Samsung 16" Galaxy Book5 Pro Review
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 2880x1800
GPU Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.7 kg
Battery 76 Wh
71.9 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (95th percentile) 91th
- Strong screen (87th percentile) 91th
- Strong ram (81th percentile) 87th
- Strong storage (78th percentile) 85th
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Arc Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2880 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 Output |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.7 kg / 3.7 lbs |
| Battery | 76 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
Price History
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung 16" Galaxy Book5 Pro | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) | ASUS ROG Zephyrus ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K OLED 120Hz Gaming | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16 83F50019US | MSI Prestige MSI - Prestige 13”AI+ - Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft - Surface Laptop - 13.8" 2K Touchscreen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" 2880x1800 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 76 | 72 | - | 99 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 16" Galaxy Book5 Pro | 65.7 | 66.6 | 86.9 | 90.6 | 90.6 | 29 | 84.7 | 75.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare | 82.9 | 20.6 | 77.4 | 90.6 | 96.9 | 73.4 | 98.6 | 94.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K Compare | 90.6 | 90.9 | 94.3 | 96.8 | 94.1 | 75.2 | 91.6 | 55.8 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16 Compare | 96.7 | 91.8 | 98.8 | 84 | 93.3 | 6.8 | 95.2 | 75.6 |
| MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare | 65.7 | 66.6 | 86.9 | 98.3 | 90.6 | 95.5 | 72.3 | 55.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 2K Touchscreen Compare | 95.1 | 42 | 86.9 | 94.7 | 81.2 | 87 | 72.3 | 75.6 |