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Legion 5 15"
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Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5 15"
  • Good for gaming and AI
  • Very good keyboard
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15"
  • Very good overall display quality
  • Good portability
  • Good battery life
  • Very good speakers

Key differences

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Content Creation

7.3
Legion 5 15"
Surface Laptop 6 15"
7.8
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.7/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2496 x 1664
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" and Lenovo Legion 5 15" are both good for content creation, though the Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" is somewhat better.

Software Development

7.1
Legion 5 15"
Surface Laptop 6 15"
7.8
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.7/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2496 x 1664
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.0/10
The Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" and Lenovo Legion 5 15" are both good for software development, though the Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" is somewhat better.

Screen Quality

7.7
Legion 5 15"
Surface Laptop 6 15"
8.1
15.6in
SIZE
15.0in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2496 x 1664
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
120Hz
350.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
400.0 nits
The Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" has a better screen than the Lenovo Legion 5 15" for general use, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.

Battery

3.7 Hours
Legion 5 15"
Surface Laptop 6 15"
9.0 Hours
The Lenovo Legion 5 15" has 3.8 hours of battery life. The Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" has 9 hours of battery life.

Portability

Fair
Legion 5 15"
Surface Laptop 6 15"
Good
15.6in
SIZE
15.0in
5.3 lbs
WEIGHT
3.7 lbs
0.9in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" has good portability, while the Lenovo Legion 5 15" has only fair portability.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.4
Legion 5 15"
Surface Laptop 6 15"
7.7
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2496 x 1664
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
350.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
400.0 nits
3.7 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
9.0 Hours
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.0/10
6.8/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.9/10
The Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" and Lenovo Legion 5 15" are both good for general use.

Gaming and AI

7.0
Legion 5 15"
Surface Laptop 6 15"
6.6
5.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
4.2/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2496 x 1664
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
120Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
8.0/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Lenovo Legion 5 15" to be good for gaming and AI, while the Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" is only fair.

Engineering and Design

7.5
Legion 5 15"
Surface Laptop 6 15"
7.8
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.7/10
5.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
4.2/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" and Lenovo Legion 5 15" are both good for engineering and design.

Build Quality

7.4
Legion 5 15"
Surface Laptop 6 15"
7.4
The Lenovo Legion 5 15" and Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" both have good build quality.

Cost

$1,209
Legion 5 15"
Surface Laptop 6 15"
$1,200
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$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

$1,600

$1,800

The Lenovo Legion 5 15" has a price of $1,209 and the Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" costs $1,200.

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How the Lenovo Legion 5 15" and the Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Lenovo Legion 5 15"Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15"
Lenovo Legion 5 15"Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15"

GENERAL

Price
$1,209
$1,200
Release Date
May 1, 2022June 1, 2024
Overall Dimensions
14.3'' x 10.3'' x 0.95''13.4'' x 9.6'' x 0.67''
Weight
5.3 lbs3.7 lbs
Width
14.27"13.39"
Depth
10.26"9.61"

INTERNAL

Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 5800HIntel Core Ultra 7 165H
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
45
RAM Slots
20
Storage
512 GB256 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
3.75 Hours9 Hours
Battery Capacity
60 Wh47 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
15.6"15"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
1920 x 10802496 x 1664
Refresh Rate
165Hz120Hz
Display Brightness
350 nits400 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.4/107.4/10
Portability Score
6.8/107.9/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesNo
Premium Business Laptop
NoYes
Fan Noise Score
6.5/108/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
8.5/107/10
Speaker Quality Score
7/108/10
Webcam
720p1080p
Fingerprint Reader
NoYes
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesNo

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
41
USB-C ports
23
USB-C Charging
YesYes
Display Outputs
31
Thunderbolt Version
N/A4

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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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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.

About Microsoft

Microsoft is an American technology corporation. Microsoft is best known for their Windows operating system and Surface laptop series. The Surface Laptop is their standard notebook offering, while their Surface Go, Surface Pro, and Surface Studio are their 2-in-1/tablet offerings in order of increasing capability. Although Microsoft charges a premium price tag for their laptops, buyers can expect a well integrated and packaged device since Microsoft develops the Windows operating system.

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