Lenovo 5 Series 15.1" Legion 5 Gen 10 Review

So you're looking at a gaming laptop around $1,600, and the Lenovo Legion 5 Gen 10 with its AMD CPU and RTX 5060 GPU is probably on your list. It's a solid mid-range machine that's trying to punch above its weight class, especially with that gorgeous OLED screen. People searching for a 15-inch gaming laptop with good specs and a high-refresh-rate display will find a lot to like here. It's built for gaming first, but those scores show it's no slouch for watching movies or even some creative work.

Let's talk numbers. That RTX 5060 GPU lands in the 83rd percentile, which means it's fast enough to handle most modern games at high settings on that 1600p screen, especially with DLSS turned on. The 32GB of RAM is overkill for pure gaming, sitting in the 91st percentile, but it's fantastic if you like to have a hundred Chrome tabs open while you game. The CPU is the weaker link, ranking in the 68th percentile. It's fine for gaming, but if you're doing heavy video encoding or CPU-intensive tasks, you might feel it lag behind pricier competitors. In practice, you're getting smooth frame rates in esports titles and very playable ones in big AAA games.

At $1,670, this Legion 5 sits in a tricky spot. You're getting fantastic core components like the RAM, GPU, and that killer screen, but you're held back by a mid-tier CPU. For pure gaming, it's a good value. But if you need balanced performance for video editing or streaming, that CPU bottleneck means you might want to look at alternatives where the processor is stronger, even if it costs a bit more.

Compared directly to something like the MSI Vector 16 HX, you'll likely get a more powerful Intel CPU but might sacrifice screen quality. The ASUS Zenbook Duo is a totally different beast focused on productivity with its dual screens, not raw gaming power. And then there's the Apple MacBook Pro 14" with M4 Max—it'll destroy this Lenovo in CPU tasks and battery life, but you lose the high-refresh-rate gaming and the vast library of Windows games. It really comes down to your priority: stunning OLED gaming on a budget (Lenovo), max CPU performance for creative work (Apple), or a more balanced, powerful gaming rig (MSI/Gigabyte options).

Should you buy this Legion 5? If your main goal is to game on a truly beautiful screen and you want the headroom of 32GB RAM, yes, it's a compelling buy. The RTX 5060 is a great match for the 1600p OLED display. But if you need a laptop that's equally strong in CPU-heavy tasks like video editing or 3D rendering, the slower processor is a real compromise. In that case, spend a little more for a laptop with a better CPU, or consider a configuration that swaps the OLED for a standard panel and puts the savings into a faster processor.