Lenovo Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 laptop review: Ryzen 7 6800H or Ryzen 9 6900HX?
The Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 is an upper midrange gaming laptop sitting right below the even more expensive Legion 7 16 series. It joins the increasingly common lineup of 16-inch gaming laptops like the HP Omen 16, Asus ROG Zephyrus M16, Dell G16, or the Gigabyte Aero 16 all of which are alternatives to the Lenovo model in review.
Our test unit ships with the AMD Zen 3+ Ryzen 7 6800H CPU with 150 W TGP GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics for approximately $1900 USD. Other SKUs are available with the Ryzen 9 6900HX, RTX 3070, RTX 3060, or RTX 3050 Ti, but all options otherwise come with the same 16:10 2560 x 1600 IPS display with G-Sync support.
The 2022 Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 shares the same chassis design as on last year's model and so we recommend checking out our existing review of the 2021 model for more information on the physical features of the device. The older version utilizes slower Zen 3 Ryzen 7 5800H and 140 W TGP GeForce RTX 3070 processors in comparison.
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Potential Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
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87.7 % v7 (old) | 10 / 2022 | Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti R7 6800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU | 2.6 kg | 26.6 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
86.6 % v7 (old) | 07 / 2022 | Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | 2.6 kg | 27 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
85.6 % v7 (old) | 07 / 2021 | Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU | 2 kg | 20 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
90.8 % v7 (old) | 09 / 2022 | Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 R9 6900HX, Radeon RX 6850M XT | 2.6 kg | 19.4 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
82.3 % v7 (old) | 05 / 2022 | HP Victus 16-e0145ng R5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU | 2.4 kg | 23.5 mm | 16.10" | 1920x1080 | |
86.1 % v7 (old) | 10 / 2022 | Dell G16 7620 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | 2.6 kg | 26.9 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 |
Case — Aluminum Outer Lid And Bottom Base
There is one easy way to distinguish the 2022 Legion 5 Pro 16 from the 2021 Legion 5 Pro 16. The 2022 model has one more USB-C port along the left edge for three total whereas the 2021 model only has two. Meanwhile, the number of USB-A ports has dropped from four to three. The two models are otherwise visually identical.
Communication
Networking | |
iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
iperf3 receive AX12 | |
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng | |
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng |
Webcam
Webcam continues to be only 720p with no IR.
Maintenance
Accessories and Warranty
There are no extras in the box beyond the AC adapter and paperwork. The standard one-year limited manufacturer warranty applies if purchased in the US.
Display — One Option Only
Lenovo has not changed anything about the BOE CQ NE160QDM-NY1 IPS panel from last year's Legion 5 Pro 16 model. Our measurements below show similar attributes across the board including the full sRGB coverage, fast black-white response times, ~1000:1 contrast ratio, and bright 500-nit backlight.
Nonetheless, our specific unit suffers from moderate-heavy backlight bleeding as shown by our picture below. Some uneven light bleeding is expected from most IPS panels, but this intensity is particularly upsetting to see on a higher-end gaming machine like the Legion 5 Pro 16.
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Brightness Distribution: 84 %
Center on Battery: 522.8 cd/m²
Contrast: 1275:1 (Black: 0.41 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.47 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.9, calibrated: 0.61
ΔE Greyscale 3 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
69.5% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
96.1% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
67.3% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.27
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti BOE CQ NE160QDM-NY1, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H BOE CCQ_NE160QDM_NY1, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H AU Optronics AUOC199, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 BOE CQ NE160QDM-NY1, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | HP Victus 16-e0145ng CMN1609, IPS, 1920x1080, 16.1" | Dell G16 7620 BOE NE16QDM, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | |
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Display | 2% | -4% | -37% | 1% | ||
Display P3 Coverage | 67.3 | 68.53 2% | 63.7 -5% | 41.6 -38% | 68.3 1% | |
sRGB Coverage | 96.1 | 98.38 2% | 95.3 -1% | 61.9 -36% | 98 2% | |
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 69.5 | 70.45 1% | 65.7 -5% | 43 -38% | 70.5 1% | |
Response Times | 25% | 57% | 25% | -90% | 24% | |
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 14.4 ? | 14 ? 3% | 4.8 ? 67% | 9.2 ? 36% | 29.6 ? -106% | 8.6 ? 40% |
Response Time Black / White * | 11.2 ? | 6 ? 46% | 6 ? 46% | 9.6 ? 14% | 19.4 ? -73% | 10.4 ? 7% |
PWM Frequency | ||||||
Screen | -7% | -51% | -19% | -127% | -10% | |
Brightness middle | 522.8 | 515 -1% | 448 -14% | 478.8 -8% | 257 -51% | 369.4 -29% |
Brightness | 503 | 475 -6% | 446 -11% | 477 -5% | 239 -52% | 348 -31% |
Brightness Distribution | 84 | 85 1% | 86 2% | 90 7% | 88 5% | 83 -1% |
Black Level * | 0.41 | 0.45 -10% | 0.48 -17% | 0.43 -5% | 0.25 39% | 0.32 22% |
Contrast | 1275 | 1144 -10% | 933 -27% | 1113 -13% | 1028 -19% | 1154 -9% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.47 | 2.38 4% | 2.76 -12% | 2.24 9% | 6.91 -180% | 1.78 28% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 6.56 | 4.37 33% | 7.09 -8% | 4.49 32% | 22.27 -239% | 4.41 33% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.61 | 1.1 -80% | 2.86 -369% | 1.89 -210% | 3.61 -492% | 1.22 -100% |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3 | 2.71 10% | 3.1 -3% | 2.3 23% | 7.5 -150% | 3.2 -7% |
Gamma | 2.27 97% | 2.49 88% | 2.153 102% | 2.25 98% | 2.125 104% | 2.2 100% |
CCT | 6719 97% | 6117 106% | 6826 95% | 6955 93% | 6025 108% | 6750 96% |
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 87 | |||||
Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 100 | |||||
Total Average (Program / Settings) | 7% /
-0% | 3% /
-31% | 1% /
-9% | -85% /
-102% | 5% /
-3% |
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The display comes pre-calibrated with average grayscale and color deltaE values of just 3 and 2.47, respectively, on our specific unit. Calibrating the panel ourselves with an X-Rite colorimeter would improve the deltaE values even further to just 0.7 and 0.6. We recommend applying our calibrated ICM profile above to better exploit the full sRGB coverage of the display.
