Introduction

The Lenovo Legion 5 Pro is part of the company’s gaming lineup, but the Pro suffix indicates that this laptop may also be used for business. When you examine its unusual display specs and other features, it’s no surprise, and it makes perfect sense – after all, many people use the same laptop for work and pleasure. 

For each of these applications, the components are well-placed. The Ryzen 7 5800H is a well-known processor that has shown its usefulness in content production and gaming, while Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3070 is a respectable GPU for everyday use. The $1,599 review sample has those basic components as well as 16GB of DDR4 RAM and a 512GB SSD. 

A more inexpensive variant with an RTX 3060 costs $1,369, while an entry-level machine with a Ryzen 5 5600H and RTX 3050 graphics costs just $1,149. It’s a compelling combination, which is fortunate given the Legion’s competition, which includes the Asus ROG and HP Victus lines.

LENOVO LEGION 5 PRO SPECS

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 144hz Laptop – Features and Design

• The Lenovo display is the clearest indication that this laptop is suitable for business and gaming needs. It has a 16:10 aspect ratio, which is more prevalent on professional laptops than on gaming devices, yet it’s ideal for both. Compared to 16:9 panels, which might seem crushed, the additional vertical space not only gives you more area for gaming but also makes it simpler to traverse webpages, office programs, and other tools. 
• The spectacle continues to wow. Its 2,560 x 1,600 resolution produces a more detailed picture than Full HD displays or 1440p panels seen elsewhere. The 16″ diagonal is also a good choice: it gives you more immersion and space than a typical 15.6″ laptop without the bulk of 17.3″ devices. 
• The Lenovo Legion is 356 mm broad and 26.8 mm thick. Lenovo’s regular 15.6″ laptop is half a millimeter thicker and 7mm thinner. Those are impressive numbers, and because of the narrow display bezels, Lenovo could fit the screen into this relatively small chassis. 
• The Legion’s gaming skills are bolstered with Nvidia G-Sync and a 165Hz refresh rate. That’s enough to provide any major single-player game butter-smooth action, and it’s good enough for daily esports.

Lenovo Legion 5 pro 144hz laptop – Display Performance

• The towering exhibit at the Legion is of high quality. The high brightness level of 546cd/m2 ensures that this laptop can handle most indoor and outdoor scenarios, and it’s combined with a black point of 0.42cd/m2 to offer a 1,300:1 contrast ratio. Because of the high brightness and contrast ratio, this display has a lot of vibrancy and complexity, particularly in brighter regions. The black point might be a little deeper to provide more depth to gaming’s darkest regions, but this isn’t a significant concern and doesn’t interfere with gameplay. 
• The display’s delta E of 1.28 and color temperature of 6,244K are both outstanding, implying that human eyes will not perceive any minor color differences. The panel also reproduced 95.9% of the sRGB color spectrum at 99.9% volume, meaning it can create almost every color needed by major games and creative applications without oversaturating. 
• Unfortunately, the panel can’t support the Adobe RGB or DCI-P3 color spaces, producing just 68.4 percent and 70.2 percent of those color spaces, respectively. That means Lenovo isn’t suitable for HDR or design tasks that need Adobe’s expanded color space. 
• The Legion’s exhibit, on the other hand, excels in most aspects. It is more expensive than other laptop screens because of its precise, high resolution, and larger aspect ratio. If you want 4K resolution for creative projects or a quicker refresh rate for high-end gaming, you’ll only want to go higher. If you’re more into esports, you’ll want to seek a 240Hz or 360Hz monitor.

Lenovo Legion 5 pro 144hz laptop – Input and Build Quality

Speakers and Keyboard

• The inbuilt speakers are adequate for movies and gaming, with lots of loudness and adequate bass. The mid-range, however, is somewhat muddy, so that a headset would be preferable. 
• Lenovo hasn’t simply fit a 16-inch monitor inside a 15.6-inch laptop’s frame; the keyboard also slips in beside a number pad. That’s a good inclusion since a se number pad isn’t often included on gaming laptops. The remainder of the layout is solid: the Legion 5 includes full-size cursor keys, a double-height Return key, and the power button is sensibly isolated from the keyboard itself – so you won’t mistakenly press it while gaming. 
• The keys are somewhat concave for added comfort, and they’re quick, pleasant, and rewarding – they have a solid 1.5mm of travel and press down into a sturdy base. These buttons are also quieter than the hardware found on most gaming laptops. It’s enough equipment for a long day of typing or gaming. 
• However, the Lenovo lacks per-key RGB lights. Users may modify four-zone RGB backlighting in Corsair iCUE on certain models in some countries, but the review unit we got has a white backlight – and the illumination isn’t very powerful. 

