The Lenovo Y7000 gaming laptop is available with decent mid range specs, but just how
well does it actually perform in games? I’ve tested 20 different games at all setting levels
and also compared it with other laptops to help you decide if it’s worth it.
The configuration I’ve got has an Intel i7-9750H CPU, 80 watt Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti graphics,
16gb of memory in dual channel, and a 15.6” 1080p 60Hz screen. It’s also available with
144Hz though, this is just what mine came with, and there are other different specs
you can pick too. You can find different options and updated prices linked in the description.
The Lenovo Vantage software lets us select different performance modes, I’ve done all
testing with performance mode enabled for best results. It also gives you the option
of disabling hybrid mode, which basically turns off Optimus and will improve performance
in some games.
We’ll only be covering gaming performance in this video, so if you’re new to the channel,
you'll definitely want to get subscribed for the upcoming thermal testing and full review.
Let’s start out by going through all games at all setting levels, then afterwards we’ll
see how the Y7000 compares with some other laptops.
Red Dead Redemption 2 was tested using the game’s built in benchmark tool. High settings
was still giving fair results, considering this is a somewhat resource heavy title, while
medium and below was needed to average above 60 FPS.
Battlefield 5 was tested in campaign mode, and the game was running quite well even maxed
out with the ultra setting preset, where even the 1% lows were above the refresh rate of
the panel.
Control was performing well enough with the high setting preset, however medium settings
was better overall, where the Y7000 was able to average above 60 FPS, in fact it wasn’t
far off this even for the 1% low performance.
Apex Legends was tested with either all settings at maximum, or all settings on the lowest
possible values, as it doesn’t have predefined setting presets. It was still playing very
well even with all settings at max, easily over 100 FPS, while minimum settings sat on
the 144 FPS frame cap.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare was tested in campaign mode, and I’ve also tested it with
the settings either maxed out or at minimum. It was running well even with all settings
at maximum, still averaging above 60 FPS without any problem.
Borderlands 3 was tested using the game’s built in benchmark, and the high setting preset
was just able to hit 60 for average FPS, while low and below was able to push beyond 100
FPS.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider was tested with the built in benchmark, and the results were
pretty decent for a 1660 Ti laptop, but we’ll see how the Y7000 compares against other laptops
in this game and more soon.
Ghost Recon Breakpoint was also tested with the benchmark tool, and ultra settings were
needed to average 60 FPS in this test, however the 1% low was quite a bit lower comparatively,
so a little lower would probably be a good sweet spot.
Fortnite was tested with the replay feature, and as a less demanding game epic settings
was almost able to average 100 FPS, with 1% low performance above the refresh rate of
the 1080p display, and much higher results were possible with lower settings.
Overwatch is another less demanding game and was tested in the practice range. Again, even
with the epic setting preset the average frame rate is quite high, easily surpassing 100
FPS.
CS:GO was tested using the Ulletical FPS benchmark, and the results are much better here when
compared to most other laptops with similar specs due to the option of disabling Optimus.
Every time I test this game with a laptop that only uses the Nvidia GPU without the
Intel GPU getting in the way, the performance is way up.
Dota 2 was tested playing in the middle lane, and there was hardly any real measurable difference
between the different setting levels, let alone one you’d practically notice, so might
as well just play with all settings at max.
Rainbow Six Siege was tested with the built in benchmark, and once again very high frame
rates even with the highest ultra setting preset, with even the 1% low not too far off
100 FPS.
Metro Exodus was tested using the built in benchmark, most parts of the game perform
a fair bit better than this, so don’t take these results as a good indication of what
to expect throughout the entire game, it’s more of a worst case.
The Division 2 was also tested with the built in benchmark, and although it was possible
to average above 60 FPS at ultra settings, the 1% low was around half this, so lower
settings would likely be needed for a more stable experience, but this seems pretty normal
for this test.
PUBG was tested using the replay feature. The game was still getting decent frame rates
at ultra settings, at least when we consider the 60Hz 1080p screen that my Y7000 has. Even
the 1% low performance was above this, however we could greatly improve this with lower settings,
which would be more beneficial if you have the 144Hz option.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey was tested with the built in benchmark, and as a resource
heavy game the frame rates weren’t that high with the higher setting presets, but
this is pretty standard for this game and it doesn’t need super high FPS to play.
Far Cry New Dawn was also tested with the games benchmark, and the results are pretty
similar compared to most other i7 based laptops that I’ve tested on the channel.
The Witcher 3 was playing ok at ultra settings and was playable, however there was a fairly
big improvement just by playing with high settings, and I think the game still looks
pretty good at high anyway.
F1 2019 was tested using the game’s benchmark tool, and although max settings had decent
average FPS, the 1% low performance was down substantially, however stepping down just
one level to high increased performance significantly.
Let’s also take a look at how this config of the Lenovo Y7000 compares with other laptops,
use these results as a rough guide only as they were tested at different times with different
drivers.
In Battlefield 5 I’ve got the Y7000 highlighted in red near similarly specced machines. In
this case it’s performing closely to many of the other GTX 1660 Ti laptops that I’ve
tested, like the Acer Helios 300, although the 1% low performance isn’t quite as good,
probably as the Helios has an undervolt by default. Interestingly, despite having the
same specs, the Y7000 was better in average FPS compared to the Y540 just below it.
These are the results from Far Cry 5 with ultra settings in the built in benchmark.
This time the average FPS was basically the same as the Y540, however the Helios 300 was
noticeably ahead here. As this seems to be more of a CPU bound test, this isn’t surprising,
again as the Helios is undervolted by default. We could probably expect similar gains to
the Y7000 with some tweaks, I’ll look into that in an upcoming video, for now we’re
looking at stock results which is what most people will use.
These are the results from Shadow of the Tomb raider with the built in benchmark at highest
settings. Like Battlefield 5, the Y7000 is around 5 FPS ahead of the Y540 with same specs,
and only just one to two FPS behind the other 1660 Ti machines I’ve looked at, so performance
is about what I’d expect with this hardware.
Overall the gaming performance from the Y7000 is fair considering the specs. The GTX 1660
Ti graphics paired with i7 CPU and 16gb of memory in dual channel offer a combination
that can play pretty much any game with decent settings. The option of disabling Optimus
to further increase gaming performance is just icing on the cake. In the few games we
looked at here, it seemed to perform a little better than the Y540 with same specs that
I’ve previously reviewed.
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