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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 overall display quality
  • Very good speakers
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14
  • Very good for general use
  • Very good for software development
  • Very good for content creation
  • Very good overall build quality
  • Very good portability
  • Excellent keyboard

Key differences

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General Use

7.8
Legion 5 15"
ThinkPad T14
8.5
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
350.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
321.0 nits
7.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
9.0 Hours
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
6.8/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
8.5/10
The Lenovo ThinkPad T14 is very good for general use, while the Lenovo Legion 5 15" is good.

Gaming and AI

7.8
Legion 5 15"
ThinkPad T14
6.7
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
4.0/10
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
8.3/10
The Lenovo Legion 5 15" is good for gaming and AI, while the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 is only fair.

Screen Quality

8.0
Legion 5 15"
ThinkPad T14
6.9
15.6in
SIZE
14.0in
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
350.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
321.0 nits
The Lenovo Legion 5 15" has a better screen than the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 for general use, gaming and AI, and engineering and design, while the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 has a better screen for content creation, and software development.

Battery

7.0 Hours
Legion 5 15"
ThinkPad T14
9.0 Hours
The Lenovo Legion 5 15" has 7 hours of battery life. The Lenovo ThinkPad T14 has 9 hours of battery life.

Portability

Fair
Legion 5 15"
ThinkPad T14
Very Good
15.6in
SIZE
14.0in
5.0 lbs
WEIGHT
2.9 lbs
0.9in
THICKNESS
0.7in
The Lenovo ThinkPad T14 has very good portability, while the Lenovo Legion 5 15" has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Cost

$1,610
Legion 5 15"
ThinkPad T14
$1,241
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$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

The Lenovo Legion 5 15" has a price of $1,610 and the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 costs $1,241.
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Key similarities

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Engineering and Design

8.4
Legion 5 15"
ThinkPad T14
8.0
9.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.8/10
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
4.0/10
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
The Lenovo Legion 5 15" and Lenovo ThinkPad T14 are both very good for engineering and design.

Content Creation

7.9
Legion 5 15"
ThinkPad T14
8.3
9.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.8/10
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Lenovo ThinkPad T14 to be very good for content creation, while the Lenovo Legion 5 15" is good.

Software Development

7.8
Legion 5 15"
ThinkPad T14
8.3
9.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.8/10
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Lenovo ThinkPad T14 to be very good for software development, while the Lenovo Legion 5 15" is good.

Build Quality

7.8
Legion 5 15"
ThinkPad T14
8.0
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Lenovo ThinkPad T14 to have very good build quality, while the Lenovo Legion 5 15" has good build quality.

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How the Lenovo Legion 5 15" and the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Lenovo Legion 5 15"Lenovo ThinkPad T14

GENERAL

Price
$1,610
$1,241
Release Date
April 1, 2024September 1, 2023
Overall Dimensions
14.2'' x 10.3'' x 0.99''12.5'' x 8.9'' x 0.7''
Weight
5.07 lbs2.96 lbs
Width
14.16"12.51"
Depth
10.33"8.93"

INTERNAL

Processor
Intel i7-14650HXAMD Ryzen 7 7840U
RAM
16 GB32 GB
DDR Memory Version
55
RAM Slots
20
Storage
512 GB1024 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
7 Hours9 Hours
Battery Capacity
80 Wh39.3 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
15.6"14"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
2560 x 16001920 x 1200
Refresh Rate
165Hz60Hz
Display Brightness
350 nits321 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.8/108/10
Portability Score
6.8/108.5/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesNo
Premium Business Laptop
NoYes
Fan Noise Score
6.5/108.4/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
8.5/109/10
Speaker Quality Score
8/107.5/10
Webcam
1080p1440p
Fingerprint Reader
NoYes
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesNo

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
32
USB-C ports
22
USB-C Charging
YesYes
Display Outputs
33
Thunderbolt Ports
00

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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."

Lenovo ThinkPad T14

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Benjamin Herzig | December 2023
"We like a lot about this laptop. It has many ports, with the inclusion of RJ45-Ethernet as a defining feature. WWAN is upgradable for maximum flexibility and the ThinkPad has many security functions. Working with the ThinkPad input devices is a lot of fun, and Lenovo puts in a serviceable Low Power panel. The AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 7840U delivers a great performance and does not drain the battery fast. Fan noise and temperatures are nothing special, but also far away from bad. With the user replaceable keyboard, the ThinkPad T14 Gen 4 has a special feature rarely present on most modern laptops."

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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.

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