Touchpad

• Lenovo’s touchpad, on the other hand, is a letdown. The surface is excellent, but the click buttons are too soft, and the pad is too close to the left edge of the machine. As a result, if you’re gaming on the left side of the keyboard, it’s too simple to jog the pad. If you want to play games on your laptop, you’ll need a USB mouse, like always. 
• The Lenovo Legion 5 is made of a gunmetal grey blend of aluminum and polycarbonate, with the only RGB lighting coming from the logo on the lid. Some may describe it as subtle, while others may describe it as uninteresting, yet this laptop can be used in both the game room and the boardroom. 

Other inbuilt features

• Other than that, Lenovo is a solid performer. The wrist-rest and screen hardly move, and the bottom seems solid; we have no reservations about the machine’s build quality. Its thickness of 26.8mm and weight of 5.6 pounds are average for a 16-inch laptop. Taking the Lenovo to gaming events or the workplace shouldn’t be an issue. However, keep in mind that the bulky power brick adds 1.7 pounds to the whole package. 
• The internet connection is adequate. A USB 3.2 Gen 1 connector and a privacy slider for the 720p webcam are on the right side. There’s a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C connector on the left that handles DisplayPort. The majority of the connections are located on the back, which is convenient for cable management, and here the Lenovo has two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports as well as a full-size USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector with a 5V of always-on power supply, which is perfect for charging phones and gamepads. 
• Another USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C/DisplayPort connector on the back may charge the laptop or provide 5V power. For future-proofed gaming, there’s also a Gigabit Ethernet port and an HDMI 2.1 port that can support 4K/120Hz output. 
• Inside, there’s a Gigabit Ethernet port, dual-band 802.11ax WiFi and Bluetooth 5.2. The base may be removed using standard Phillips screws, with pairs of memory slots and M.2 ports on the interior. The only features lacking are card and fingerprint readers, as well as Windows Hello in the camera.

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Lenovo Legion 5 pro 144hz laptop – Performance

•  Lenovo Legion 5 Pro we tested came with an RTX 3070 Laptop GPU with 5,120 The Stream processors and 8GB of RAM (see link for complete review). When the laptop’s Performance Mode is on, it reaches a peak power level of 140W, which is the most this processor can handle. In its default Balanced Mode, it has a maximum power output of 117W. 
• The remainder of the Legion’s specs is reasonable. The highest power output of AMD’s 8-core Ryzen 7 5800H is 45W, which is squarely in the center of its range. The 16GB dual-channel RAM is clocked at 3200MHz, while the 512GB SSD has read and write speeds of 3,569 and 2,802 MB/s, respectively. These are adequate speeds for regular work and gaming, and they keep the laptop responsive, but the best drives are twice as fast, and a 1TB drive would have been preferable for huge game libraries. At the very least, there will be a simple upgrading route available in the future. 
• We’ve previously done in-depth reviews of these core components: here’s a look at the AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, and here’s a look at the GeForce RTX 3070 laptop core and its desktop version. 

Gaming Performance

• The RTX 3070 provides adequate gaming performance. We tested six games at 1080p, averaging 82 and 140 frames per second, and each title performed well. Lenovo’s minimum framerate of 42.8 fps on the demanding Assassin’s Creed Valhalla test is still sufficient for great single-player gaming. In the challenging game Rainbow Six Siege, Lenovo’s 1080p frame rate of 280 fps is more than enough to keep up with G-Sync and outperform the display. We only lost a handful of frames from the 1080p results when we increased the resolution to 1920 x 1200, which corresponded to the display aspect ratio. 
• At Lenovo’s native resolution of 2,560 x 1,600, the RTX 3070 continued to shine, with games running at their highest quality settings. The Legion delivered smooth and playable frame rates in Valhalla, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Far Cry, New Dawn, with minimums of 38 fps and above, indicating that you’ll get smooth and playable frame rates in major single-player games, particularly where DLSS may perform wonders. 

