Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 Review: Strong Performance, but Don't Let the Style Blind You
Key takeaways
- Each product we score is evaluated by criteria specific to its category with most assessing pricing, quality, features and performance.
- The downside is that Lenovo's nebulous pricing leaves value a bit of a question mark.
- Lenovo continues to be a true challenge to pin down on pricing.
When we assign a score, we use a scale of 1-10. Each product we score is evaluated by criteria specific to its category with most assessing pricing, quality, features and performance. Read more on: How we test Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 Pros Excellent overall performance Stylish looks Mighty 4K gaming Runs quietly Cons Ever-confusing pricing Subpar storage speeds Poor dust protection Table of Contents Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 Review: Strong Performance, but Don't Let the Style Blind You Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 (34IAS10) Solid overall, but room for improvement in competitive gaming Stylishly done, but not always smartly Geekbench 6 (single core) Cinebench 2024 CPU (multicore) Guardians of the Galaxy gaming test (4K) The Rift Breaker CPU (1080p) 3DMark Speed Way (DX12 Ultimate) 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra Procyon Stable Diffusion XL Configurations The Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 (34IAS10) is a good-looking and powerful gaming PC, and Lenovo has a knack for making sure its systems can deliver highly competitive performance against similarly configured PCs. In several respects, that means the Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 can go toe-to-toe with even brilliantly designed systems such as the Velocity Micro Raptor Z95A.
The downside is that Lenovo's nebulous pricing leaves value a bit of a question mark. On one day, the Legion Tower 7i might dramatically undercut competing PCs; on another, it could be just as expensive. When prices are on the higher end of their range, the system's drawbacks stand out more. For example, Lenovo's dust filtration is borderline nonexistent, it uses the dullest memory modules available, upgrades are possible but likely challenging for inexperienced builders and Lenovo's choice of CPU holds it back significantly with 1080p gaming. In all, though, it's quite a compelling gaming PC.
Lenovo continues to be a true challenge to pin down on pricing. Our review unit has the specifications above, but is not available configured as such from Lenovo. The closest option includes all of the above, but with just 32GB of memory. At the time of this review, that version isn't on sale and has a regular price of $4,550. However, Lenovo regularly cycles through discounts and will list an "Est. Value" price with a sale price alongside it, which can be vastly different than the everyday price.