The Gigabyte Aorus 5, being significantly more expensive, offers high-end features suitable for intensive tasks like gaming, 3D modeling, and machine learning with its powerful processor and advanced graphics card. It's less portable due to its weight and size but provides a premium display and longer battery life for extended work sessions. On the other hand, the Lenovo V15 is more budget-friendly and is a good fit for everyday tasks and light productivity with a more modest processor and integrated graphics. It's lighter and thus more portable, but it has a lower quality display and shorter battery life, making it less ideal for long or graphics-intensive workloads. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 5
Very good for engineering and design
Good for gaming and AI
Very good overall display quality
Good overall build quality
Very good speakers
Very good keyboard
Advantages of the Lenovo V15
Good portability
Good battery life
Key differences
Gaming and AI
7.9/10
6.1/10
8.2/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.6/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
360Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
8.7/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 is good for gaming and AI, while the Lenovo V15 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
8.2/10
6.3/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
4.6/10
8.2/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.6/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 is very good for engineering and design, while the Lenovo V15 is only fair.
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 is preferred for engineering and design due to a more powerful CPU and GPU, essential for resource-intensive tasks, and a high-quality display that offers better color accuracy and viewing angles, increasing the fidelity of visual projects. In contrast, the Lenovo V15, though lighter and with better portability, has a less capable CPU and integrated graphics, and a lower-quality TN display, which may not render colors or handle graphic-intensive tasks as effectively.
Screen Quality
8.0/10
5.4/10
15.6in
SIZE
15.6in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
TN
360Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
280.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
231.0 nits
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 has a better screen than the Lenovo V15 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, software development, and content creation.
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 likely offers a better display due to a balance of resolution and brightness, making it adequate for everyday tasks and detailed work in engineering. However, its screen might not offer the high refresh rate sought by gamers, which is less than ideal for fast-paced games and 3D applications. In contrast, the Lenovo V15's display, possibly lacking in resolution, brightness, and color fidelity, does not meet the criteria for any of the use cases, rendering it less suitable across the board for general use, professional creative work, or gaming.
Battery
5.0 Hours
8.0 Hours
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 has 5 hours of battery life. The Lenovo V15 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.
Portability
Fair
Good
15.6in
SIZE
15.6in
5.0 lbs
WEIGHT
3.7 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
0.7in
The Lenovo V15 has good portability, while the Gigabyte Aorus 5 has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
7.4/10
6.7/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 has good build quality, while the Lenovo V15 has only fair build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$2,359
$579
$0
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 has a price of $2,359 and the Lenovo V15 costs $579.
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 and Lenovo V15 are both good for general use.
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 offers robust performance with its advanced CPU and high-quality GPU, making it suitable not only for general use but also for more demanding tasks, although it is less portable and has shorter battery life. On the other hand, the Lenovo V15, with a solid CPU for everyday applications and ample storage, stands out for its portability and longer battery life, but falls short on screen quality due to its TN panel and lower performance for graphics-intensive tasks.
Content Creation
7.6/10
7.3/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
4.6/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
TN
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 and Lenovo V15 are both good for content creation.
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
7.3/10
7.1/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
4.6/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
6.5/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 5 and Lenovo V15 are both good for software development.
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.
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How the Gigabyte Aorus 5 and the Lenovo V15 compare to other laptops
"The Gigabyte Aorus 5 SE4 is a capable mainstream gaming notebook that will run the latest PC games with aplomb. However, it's not your stereotypical flashy gaming PC. Gigabyte has added some interesting tweaks. For example, the webcam placement and its Microsoft Azure AI tool — to automatically switch between power modes — are unusual for this genre. But more importantly, the pricing is fairly competitive and reasonable."
"The strengths of the Lenovo V15 G2 AMD lie in its expandability of the RAM and allowing you to use two SSDs, in its performance that goes beyond everyday applications thanks to AMD's hexa-core CPU and Vega-7 iGPU, in its good keyboard, and its relatively robust case. In addition, the battery life of the office laptop is also acceptable, and the device stays cool and relatively quiet."
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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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