The Gigabyte Aero 5 offers a high-resolution OLED screen, superior GPU performance for tasks like 3D rendering, better color accuracy, and hardware ray tracing, making it suitable for intensive gaming and professional creative work. However, it comes with a heftier price and weighs a bit more, which could affect portability. On the other hand, the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 is lighter on your budget, has a faster screen refresh rate suited for gaming, and is slightly lighter, making it easier to carry. It's a solid choice for general use and casual gaming, but may fall short for demanding engineering software or high-end graphic design applications. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Gigabyte Aero 5
Very good for engineering and design
Good for gaming and AI
Very good for content creation
Very good overall display quality
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3
Good portability
Key differences
General Use
7.9/10
7.4/10
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
446.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
329.0 nits
7.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
8.0 Hours
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.0/10
6.7/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.0/10
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 are both good for general use, though the Gigabyte Aero 5 is somewhat better.
The Gigabyte Aero 5 offers more RAM, a higher-resolution OLED screen, and a more powerful CPU and GPU, making it suitable for heavy multitasking and content creation on top of general use, though it is less portable and has shorter battery life. In contrast, the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3, while also good for general use, provides a more balanced blend of moderate performance components, a decent screen, and slightly better battery life, at the cost of less storage and lower screen resolution, making it a good fit for daily tasks with some casual gaming.
Gaming and AI
7.9/10
6.5/10
8.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
4.2/10
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
120Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
7.0/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.0/10
The Gigabyte Aero 5 is good for gaming and AI, while the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 is only fair.
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
8.7/10
7.2/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.9/10
8.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
4.2/10
16.0 GB
RAM
8.0 GB
The Gigabyte Aero 5 is very good for engineering and design, while the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 is good.
The Gigabyte Aero 5 is favored for engineering and design because it has a high-performance CPU and GPU, more RAM, and a superior OLED screen with a higher resolution and color accuracy, which is essential for precision tasks. In contrast, the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3, though it has a competent CPU and GPU for general engineering needs, offers a standard IPS screen with a lower resolution and less color coverage, and has less RAM, making it less ideal for highly intricate design work.
Content Creation
8.2/10
7.4/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.9/10
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
16.0 GB
RAM
8.0 GB
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Gigabyte Aero 5 is very good for content creation, while the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 is good.
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
7.9/10
7.3/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.9/10
16.0 GB
RAM
8.0 GB
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.0/10
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 are both good for software development, though the Gigabyte Aero 5 is somewhat better.
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
8.6/10
7.2/10
15.6in
SIZE
15.6in
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
120Hz
446.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
329.0 nits
The Gigabyte Aero 5 has a better screen than the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, software development, and content creation.
For general use, the Gigabyte Aero 5 boasts superior resolution and panel type that bring out vivid details and brightness, making it pleasant for browsing or watching videos, while the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 offers decent clarity but may not be as vibrant. In engineering and design, the Aero 5 provides wider color gamuts ensuring accurate color representation for professional work, whereas the IdeaPad Gaming 3 delivers acceptable color quality that may not satisfy those focused on precise color work. However, for gaming and 3D applications, the Aero 5 falls short with a lower refresh rate leading to less fluid motion, while the IdeaPad, despite its moderate refresh rate, may not provide the smoothest experience desired by enthusiasts and professionals in those fields.
Battery
7.0 Hours
8.0 Hours
The Gigabyte Aero 5 has 7 hours of battery life. The Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 has 8 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.
Build Quality
7.8/10
7.2/10
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 both have good build quality, though the Gigabyte Aero 5 has somewhat better build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$1,250
$549
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
The Gigabyte Aero 5 has a price of $1,250 and the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 costs $549.
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 to have good portability, while the Gigabyte Aero 5 has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
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How the Gigabyte Aero 5 and the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 compare to other laptops
"It is unfortunate that the Gigabyte AERO notebook series have seem to lost its charm, as it’s not exactly any much different from the AORUS series now. Regardless, content creators and designers will certainly still appreciate the features on the AERO 5 XE4, which are fundamental to their work. This largely revolved around the notebook’s display, which is colour calibrated and validated, high resolution (4K) and with great AMOLED colour representation. Now that the AERO 5 XE4 has improved its performance with the latest CPU and GPU, the professionals can also appreciate the improved productivity from the notebook."
"The Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 is one of the most powerful RTX 3050 Ti laptops. If you disregard the mediocre quality of the case in terms of the material and workmanship, Lenovo has created a successful budget gaming laptop with the IdeaPad Gaming. Thanks to high TDPs and constant performance development, the Core i5-12500H and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti are able to show their full power, while in contrast, the (mostly slower) competitors deliver a better battery life. However, hardly any of the alternative laptops are able to reach the image quality of the Gaming 3. Most of the competitors are left behind in terms of the color space and brightness."
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About Gigabyte
Gigabyte is a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer. While Gigabyte mainly focuses its business on desktop hardware, Gigabyte is known for its value-oriented G series laptops, thin and light Aero series, and performance-oriented Aorus series. Gigabyte laptops offer a strong value proposition to compete with mainstream alternatives.
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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