3% | 52.93 -15% | 39 15% |
Witcher 3 ultra * | 49.21 |
* ... smaller is better
Temperatures
Under full load, there are some hotspots above the keyboard, but the office laptop never gets uncomfortably hot. The fans blow the heat toward the back, so that you should not get hit with any annoying hot air.
In the hour-long stress test (FurMark + Prime95), the CPU clock speed starts out at 3.4 GHz but then drops to 2.85 GHz after only one minute, before leveling out in the fourth minute to its final value of 1.1GHz. At this point, the Power Limit 1 is reduced from 33 to 15 watts and the Nvidia GPU is prioritized: It runs at a constant 1,433 MHz (basic clock speed), heating up to only 63 °C (145 °F) in the large case.
In this scenario, the CPU heats up to 62 °C (144 °F). During pure CPU stress, it consumes a constant ~34 watts and heats up to 71 °C (160 °F).
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 50 °C / 122 F, compared to the average of 34.2 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 49.3 °C / 121 F, compared to the average of 36.7 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 28.3 °C / 83 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 26.2 °C / 79.2 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.7 °C / 81.9 F (+1.5 °C / 2.7 F).
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350 | Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | HP Envy 17-cg Intel Core i5-1135G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 | Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX350 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile | Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 Intel Core i7-11370H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | |
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Heat | 2% | 14% | 23% | 5% | 9% | |
Maximum Upper Side * | 50 | 40.4 19% | 45.9 8% | 35 30% | 51.9 -4% | 40 20% |
Maximum Bottom * | 49.3 | 41.1 17% | 49.7 -1% | 40 19% | 51.5 -4% | 47 5% |
Idle Upper Side * | 32 | 34.6 -8% | 24.2 24% | 25.6 20% | 27.2 15% | 30.1 6% |
Idle Bottom * | 33.1 | 40 -21% | 24.8 25% | 25.3 24% | 28.5 14% | 31.6 5% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
The two 1.5-Watt Dolby Audio speakers point toward the bottom and achieve a medium volume of 70.5 dB(A). While they lack almost any bass, the mids and highs are very balanced and suited for clear voice reproduction. Even games don't sound too bad.
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE audio analysis
(-) | not very loud speakers (70.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 26.1% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.8% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 23% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 71% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 30% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 62% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
HP Envy 17-cg audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 29.1% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 7.4% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (20.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 67% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 25% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 51% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 41% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Power Consumption
During idle operation, the power consumption is elevated, and while gaming, the Lenovo V17 consumes 54 watts to satisfy the Nvidia/Intel combination. The power supply is sufficiently large with 65 watts. While the system consumes slightly more than the 65 watts during the stress test, such a scenario should not arise in practice.
Off / Standby | 0.17 / 0.55 Watt |
Idle | 6.9 / 20.6 / 23.9 Watt |
Load |
53.4 / 68 Watt |
Power Consumption The Witcher 3 / Stress Test
Power Consumption With External Monitor
Battery Life
The 45-Wh battery lasts only for 6 hours in our WiFi test at 150 Nits brightness. The smaller sibling with its 38-Wh battery lasts for 2 hours longer thanks to the AMD APU 2, and the competitors also last longer. At more than 12 hours, the IdeaPad 5 Pro lasts twice as long. The Lenovo battery can be recharged from 0 to 80% within about 1 hour.
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE i7-1165G7, GeForce MX350, 45 Wh | Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), 42 Wh | Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE R5 5500U, Vega 7, 38 Wh | HP Envy 17-cg i5-1135G7, GeForce MX450, 55.67 Wh | Acer Aspire 5 A517-52G-79Z5 i7-1165G7, GeForce MX350, 50.2 Wh | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH R7 5800H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, 75 Wh | Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 i7-11370H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 56 Wh | Average of class Office | |
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Battery Runtime | 1% | 22% | 68% | 77% | 92% | 71% | 86% | |
WiFi v1.3 | 366 | 369 1% | 479 31% | 472 29% | 441.4 21% | 754 106% | 585 60% | 594 ? 62% |
Load | 57 | 64 12% | 118 107% | 133 133% | 101 77% | 103 81% | 119.4 ? 109% | |
Reader / Idle | 944 | 1063 | 827 | 1205 | 1435 ? | |||
H.264 | 371 | 292 | 623 | 615 | 699 ? | |||
Witcher 3 ultra | 77 | 130 | 152 ? |
Pros
Cons
Verdict: The Nvidia MX350 & Core i7 are unnecessary and expensive
Lenovo's V17 G2 is able to fulfill almost all the demands on an office laptop: an FHD IPS display with 308 Nits, good input devices, a good performance, emissions that remain within limits, good stability, and good upgrading options such as a RAM slot and a slotted, fast WLAN module.
A major point of complaint is the equipment: no charging or DisplayPort via USB-C, no RJ45, a slow SD card reader, and USB-2.0 are not what we are looking for when we purchase an office device for about 1000 Euros (~$1022). An additional disadvantage is the low battery life of only 6 hours, due to its high power consumption.
However, the biggest reason for complaint is the GeForce MX350, since it doesn't really bring much benefit compared to the integrated Intel Iris Xe G7, while adding a premium to the price. Particularly the combination together with the Core i7 processor that likewise brings hardly any benefits compared to the Core i5 makes the Lenovo V17 unnecessarily expensive.
Without the GeForce graphics and Core i7, the Lenovo V17 G2 ITL is a solid office laptop at a reasonable price. But those upgrades make it unnecessarily expensive without offering any real benefit in the performance.
Those who can shell out the 979 Euros (~$1001) for the top configuration that we tested should rather choose higher class devices such as the IdeaPad 5 Pro 16. Not only does that double the battery life and all the performance values, but it also offers the best display of all our comparison devices by far, while still being 100 Euros more affordable (with Ryzen 5 5600H) or also costing about 1000 Euros (~$1022) with an octa-core.
However, those who want a more affordable laptop should take a look at the Lenovo V17 in the configuration without Nvidia GPU and with a Core i5 for 699 Euros (~$715). Alternatively, we can also recommend the HP 17, since it offers an AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and is already available for 549 Euros (~$561) - right now it is even available for only 449 Euros (~$459) from Notebooksbilliger.de in Germany.
Lenovo V17 G2 ITL-82NX00EUGE
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07/21/2022 v7
Marvin Gollor