Lenovo Legion 5 15"
Lenovo Legion 5 15"
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GENERAL USE: Good—7.4/10
GAMING/AI: Good—7.0/10
ENG/DESIGN: Good—7.5/10
SOFTWARE DEV: Good—7.1/10
CONTENT CREATION: Good—7.3/10
PORTABILITY: Fair—6.8/10
BATTERY: Poor—5.7/10
OVERALL SCREEN QUALITY: Good—7.5/10
OVERALL PERFORMANCE: Good—7.8/10
SIZE: 15.6"
The Lenovo Legion 5 15" is a midrange-priced laptop with an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H processor and Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti graphics, making it suitable for general use and capable of handling gaming and engineering tasks. It has a 15.6-inch IPS display with a fast refresh rate, but not a touchscreen. The laptop is a bit heavy, affecting portability, but it offers a solid build and good heat management. It comes with 512GB of storage and 16GB of RAM, which is decent for most users. Battery life is on the lower side, so frequent power access is necessary. It has a backlit keyboard with a number pad and a variety of ports including USB-C and Ethernet, but no Thunderbolt. It was released in May 2022 and runs Windows 11 Home. If gaming and engineering performance are priorities and portability is less of a concern, this could be a good choice. Give Feedback
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Evaluation
Pros
- Strong performance with Ryzen 7 and RTX 3050 Ti
- High refresh rate for smooth visuals
- Windows 11 pre-installed
- Good build and heat management
- Decent port selection including Ethernet
Cons
- Average battery life for typical use
- Heavier and less portable
- Limited color accuracy for professional work
- No Thunderbolt or USB4 support
Ratings by Category
Keyboard Quality:4.6
The Keyboard Quality score is based on the PerfectRec experts’ assessment of tactile feedback, typing comfort, keyboard reliability and typing noise.
General Use Screen Quality:4.3
The general use screen score is based on the screen technology, contrast ratio, resolution, brightness, color gamut and color accuracy. This score does not take into account specialized display features for specific use cases, such as high refresh rate for gaming.
General Use:4.2
The Lenovo Legion 5 15" is equipped with a strong CPU and ample RAM which are crucial for smooth daily tasks and multitasking, making it responsive and efficient for general use. Its sturdy build, high-quality IPS display, and substantial battery life further ensure a consistent and comfortable user experience for a variety of tasks outside of gaming as well.
Engineering & Design:4.2
The Lenovo Legion 5 15" excels in engineering and design use due to its powerful AMD Ryzen 7 5800H CPU and Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti GPU which handle compute-intensive applications, and a high-quality IPS display with good color coverage and contrast for detailed visuals. While the laptop offers excellent keyboard and build quality, its portability is compromised by a heavier weight and lower battery life compared to more lightweight options.
Build Quality:4.2
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, chassis rigidity, and overall reliability.
Our assessment of build quality includes many details that are difficult to quantify.
Our laptop experts use their best judgment to produce the final score.
Software Development:4.1
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software development.
In addition to a strong emphasis on overall performance, this score also places very high importance on screen quality. Heat management, storage, keyboard and speaker quality are also incorporated, with fan noise rounding out this score.
Content Creation:4.1
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, and video editing work.
In addition to a strong emphasis on overall performance, this score also places very high importance on screen quality. Heat management, storage, keyboard and speaker quality are also incorporated, with fan noise rounding out this score.
Gaming & AI:4.0
PerfectRec’s Gaming and AI Score strongly emphasizes graphics processing capability as well as AI performance, while also taking into account other factors that impact suitability for gaming and AI work.
While performance (especially graphics performance) is the most important factor determining this score, we also give modest weight to screen quality, heat management, keyboard quality, and storage.
Portability:3.8
PerfectRec’s portability rating takes into account the volume and thickness of the laptop as well as its weight.
Operating Noise:3.5
PerfectRec’s Operating Noise Score is based on fan noise measurements. Laptops with a fanless design, such as Macbooks, receive the maximum score.
Full Specs
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
| Price | $1,209 | ||
Release Date | May 1, 2022 | ||
Overall Dimensions | 14.3'' x 10.3'' x 0.95'' | ||
Weight | 5.3 lbs | ||
Width | 14.27" | ||
Depth | 10.26" | ||
INTERNAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5800H | ||
RAM | 16 GB | ||
DDR Memory Version | 4 | ||
RAM Slots | 2 | ||
Storage | 512 GB | ||
BATTERY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Battery Life | 3.75 Hours | ||
Battery Capacity | 60 Wh | ||
SCREEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Diagonal Size | 15.6" | ||
Display Technology | IPS | ||
Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | ||
Refresh Rate | 165Hz | ||
Display Brightness | 350 nits | ||
RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality Score  | 7.4/10 | ||
Portability Score | 6.8/10 | ||
Gaming Laptop Appearance | Yes | ||
Premium Business Laptop | No | ||
Fan Noise Score | 6.5/10 | ||
HARDWARE FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Keyboard Quality Score | 8.5/10 | ||
Speaker Quality Score | 7/10 | ||
Webcam | 720p | ||
Fingerprint Reader | No | ||
Backlit Keyboard | Yes | ||
Number Pad | Yes | ||
CONNECTIVITY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
USB Type-A | 4 | ||
USB-C ports | 2 | ||
USB-C Charging | Yes | ||
Display Outputs | 3 | ||
Thunderbolt Ports | 0 | ||
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Andreas Osthoff | September 2021
"The Lenovo Legion 5 15 is an affordable gaming laptop with a lot of power. The new AMD processor Ryzen 7 5800H offers plenty of performance and it is also very efficient. The combination with the fast 130W version of the GeForce RTX 3060 ensures high gaming performance. We also like the fast 165 Hz display with the 1080p resolution. The automatic graphics switching causes some problems with stutters, which are very annoying. If you do not need long battery runtimes, you should definitely deactivate the hybrid graphics mode in Lenovo's Vantage app. The Legion 5 15 is never silent."
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