Lenovo Legion 5 / 5i (17″ Intel, 2021)

Lenovo Legion 5 / 5i (17" Intel, 2021) - Specs

  • Innolux N173HCE-G33 (CMN175C)
  • Color accuracy  2.5  1.3
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 4000GB SSD + up to 1000GB HDD
  • M.2 Slot
  • 1x 2280 M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 + 1x 2280 M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4  See photo
  • RAM
  • up to 64GB
  • OS
  • Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro, No OS
  • Battery
  • 80Wh, 4-cell, 80Wh
  • Body material
  • Plastic / Polycarbonate
  • Dimensions
  • 398.6 x 290 x 24.3 ~ 26.2 mm (15.69" x 11.42" x 0.96")
  • Weight
  • 2.98 kg (6.6 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
  • SD
  • 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

All Lenovo Legion 5 / 5i (17″ Intel, 2021) configurations

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CPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the Lenovo Legion 5 / 5i (17" Intel, 2021) series.

Results are from the Cinebench 20 Multi-core test (the higher the score, the better)

GPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the Lenovo Legion 5 / 5i (17" Intel, 2021) series.

Lenovo Legion 5 / 5i (17" Intel, 2021) in-depth review

As arguably the most popular notebook on the market, the Legion 5 has shared its fair share of success. However, this year, you get a total of 6 options to choose from - two 15-inch, two 17-inch, and two 16-inch Pro models. Why two each? Well, because AMD is now a true player in the laptop field. However, Lenovo has shown that its love for Intel is still alive, and today we are going to review the Legion 5i (17" Intel, 2021).Generally, you will get the tried and tested outfit low-key outfit, but as you can take from the naming - this time, we got the 17-inch model. Quite frankly, it's def[...]

Pros

  • Good keyboard with decent travel and clicky feedback
  • High TGP GPUs
  • Great upgradeability + PCIe Gen 4 support
  • Snappy 144Hz panel with quick response times (Innolux N173HCE-G33)
  • 95% sRGB coverage and accurate color representation with our Gaming and Web design profile (Innolux N173HCE-G33)
  • Doesn't get too hot during long gaming sessions
  • No PWM (Innolux N173HCE-G33)
  • 2x Thunderbolt 4 + SD card reader and the widest I/O out there
  • Decent battery life

Cons

  • Plastic shell (although with decent quality)
  • Not the best speakers

Inside Lenovo Legion 5i (17" Intel, 2021) - disassembly and upgrade options

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