Lenovo Legion Pro 5i
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i is an exceptional gaming laptop that strikes an ideal balance between minimalism and raw power, easily running modern titles like Cyberpunk 2077 with Ray Tracing enabled at 60fps.
The keyboard is sturdy and comfortable to use, featuring full-sized directional keys and number pad with 1.5mm key travel. Furthermore, the touchpad offers ample physical click functionality.Lenovo Legion Pro 5i
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i | Intel® CoreTM i7 processor
The Lenovo Legion Pro 5i gaming laptop is an exceptional option that can handle most PC games. Equipped with an outstanding high-performance processor featuring plenty of cores and an efficient cooling system that keeps its performance smooth and efficient, this machine runs demanding games at higher settings including Ray Tracing and 4K resolutions at an impressive 60fps on average; additionally it does not experience thermal throttling during game play!
This laptop is powered by an Intel Core i7-13700HX mobile processor from Raptor Lake 13th Gen HX platform, featuring 16 cores and 24 threads arranged as 8 High Performance Cores (8 HPCs) and 8 Efficiency Cores (8 Ethic Cns), all working together to deliver outstanding multithreaded performance. In addition, 32GB DDR5-5600 RAM memory and fast SSD storage complete its configuration.
This laptop’s GPU is an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, capable of handling most modern titles such as CS:GO and Battlefield V as well as 4K resolution games like Marvel’s Spider-Man and Red Dead Redemption 2. Furthermore, its four-zone RGB backlight mimics that found on more expensive Legion Pro 7i systems but without per-key lighting that you can customize using Lenovo Vantage software.Lenovo Legion Pro 5i
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i | DDR5 memory
DDR5 memory offers significant advancements over its predecessor DDR4, particularly when it comes to gaming performance. Furthermore, its lower power consumption and increased throughput contributes to overall system efficiency and battery life improvements. Although DDR5 motherboards will work with DDR5, its performance will be at reduced speed.
The Lenovo Legion Pro 5i gaming laptop stands out with excellent build quality and sturdy feel, its onyx gray exterior relatively plain with just its reflective Legion logo on its webcam notch for branding purposes. On its main deck is a full-sized keyboard featuring properly spaced keys as well as a smaller NumPad section for navigation.Lenovo Legion Pro 5i
This model’s 2K display is bright enough for use outdoors or in rooms with strong lighting, and nearly covers the sRGB color gamut for vivid and accurate hues. Furthermore, its trackpad is large and smooth for an efficient user experience with responsive clicks that deliver precision clicks.Lenovo Legion Pro 5i
Lenovo software suite is relatively lightweight, featuring only shortcuts to the company website, support page and McAfee security software. Nahimic audio enhancement software and Tobii Horizon cameras for changing screen brightness, privacy settings and other features is included as standard as well as Lenovo Vantage as its primary application, providing CPU, GPU and SSD stats along with thermal profiles and customizing four-zone RGB keyboard lighting options.
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i | 80Whr battery
This gaming laptop’s 80Whr battery provides power throughout the day without being tied down to an outlet, while machine learning helps preserve capacity and prevent deterioration over time. Recharging is fast too thanks to Super Rapid Charge technology and an optional 140W USB-C power adapter*.
The Legion Pro 5i gaming laptop boasts an incredible screen and comfortable keyboard, featuring four addressable RGB zones that let you select your preferred colors while gaming. The keys strike an ideal balance between firm and soft with just enough springiness for tactile feel – while its trackpad also excels.
This laptop boasts an IPS display that’s bright and colorful, featuring 100% sRGB coverage and a high refresh rate of 165Hz. Unfortunately, however, its weight puts it beyond portable status; more like desktop replacement.
Poor battery life is the only real downside, given that other 2023 gaming laptops typically last over six hours without needing to recharge. Our test showed just two and a half hours in our simulation; far short of the three and a half needed for productivity or creative work.
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i | Sustainable design
Lenovo’s new lineup of smarter laptops gives gamers everything they need to achieve the impossible – be it professional esports league leaderboard success or an endgame raid with teammates from around the globe. Lenovo provides tools that let players perform at their peak wherever life may lead them, from home battle stations and dorm rooms all the way up to dorm rooms and esports arenas – so you can always perform at your best, whenever it matters most.
The Legion Pro 5i looks similar to its predecessor, featuring a dark gray chassis and large Legion logo on its lid. It features thin bezels around its 16-inch display; however, one of them thickens slightly in order to accommodate for its webcam that sits centered there.
Lenovo has introduced their “Coldfront: Hyper” thermal solution, using a bottom D-cover to isolate hot air from chips from cool air coming through back vents – optimizing cooling to get maximum performance out of hardware.
The remaining hardware was familiar, featuring a standard gaming keyboard with a numeric pad and four-zone RGB lighting programmability. The keys feel solid and responsive; however, travel distance was somewhat shorter compared to higher priced gaming laptops such as Alienware x15 and Asus ROG Strix.
The Lenovo boasts an excellent array of ports, such as four USB Type-A ports (two with support for USB-C), HDMI, an ethernet port and headphone/microphone combo jack. While Thunderbolt 4 support would have been nice on budget gaming laptops, that feature can often come as an added extra.
