Lenovo LOQ Lenovo 15.6" LOQ 15IRX9 Gaming Laptop (Luna Gray) Review
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (75th percentile) 72th
- Strong cpu (70th percentile) 72th
- Strong gpu (68th percentile) 71th
- Strong port (67th percentile)
Cons
- Below average compact (35th percentile) 4th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13450HX |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 3050 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 Output |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.4 kg / 5.2 lbs |
| Battery | 60 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
Price History
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo LOQ Lenovo 15.6" LOQ 15IRX9 Gaming Laptop (Luna Gray) | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) | ASUS ROG Flow ASUS 13.4" Republic of Gamers Flow Z13 2-in-1 | Lenovo Legion Lenovo 16" Legion Pro 7i Gaming Laptop | MSI Vector MSI 16" Vector 16 HX AI Gaming Laptop | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft 13.8" Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC (7th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13450HX | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 60 | 72 | 70 | 99 | 90 | 54 |