Choosing between the Lenovo Legion 5 17" and the MSI Raider GE67Hx largely comes down to what you value in a laptop. The Legion 5 offers a larger screen and a solid build for general use and gaming, often at a more affordable price, but it's heavier and less portable. Its battery life is shorter for typical usage, and you'll experience moderate general, 3D, and engineering performance. The Raider GE67Hx, while more expensive, delivers higher performance across general tasks, 3D work, and engineering applications. It has a smaller but higher-resolution OLED screen with better colors and a higher refresh rate, leading to a more enjoyable visual experience. It also boasts better portability, a more responsive keyboard, and a longer-lasting battery, making it great for intensive gaming and demanding software applications. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5 17"
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" has no clear advantages over the MSI Raider GE67Hx.
Advantages of the MSI Raider GE67Hx
Very good for general use
Very good for engineering and design
Very good for gaming and AI
Very good for content creation
Excellent overall display quality
Very good overall build quality
Excellent keyboard
Key differences
General Use
7.2/10
8.0/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
305.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
344.0 nits
4.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
5.5 Hours
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
5.8/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
6.8/10
The MSI Raider GE67Hx is very good for general use, while the Lenovo Legion 5 17" is good.
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" offers a large screen with solid brightness and color coverage, suitable for general use along with good heat management and a very good keyboard experience, though it is less portable due to its size and has a lower battery life. The MSI Raider GE67Hx, with its higher resolution OLED display, exceptional keyboard quality, and better portability due to its lighter weight and smaller screen, stands out in screen quality and portability, though this comes with a higher demand on battery life given the more power-intensive components.
Gaming and AI
7.4/10
8.7/10
7.5/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.8/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.2/10
The MSI Raider GE67Hx is very good for gaming and AI, while the Lenovo Legion 5 17" is good.
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" is equipped with an Nvidia RTX 3060 GPU and a 144Hz refresh rate screen, which offers solid gaming and 3D capabilities for general users. In contrast, the MSI Raider GE67Hx provides superior gaming and 3D performance with its more powerful Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti GPU and a higher 240Hz refresh rate OLED screen, but it may come at a higher cost.
Engineering and Design
7.6/10
8.9/10
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.6/10
7.5/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.8/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The MSI Raider GE67Hx is very good for engineering and design, while the Lenovo Legion 5 17" is good.
PerfectRec’s Engineering and Design Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for graphic design and 3D rendering work.
Content Creation
7.2/10
8.3/10
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.6/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
The MSI Raider GE67Hx is very good for content creation, while the Lenovo Legion 5 17" 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
7.0/10
7.9/10
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.6/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
The MSI Raider GE67Hx and Lenovo Legion 5 17" are both good for software development, though the MSI Raider GE67Hx 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
7.3/10
9.1/10
17.3in
SIZE
15.6in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
305.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
344.0 nits
The MSI Raider GE67Hx has a better screen than the Lenovo Legion 5 17" for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" and MSI Raider GE67Hx both offer panels with resolution and brightness that ensure clear and vivid displays suitable for everyday tasks, contributing to their good and excellent screen quality for general use, respectively. However, the significant emphasis on color accuracy and wider color gamuts in the MSI makes it particularly better for engineering and design, which rely heavily on precise color representation. Yet, despite their strong performance in these areas, both models fall short for gaming and 3D applications because of their limited refresh rates, which are crucial for smooth visuals in fast-paced and graphic-intensive scenarios.
Battery
4.5 Hours
5.5 Hours
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" has 4.5 hours of battery life. The MSI Raider GE67Hx has 5.5 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
Poor
Fair
17.3in
SIZE
15.6in
6.5 lbs
WEIGHT
5.2 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
0.9in
The MSI Raider GE67Hx has only fair portability, while the Lenovo Legion 5 17" has poor portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
7.4/10
8.5/10
The MSI Raider GE67Hx has very good build quality, while the Lenovo Legion 5 17" has good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$1,200
$2,349
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
$3,500
The Lenovo Legion 5 17" has a price of $1,200 and the MSI Raider GE67Hx costs $2,349.
"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."
"If you've wanted to dip your toes into PC gaming but can't let go of your console roots, the MSI Raider GE67 HX stakes out an attractive middle ground between the speed and versatility of PC gaming and the comfort and ease of a console. If you can overlook its noisy fans and chintzy touchpad, the Raider provides a powerhouse entertainment experience with an OLED screen that tops most household TVs. It's not cheap, but this gaming machine is more than the sum of its parts."
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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 MSI
MSI, also known as Micro-Star International, is a Taiwanese technology corporation. MSI is known for their wide range of gaming devices. Their series include the entry-level Cyborg/Thin and Sword/Katana series, the mid-range Bravo/Delta and Crosshair/Pulse series, and their high-end Vector, Raider, Stealth, and Titan GT series. At every performance level, MSI offers a variety of devices with varying balances between performance, battery life, weight, and price, making them a solid option to consider at every price point.
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