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日本Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (15″, 2022) – Top 5 Pros and Cons
Lenovo and AMD have always gotten along pretty well together, offering pretty good devices, especially when it comes to gaming. The Intel-powered IdeaPad Gaming 3i is a pretty good budget addition, but it has its problems like the low battery life, while the low TGP graphics don’t help either when comparing the device to the Nitro 5 (by the way, we did that and you can read all about it HERE).
However, today we have the AMD-powered model, and we know how efficient the 5000H-series chips were, so we’d expect that the 6000H-series is just as efficient, while providing a good increase in performance.
Today we present you with LaptopMedia’s top 5 picks about the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (15″, 2022).
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (15″, 2022): Full Specs / In-depth Review
4 reasons to BUY the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (15″, 2022)
1. Battery life
As we thought, the Ryzen 6000H-series makes better use of the 45Wh battery pack, lasting for 6 hours and 19 minutes of Web browsing, or 6 hours and 21 minutes of video playback, which is quite a lot more than the Intel-powered model. Now, we conduct the battery tests with the Windows Better performance setting turned on, screen brightness adjusted to 120 nits, and all other programs turned off except for the one we are testing the notebook with.
2. Upgradeability
The upgradeability is pretty decent, with two SODIMM slots that fit DDR5 RAM, along with two M.2 slots for storage, with one 80mm slot and one 42mm slot, with only the small one having support for Gen 4 drives.
Here is our dedicated teardown video, which shows how to access both the RAM and SSD slots.
3. Input devices
The keyboard on the IdeaPad is still one of the best in the budget category, with long key travel, clicky feedback, and a 4-zone RGB backlight, making it great for gaming and typing. The touchpad is covered in Mylar, with which we’re very familiar. It is very smooth, while accuracy and responsiveness are also up there.
4. Cooling
The cooling setup is excellent, with three heat pipes, two fans, and four heatsinks on the back and the sides. Some parts of it are painted blue, which can be seen from the outside. One of the pipes is shared between the CPU and GPU, with one separate pipe for each of them as well.
Max CPU load
| AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (45W TDP) | 0:02 – 0:10 sec | 0:15 – 0:30 sec | 10:00 – 15:00 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (15″, 2022) | 3.94 GHz @ 91°C @ 80W | 3.90 GHz @ 100°C @ 79W | 3.83 GHz @ 100°C @ 74W |
Talk about temps. The Ryzen 5 6600H maintains high clock speeds, but it heats like a furnace, which isn’t something we would recommend. Just to be safe, you can switch to a more lenient performance mode.
Real-life gaming
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 2 min) | GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 30 min) | GPU frequency/ Core temp (Max Fan) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (15″, 2022) | 2002 MHz @ 70°C @ 84W | 1985 MHz @ 72°C @ 85W | – |
This is one of the highest-clocking RTX 3050 cards that we’ve tested, with only the Nitro 5 surpassing it. One more positive is that the temperatures are low, while the GPU reaches its full 85W TGP.
Comfort during full load
The base’s hotspot is located on the top part and reaches 42°C, while the noise of the fans is bearable.
1 reason NOT to buy the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (15″, 2022)
1. Display quality
The 120Hz FHD IPS display is fine for a budget machine, but if you can spare some change, we would highly recommend upgrading to the 165Hz option, which brings better color gamut coverage and faster response times. Still, the 120Hz option provides comfortable viewing angles and a good contrast ratio. It covers 51% of the sRGB gamut, while accuracy doesn’t improve much, even with our Design and Gaming profile.
Here are the results of our test with both the stock settings (left) and with our profile applied (right).
Buy our profiles
Since our profiles are tailored for each individual display model, this article and its respective profile package are meant for Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (15, 2022) configurations with 15.6″ FHD IPS LEN156FHD (BOE NV156FHM-NX1, BOE0A81).
*Should you have problems with downloading the purchased file, try using a different browser to open the link you’ll receive via e-mail. If the download target is a .php file instead of an archive, change the file extension to .zip or contact us at [email protected].
Read more about the profiles HERE.
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Kontorsarbete
Office Work bör främst användas av användare som tillbringar den mesta tiden med att titta på textstycken, tabeller eller bara surfa. Den här profilen syftar till att ge bättre tydlighet och klarhet genom att behålla en platt gammakurva (2,20), ursprunglig färgtemperatur och perceptuellt korrekta färger.
Design och spel
Den här profilen riktar sig till designers som arbetar professionellt med färger, även för spel och filmer. Design and Gaming tar skärmpaneler till sina gränser och gör dem så exakta som möjligt i sRGB IEC61966-2-1-standarden för webb och HDTV, vid vitpunkt D65.
Health-Guard
Health-Guard eliminerar skadlig pulsbreddsmodulering (PWM) och minskar negativt blått ljus som påverkar våra ögon och vår kropp. Eftersom den är skräddarsydd för varje panel lyckas den hålla färgerna perceptuellt korrekta. Health-Guard simulerar papper så att trycket på ögonen minskas kraftigt.
Tengo la ideapad gaming 3i de 7ma generacion con i5 12500H y 3050 ti con un cargador de 135w, me pasa algo y es que la conecto al cargador cuando voy a jugar y aun así se descarga la batería no entiendo. Se supone que el cargador deberia ser suficiente para cargar la bateria y al mismo tiempo poder jugar al maximo rendimiento, pero al parecer no es así. En ese aspecto la laptop me ha decepcionado ya que cuando se descarga la bateria a un 10% estando conectada el rendimiento empieza a decaer, en algunos momentos pega lagasos y… Läs mer »
I have used this laptop for up to 6 months. According to my 6 months of experience, the battery of this laptop is not great. But best for those who can’t spend more and the performance of this laptop is great.