you’ll have to sacrifice visual settings

• In a few instances, you’ll have to sacrifice visual settings. Prepare to go into settings and lower certain parameters if you want to play the hardest games with minimum framerates continuously above 60 fps. Similarly, even the most demanding ray-traced games may struggle: the Legion managed a 32 fps minimum and 37 fps average when playing Cyberpunk 2077 at the laptop’s native resolution and with ray tracing and DLSS enabled. That’s playable – almost – but you’ll notice lag in crowded moments, so you may want to lower the settings to reach closer to 60 frames per second. 
• The Lenovo gets a clean bill of health, but the RTX 3070 isn’t without flaws. It was coupled with a Ryzen 9 5900HX in our testing of the GPU, and it was regularly a few fps quicker. As of this writing, the Legion 5 Pro’s graphics card is limited to the RTX 3070; thus, you won’t be able to use the faster RTX 3080 Laptop GPU. 
• In Cinebench R20, the Lenovo Ryzen 7 5800H scored 537 points for single-core performance and 4,526 points for multi-core performance. Those findings are just slightly lower than the greatest outcomes we’ve seen from that processor. In other areas, the Lenovo performed well. Its PCMark 10 Application score of 13,054 and Essentials score of 9,882 both placed it behind the Ryzen 9 processor and ahead of everything Intel has to offer, at least until Alder Lake is released for mobile. 

Excel Test

In 12.55 seconds, Lenovo finished our Excel test. That’s roughly a second slower than the 5800H when it’s at its peak, and it’s also slower than the Core i7-11800H. Its 7-Zip compression and decompression speeds of 39 MB/s and 641 MB/s are also satisfactory. 

Lenovo Legion 5 pro 144hz laptop – Thermals

• On the plus side, the relatively muted CPU performance is balanced by adequate thermal and acoustic performance. The Lenovo’s top noise output was 36db while performing single- and multi-core benchmarks in its default Balanced Mode, which is quite quiet and simple to regulate. The panels had minimal outside heat, and warm air was forced in from the back, which was quite useful. 
• The machine’s noise output increased to 45db when Performance Mode was activated during a work test. That’s more visible, but it’s not terrible, and a headset or a crowded workplace may easily drown it out. The CPU’s maximum temperature of 93 degrees Celsius is a little high, but it’s not harmful; the outside stayed cold, and hot air was still released from the notebook’s rear. 
• The noise level of 42db while we played games on the laptop in Balanced Mode wasn’t unpleasant at all – a little quieter than most gaming machines and simple to moderate. 
• During a gaming test, the laptop’s Performance Mode raised the noise level to 48db. That’s loud enough that you’ll notice the laptop, but it’s not uncommon, and it’s not the worst we’ve heard; for example, a top-end Asus ROG laptop we evaluated last year peaked out at 55db. However, we don’t believe it’s worth it to generate all of that additional noise in games for a few more frames. 
• The Lenovo also offers a Quiet Mode, which lived up to its name, peaking at a whisper-quiet 37db during gaming testing and remaining silent throughout workloads. While this is great, it does limit performance, making it only appropriate for low-intensity games and jobs. 

Conclusion

With the Legion 5 Pro, Lenovo made some unconventional design choices, and we’re happy to report that they’ve mainly worked out nicely. The presentation is outstanding. The added height provides more space for gaming and work. The resolution is high enough to give precise gaming that the accompanying GPU can handle, and it provides great brightness and color accuracy. Only if you require a quicker display for high-end esports or creative work will you want anything better, and both will cost a lot more.

FAQS

• Is the Lenovo Legion 5 worth buying? 

To be sure, the Lenovo Legion 5 isn’t perfect, but it’s decent. It’s all fine. Reasonable, to be sure. 

• Is the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro equipped with a touchscreen? 

The Lenovo Legion 5 Pro is up against the competition. 

 Up to a 15-inch OLED 4K Touch display, Intel Core i9-11900H CPU, NVIDIA RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, 32GB RAM, and 1TB SSD are available. 

• Is Legion 5 a noisy game? 

When the Legion 5 Pro is in use, it makes a substantial amount of fan noise, which is somewhat louder than many other RTX 3070 laptops. The noise isn’t unbearable, and the outside never gets hot, but the Legion isn’t for the faint of heart. 

• Is there a fingerprint reader on the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro? 

There is no fingerprint sensor or anything like that, which is rather standard for a gaming laptop.