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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11.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 6 ms rise | |
↘ 5.2 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. » 27 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.9 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
14.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 7.6 ms rise | |
↘ 6.8 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 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 25 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.8 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 8687 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. |
Performance — Just A Bit Faster
Testing Conditions
We set our unit to Performance mode via both Windows and the Lenovo Vantage software prior to running any benchmarks below. We also made sure to toggle on GPU Overclock and the GPU Working Mode to "dGPU only" for maximum performance. Owners should absolutely become familiar with the Vantage software and its various settings as exemplified by the screenshots below.
Processor
Single- and multi-thread performance is about 10 percent and 20 percent faster than on the last generation Ryzen 7 5800H, respectively, based on our time with the HP Omen 16 and the 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16. Though not insignificant, the year-over-year performance boost isn't nearly as big as the jump from 11th gen to 12th gen Intel. The Core i7-12700H, for example, is still roughly 15 to 30 percent faster than our Ryzen 7 6800H.
Upgrading to the Ryzen 9 6900HX from our Ryzen 7 6800H is expected to bring just marginal gains at best as shown by our comparison charts below. Thus, budget-conscious buyers may want to consider a less expensive Ryzen 7 6800H SKU instead.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
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R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Alienware x15 R2 P111F | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Gigabyte A5 X1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (14.9 - 18.5, n=9) | |
HP Omen 16-c0077ng | |
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng | |
Lenovo Legion C7 15IMH05 82EH0030GE |
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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 Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng | |
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H -9! |
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (12876 - 17031, n=8) | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (82673 - 105987, n=8) | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (2886 - 3634, n=8) | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (75117 - 106322, n=8) | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (11771 - 13120, n=8) | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (45287 - 58327, n=8) | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (67816 - 137383, n=8) | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (732 - 901, n=8) | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng | |
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (6917 - 8980, n=8) | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (26496 - 30360, n=8) | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng |
System Performance
PCMark results are within single-digit percentage points of other high-end Intel-based gaming laptops like the Dell G16 7620 even if the Ryzen 7 6800H can't keep up with the latest 12th gen Core CPUs.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
PCMark 10 / Score | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (6783 - 7549, n=2) | |
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng |
PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (10343 - 10472, n=2) | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (8991 - 9479, n=2) | |
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng |
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (9108 - 11759, n=2) | |
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng |
CrossMark / Overall | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1522 - 1643, n=2) |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1530 - 1600, n=2) | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1589 - 1746, n=2) |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (1316 - 1481, n=2) | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 |
PCMark 10 Score | 7549 points | |
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (48209 - 51186, n=8) | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng |
AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (43828 - 51778, n=8) | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng |
AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (51116 - 55307, n=8) | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng |
AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (83.1 - 104.1, n=8) | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng | |
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H |
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DPC Latency
LatencyMon reveals minor DPC issues when opening multiple browser tabs of our homepage. 4K video playback at 60 FPS is otherwise perfect and with no dropped frames.
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H |
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Storage Devices — Up To Two PCIe4 NVMe SSDs
Drive Performance Rating - Percent | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAH7H | |
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H RTX 3070 Ti | |
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
Dell G16 7620 | |
Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHA7 | |
HP Victus 16-e0145ng |
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Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance — 150 W Graphics
Graphics performance is excellent with 3DMark results that are almost 15 percent faster than the average laptop in our database with the same GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GPU. In fact, it even edges out the RTX 3080 Ti in the Alienware x15 R2.
Performance only drops by about 5 percent if Turbo mode is toggled off. Thus, users must remember to enable Turbo mode through Lenovo Vantage if they want to run the laptop at its fastest.
Downgrading to the lower-end RTX 3070 or RTX 3060 SKU will entail a performance dip of about 10 percent and 30 percent, respectively, based on our experience with multiple RTX 3070 or 3060 laptops.
3DMark 11 Performance | 32025 points | |
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 64746 points | |
3DMark Fire Strike Score | 27014 points | |
3DMark Time Spy Score | 11758 points | |
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1280x720 min (0/3) fastest | |
Alienware x15 R2 P111F |