Lenovo Legion 15.1" 5i Review

CPU Intel Core i7 14700HX
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.1" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2 kg
Lenovo Legion 15.1" 5i laptop
79.3 Overall Score

Overview

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 90.1
GPU 87
RAM 59.4
Ports 19.8
Screen 88.8
Portability 53.2
Storage 75.2
User Sentiment 66.7
Reliability 74.7
Social Proof 89.4

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong gpu (89th percentile) 90th
  • Strong cpu (86th percentile) 89th
  • Strong screen (85th percentile) 89th
  • Strong reliability (75th percentile) 87th

Cons

  • Below average port (15th percentile) 20th

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core i7 14700HX
Cores 1
Frequency 2.1 GHz
L3 Cache 33 MB

Graphics

GPU RTX 5070
Type discrete
VRAM 8 GB
VRAM Type GDDR7

Memory & Storage

RAM 16 GB
RAM Generation DDR5
Storage 1 TB
Storage Type SSD

Display

Size 15.1"
Resolution 2560 (QHD)
Panel OLED
Refresh Rate 165 Hz

Connectivity

Bluetooth Yes

Physical

Weight 2.0 kg / 4.4 lbs
OS Windows 11 Home

Value & Pricing

vs Competition

Spec Lenovo Legion 15.1" 5i Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) ASUS ROG Zephyrus ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K OLED 120Hz Gaming Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Samsung - Galaxy Book5 Pro - Copilot+ PC - 14" 3K MSI Prestige MSI - Prestige 13”AI+ - Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft - Surface Laptop - 13.8" 2K Touchscreen
CPU Intel Core i7 14700HX Apple M5 AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100
RAM (GB) 16 32 32 32 32 32
Storage (GB) 1024 4096 2000 1000 1000 1000
Screen 15.1" 2560x1600 14.2" 3024x1964 14" 2880x1800 14" 2880x1800 13.3" 2880x1800 13.8" 2304x1536
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Apple (10-Core) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Intel Arc Graphics Intel Arc Graphics Qualcomm X1
OS Windows 11 Home macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 2 1.5 1.6 1.2 1 1.3
Battery (Wh) - 72 - - - -
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CpuGpuRamPortScreenCompactStorageUser SentimentReliabilitySocial Proof
Lenovo Legion 15.1" 5i 90.18759.419.888.853.275.266.774.789.4
Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare 81.619.976.489.996.674.498.599.594.799.4
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K Compare 89.990.69496.693.676.39191.753.897.2
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare 6764.885.889.99385.270.777.874.796.2
MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare 63.864.885.898.289.895.570.791.753.887.1
Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 2K Touchscreen Compare 94.740.585.894.379.687.170.791.774.797.2