Lenovo Legion 5 15
- Intel Core i7-11600H
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 95W)
- 1000GB SSD
- 2x 8GB DDR4, 3200 MHz
- 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs)
Pros
- High TGP GPUs
- 2x M.2 PCIe slots, 2x RAM SODIMM slots in dual channel, Wi-Fi 6
- Covers 97% of the sRGB color gamut and has accurate color representation with our Gaming and Web design profile (BOE NV156FHM-NY8 (BOE0998))
- Fast panel with quick response times (BOE NV156FHM-NY8 (BOE0998))
- Rich I/O
- Great input devices
- Competitive price
- MUX switch (except for GTX 1650 models)
Cons
- No SD card
- High luminance nonuniformity (BOE NV156FHM-NY8 (BOE0998))
Specs
- HDD/SSD
- 1TB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 2x M.2 NVMe slots See photo
- RAM
- 2x 8GB DDR4, 3200 MHz
- OS
- No OS
- Body Material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 363.06 x 259.61 x 23.57 - 26.10 mm (14.29" x 10.22" x 0.93")
- Weight
- 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
- 3x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- Thunderbolt 4, DisplayPort
- 1x USB Type-C
- Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 2.1
- Card Reader
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Dual Array Microphone
- Speakers
- 2x 2W, Nahimic 3D Audio
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
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CPU Performance: Intel Core i7-11600H
Results are from the Cinebench 20 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
GPU Performance: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 95W)
Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Some games you can play on this laptop

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 95W) | 183 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 149 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 81 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 48 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 95W) | 245 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 182 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 123 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 95W) | 180 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 83 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 66 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 42 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 95W) | 102 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 64 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 33 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 95W) | 83 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 75 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 56 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 47 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 95W) | 1881 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 136 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 95W) | 453 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 428 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 345 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 95W) | 680 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 561 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 517 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 95W) | 658 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 279 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 140 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 95W) | 99 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 74 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 55 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 47 FPS PLAY VIDEO |