u/rid_01

Hello, I am looking for a laptop. I would want to play not so GPU heavy games like Football Manager, Factorio, Hollow Knight etc. I need to multitask with Chrome open in the background. I might use Unity for 2D game development.

These two laptops are available at similar price ranges in my country. I am in bit of a dilemma

1. CPU and cooling: MSI has Ryzen 7 250 and Lenovo has 7735HS. Though 250 has better performance, I am not sure how the TDP factors in. Ryzen 7 250 has 28W TDP and 7735HS have 35-54W TDP. I could not find which TDP is actually configured in these laptops. Does having higher TDP mean a processor will outperform another even if it has lower performance? Will MSI throttle because of low TDP?

I can sit for 7-8 hours for Football Manager (cpu heavy single core performance game). I don't know the cooling quality​ of these models.

Also I haven’t used any laptops so don't know how robust the cooling system of each laptop is. I couldn’t find any videos for these specific models.

2. RAM : I could not find the RAM configuration for MSI laptop, but I believe its 1x16 (so no dual channel) bcause all the websites say it has 16 gb ram with 2 slots and upgradable to 32gb.
   The Lenovo has 2x8 ram sticks (dual channel)

3. Igpu: 780M vs 680M. With dual channel Lenovo is the winner because of no VRam. But I don’t think for the games I play it will matter too much.

4. Display: Both IPS panels. With MSI having 250 nits while Lenovo having 300 nits. Is it much of a difference? Please enlighten me.

5. Battery: Don't care too much. I will mostly use it plugged in.

So, I am really confused which will be better for my usage?​ Mostly which one will have better cpu performance? Do Lenovo win because its supppsed higher TDP or or MSI wins because of its efficient and more powerful cpu? Also, because of its low TDP, does it mean the overall long term health of MSI laptop will be better?