The ASUS Vivobook 15 is a budget-friendly option that's lighter and has a longer battery life, making it suitable for general use and portability, while the Lenovo Legion 5 17" costs more but offers superior performance with a better processor and graphics card, ideal for 3D rendering, machine learning, gaming, and engineering tasks. However, the Lenovo is heavier, which might impact its portability. Both have full-sized keyboards, with the Lenovo offering a backlit keyboard, which can be a bonus for working in low-light conditions. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the ASUS Vivobook 15
Good portability
Good battery life
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5 17"
Good for general use
Good for engineering and design
Good for gaming and AI
Good for software development
Good for content creation
Good overall display quality
Good speakers
Very good keyboard
Key differences
General Use
6.5/10
7.2/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
250.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
305.0 nits
6.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
4.5 Hours
6.7/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
7.8/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
5.8/10
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" is good for general use, while the ASUS Vivobook 15 is only fair.
The ASUS Vivobook 15, while fair for general use, has a less powerful Intel i3 processor, less RAM, and a lower nits brightness, which alongside its smaller storage, makes it less suitable for demanding tasks than the Lenovo Legion 5 17" which boasts a higher-performance Intel i7 processor, more RAM, and better screen quality. Additionally, the Legion 5's larger screen size and superior GPU make it a more powerful choice for general use, but the tradeoff comes in the form of reduced portability and shorter battery life compared to the lighter and more battery-efficient Vivobook 15.
Gaming and AI
5.9/10
7.4/10
3.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.5/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
No
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
7.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" is good for gaming and AI, while the ASUS Vivobook 15 is poor.
PerfectRec’s Gaming and AI Score strongly emphasizes graphics processing capability, while also taking into account other factors that impact suitability for gaming and AI work.
Engineering and Design
6.1/10
7.6/10
5.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
3.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.5/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" is good for engineering and design, while the ASUS Vivobook 15 is only fair.
The ASUS Vivobook 15, with its Intel i3 processor, 8GB RAM, and integrated UHD Graphics, offers fair performance suitable for entry-level engineering and basic design tasks; however, its smaller screen and lower GPU capabilities limit its capacity for intensive workloads. In contrast, the Lenovo Legion 5 17" steps up as a robust choice for engineering and design, with a more powerful Intel i7 processor, 16GB RAM, and dedicated Nvidia RTX 3060 GPU, supporting more demanding software and rendering tasks, although this does come at the expense of reduced portability due to its larger size and heavier weight.
Content Creation
6.4/10
7.2/10
5.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" is good for content creation, while the ASUS Vivobook 15 is only fair.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
6.5/10
7.0/10
5.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
6.7/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" is good for software development, while the ASUS Vivobook 15 is only fair.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
Screen Quality
6.3/10
7.3/10
15.6in
SIZE
17.3in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
250.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
305.0 nits
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" has a better screen than the ASUS Vivobook 15 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.
The ASUS Vivobook 15's screen, while suitable for general tasks due to its resolution and brightness, lacks the wider color gamut necessary for precision in engineering and design, and the lower refresh rate hampers the experience in fast-paced 3D applications. The Lenovo Legion 5 17" offers a larger, brighter display with better resolution that benefits general use and more accurate colors that are crucial for engineering and design work, but like the ASUS, its lower refresh rate limits its effectiveness for gaming and 3D work where smooth motion is key. Both laptops might therefore serve well in productivity and creative professional tasks, but gamers and 3D designers may find the screens limiting compared to models optimized for those specific uses.
Battery
6.0 Hours
4.5 Hours
The ASUS Vivobook 15 has 6 hours of battery life. The Lenovo Legion 5 17" has 4.5 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Portability
Good
Poor
15.6in
SIZE
17.3in
3.7 lbs
WEIGHT
6.5 lbs
0.7in
THICKNESS
1.0in
The ASUS Vivobook 15 has good portability, while the Lenovo Legion 5 17" has poor portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Cost
$530
$1,200
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
The ASUS Vivobook 15 has a price of $530 and the Lenovo Legion 5 17" costs $1,200.
"The Asus VivoBook 15 is a quiet office notebook with a strong screen. However, the VivoBook 15 still has room for improvement. Office and internet applications as well as simple games do not pose any major challenges for the VivoBook - this is ensured by the built-in combination of Ryzen 7 5700U APU and 16 GB of RAM. Heat and noise emissions are acceptable. But, the laptop has weaknesses that should not be present at this level: lack of keyboard lighting, a slow memory card reader, no fast USB-C port (USB 3.2 Gen 2 or Thunderbolt 4) with Power Delivery and DisplayPort. Battery runtimes can only be described as average."
"The Lenovo Legion 5 17 is a current-gen 17-inch gaming laptop and equipped with the latest AMD CPU and a powerful GPU, that manages to reach its full potential. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600H is a very good choice for this laptop and able to maintain its performance level for long periods of time. Our test model only falls behind consistently in a direct comparison with its competitors that are often equipped with eight cores and 16 threads. Despite this, the Legion 5 17 leaves an excellent impression and is almost able to keep up with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 mobile GPU in synthetic benchmarks."
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About ASUS
ASUS, a Taiwanese electronics brand, is one of the largest personal computer vendor by market share. The majority of their laptops are targeted towards personal use or gaming. Their most popular product lines include the budget-friendly VivoBook, more premium ZenBook, and their TUF and ROG gaming laptops, the latter of which has a reputation for excellent gaming performance.
About Lenovo
Lenovo is a Chinese technology company, and one of the largest personal computer vendor. They are well known for a variety of technology products, including laptops. Their consumer series include their entry level IdeaPad and LOQ series and mid-to-high-end Yoga and Legion series. On the business-oriented side, their series include their entry-level ThinkBook series and mid-to-high-end ThinkPad series. Lenovo laptops offer strong performance for reasonable prices, and are often on sale.
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