Lenovo Legion Slim 5i Gen 8 (16″ Intel, 2023) review – compact gaming device with powerful hardware


Performance: CPU, GPU, Gaming Tests

CPU options

This laptop can be configured with the Core i5-12450H, Core i5-13420H, Core i5-13500H, or Core i7-13700H.

Lenovo Legion Slim 5i / S5 (16" Intel, 2023) CPU variants

Here you can see an approximate comparison between the CPUs that can be found in the Lenovo Legion Slim 5i / S5 (16" Intel, 2023) models on the market. This way you can decide for yourself which Lenovo Legion Slim 5i / S5 (16" Intel, 2023) model is the best bang for your buck.

Note: The chart shows the cheapest different CPU configurations so you should check what the other specifications of these laptops are by clicking on the laptop’s name / CPU.

GPU options

The GPU options are the following – the RTX 3050 (6GB, 95W), RTX 4050 (100W), RTX 4060 (140W), and RTX 4070 (140W).

Gaming tests

Metro ExodusFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Extreme (Check settings)
Average FPS178 fps83 fps38 fps

Borderlands 3Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Badass (Check settings)
Average fps125 fps99 fps79 fps

Far Cry 6Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
Average FPS153 fps113 fps103 fps

Gears 5Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
Average FPS179 fps147 fps115 fps


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Rivardy
Rivardy
8 months ago

hi, may i know the thermal pad thickness and size, my laptop was only have 1 thermal pad on the left side , while the main ssd is losing it’s thermal pad 😀

Erick
Erick
6 months ago

I’m curious about the 60W GPU limit on this model. There are any possibility of Nvidia change this in a future update? Or this is something that Lenovo controls? Or they probably won’t change that? Seems insane you advertise the laptop with a up 140W and limit it to run at less than half of that.

John
John
4 months ago
Reply to  Erick

Read the review, in particular the section on the Vantage software.