Help deciding between 2 Laptops

[jnossa]

I am torn between this 2 Laptops:
Lenovo Slim 7 ProX 14.5" 3K Laptop AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS Creator Edition NVIDIA, 32 Gb RAM and 1 Tb SSD ($900 Certified Refurbished)
or
ASUS - Zenbook 14.5" 2.8K OLED Laptop - Intel Evo Platform - 13th Gen Core i7 Processor with 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Inkwell Gray ($1000 New)

My main use is studies, doing some programming and some gaming of possible but not necessary

 

[Lafong]

What specific CPU in that Intel i7?

100 dollars more to get new rather than refurbished.

I'd lean toward new unless there is some particular advantage the refurb has.

I wouldn't think 32 gb RAM is a big help for "studies" or most gaming.

You are the only one who would know if 1 TB storage rather than 500 Gb is an advantage.

 

[jnossa]

What specific CPU in that Intel i7?

100 dollars more to get new rather than refurbished.

I'd lean toward new unless there is some particular advantage the refurb has.

I wouldn't think 32 gb RAM is a big help for "studies" or most gaming.

You are the only one who would know if 1 TB storage rather than 500 Gb is an advantage.

Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Processor 2.4 GHz (24MB Cache, up to 5.0 GHz, 14 cores, 20 Threads)

Yeah the 32 Gb of RAM are not particularly appealing to me, I think 16 Gb is more than enough.
The 500 Gb of storage might be too small, but I think I can change that after if needed.
I am not sure how the processors compare to each other and in general which notebook has a better materials, design, etc...

 

[Lafong]

Ryzen single thread benchmark; 3334; all threads 24034;

Intel; single thread 3718; all threads 30090;

both are 35 watt TDP; Intel has more cores, which may not matter at all.

Intel has 10 to 25 percent advantages on the benchmarks; might be noticeable.

I say Intel UNLESS you can point out specific advantage on the AMD or UNLESS 100 is a big deal. Answer to both could be yes; I don't know.

Design; longevity, ergonomics, keyboard feel; screen quality can all be major factors; up to you to test them side by side or scrounge for reviews.