Lenovo IdeaPad 3 17
- AMD Ryzen 5 5625U
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W)
- 17.3”, HD+ (1600 x 900), TN
- 512GB SSD
- 8GB DDR4
- 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs)
Pros
- 1x SODIMM, 1x M.2 PCIe x4, 1x 2.5-inch SATA (optional)
- Optional fingerprint reader
- 96% sRGB coverage and accurate color representation with our Gaming and Web design profile (LEN173FHD (LEN9082))
- No PWM (LEN173FHD (LEN9082))
- SD card slot
- Surprisingly good performance
- Decent battery life
Cons
- Plastic build with mediocre quality
- The keyboard is not great
Specs
- Display
- HDD/SSD
- 512GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 (limited to Gen 3 speeds) See photo
- RAM
- 8GB DDR4
- OS
- Windows 10 Home
- Body Material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 399 x 274 x 19.9 mm (15.71" x 10.79" x 0.78")
- Weight
- 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 2.0
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 1.4b
- Card Reader
- SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD with Privacy Shutter, Fixed Focus
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Dual Array Microphone with Noise Cancellation
- Speakers
- 2x 1.5W Stereo Speakers, Dolby Audio
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
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CPU Performance: AMD Ryzen 5 5625U
Results are from the Cinebench 20 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
GPU Performance: AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W)
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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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) | 39 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 26 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 18 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) | 60 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 21 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) | 218 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 46 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) | 182 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 153 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 140 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) | 324 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 35 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) | 94 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 67 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 50 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) | 107 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 69 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 38 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 30 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) | 31 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 24 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) | 30 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 20 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W) | 98 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 52 FPS PLAY VIDEO |