Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16 review - An affordable 16-inch 2-in-1 with a Ryzen 7000

Name: Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8
Brand: Lenovo

A large 2-in-1 with bags of stamina.

With the IdeaPad Flex 5 16, Lenovo is offering a large 16-inch 2-in-1 which even includes a stylus and all for under $1,000. Internally, the AMD Ryzen 7 7730U is based on an old processor, however, despite this, performance is still competitive.

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AMD Convertible / 2-in-1 Laptop Radeon Touchscreen Windows Zen 3 (Vermeer)

With its IdeaPad Flex series, Lenovo offers entry-level, 2-in-1 devices and also this year the new G8 generation comes with Intel as well as AMD processors. Every model has a reflective, 16:10 format, Full HD touchscreen. Our review machine is equipped with the AMD Ryzen 7 7730U paired with 16 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD. With an RRP of $999, this makes it their top-of-the-range model but devices fitted with the smaller 512 GB SSD can currently be had for under $750. Although the AMD processor has a new name, it is effectively the two-year-old Ryzen 7 5825U.

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Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 (IdeaPad Flex 5 16 Series)

Processor

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U 8 x 2 - 4.5 GHz, 48 W PL2 / Short Burst, 25 W PL1 / Sustained, Barcelo-U Refresh

Graphics adapter

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), RAM: 2133 MHz, 22.20.42

Memory

16 GB

, LPDDR4X-4266, Dual-Channel, onboard

Display

16.00 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1200 pixel 142 PPI, capacitive, native pen support, LEN160WUXGA, IPS, glossy: yes, 60 Hz

Mainboard

AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH

Storage

Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB, 1024 GB

, 887 GB free

Soundcard

AMD Zen - Audio Processor - HD Audio Controller

Connections

2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm, Card Reader: SDXC, 1 Fingerprint Reader

Networking

Realtek RTL8852BE (b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.1

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 18.7 x 357.8 x 253.9 ( = 0.74 x 14.09 x 10 in)

Battery

52.5 Wh Lithium-Ion

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Home

Camera

Webcam: 1080ß
Primary Camera: 2 MPix

Additional features

Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 65W PSU, Lenovo Pen, 24 Months Warranty

Weight

2.023 kg ( = 71.36 oz / 4.46 pounds), Power Supply: 348 g ( = 12.28 oz / 0.77 pounds)

Price

999 Euro

Links

Lenovo homepage
Lenovo notebook section

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
80.7 % v7 ^(old)	04 / 2023	Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 R7 7730U, Vega 8	2 kg	18.7 mm	16.00"	1920x1200
85.7 % v7 ^(old)	06 / 2022	Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	2.1 kg	18.41 mm	16.00"	1920x1200
88.7 % v7 ^(old)	08 / 2022	Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	2 kg	19.2 mm	16.00"	2560x1600
86.6 % v7 ^(old)	03 / 2022	Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1.4 kg	11 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
86.7 % v7 ^(old)	04 / 2023	Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1.7 kg	13 mm	16.00"	2880x1800

Case - IdeaPad Flex with an aluminum cover

Color-wise, the IdeaPad Flex 5 16 is available in either Artic Gray or Deep Sea Blue. The device has a plastic base unit and only the display lid is made from aluminum. In terms of looks, our gray review device looks especially understated, and, apart from both Lenovo logos, the 2-in-1 possesses no visual accents. Its inconspicuous looks mean it can be used in the office without drawing undue attention to itself. The 16:10 panel's display bezels are also pleasingly slim.

The base unit is decently sturdy and only the middle of the top area can be visibly flexed. However, this presents no problems when typing. The display lid is very stable and we were only able to produce slight flex as a result of a lot of selective pressure. Both hinges are very tight making it difficult to open the lid with one hand but, at the same time, the display bobs about quite a bit also when you move it. Being a 2-in-1, the whole display can be folded. In doing so, the input devices are automatically deactivated. With a weight of a little over 2 kg, the device isn't particularly comfortable when used as a tablet. The supplied stylus cannot be stored inside the device but, thanks to a small adapter it can be fixed to one of the USB-A ports (although this also blocks the other ports).

There can be no complaints concerning the build quality of our review device (in terms of the case itself) and, overall, the quality is good considering the price. No more and no less.

Size comparison

Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE DIN A4 ❌

Features - USB-C and a card reader

In terms of ports, the basic requirements are covered by USB-A and USB-C (which can also be used for video output and charging) as well as an HDMI output. In addition, on the right side of the device, Lenovo has installed a fully functioning card reader which performs well thanks to transfer rates of more than 80 MB/s when paired with our reference card, the Angelbird AV Pro V60. The Wi-Fi module supports Wi-Fi 6 and 160 MHz (1x1) which limits the maximum transfer rate to almost 1 GBit/s. The results are very stable and more than sufficient for everyday use, besides, the competition isn't any faster. The 1080p camera, complete with a mechanical shutter, does its job but even in reasonable lighting conditions, it fails to produce particularly good images.

Left: Power connector, HDMI 1.4b, USB-C 3.2 Gen.2 (10 GBit/s, DisplayPort ALT mode 1.4, Power Delivery), 3.5 mm stereo

Right: Power button, SD card reader, 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen.1 (5 GBit/s)

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	84.7 MB/s +6%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (Angelibird AV Pro V60)	79.6 MB/s
Average of class Convertible (22.4 - 209, n=29, last 2 years)	72.4 MB/s -9%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	71.5 MB/s -10%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	25.1 MB/s -68%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	20.34 MB/s -74%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Average of class Convertible (25.2 - 256, n=28, last 2 years)	106.1 MB/s +25%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	89.7 MB/s +6%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (Angelibird AV Pro V60)	84.6 MB/s
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	81.8 MB/s -3%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	27.37 MB/s -68%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	26.5 MB/s -69%

Networking
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Realtek RTL8852BE
iperf3 transmit AXE11000	913 (min: 884) MBit/s ∼58%
iperf3 receive AXE11000	955 (min: 935) MBit/s ∼60%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz	1404 (min: 1320) MBit/s ∼90%
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz	1409 (min: 1377) MBit/s ∼89%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz	1195 (min: 1118) MBit/s ∼77%
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz	1420 (min: 1373) MBit/s ∼90%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
iperf3 transmit AX12	913 (min: 815) MBit/s ∼100%
iperf3 receive AX12	1356 (min: 1326) MBit/s ∼100%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
iperf3 transmit AXE11000	1585 (min: 777) MBit/s ∼100%
iperf3 receive AXE11000	1605 (min: 1536) MBit/s ∼100%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz	1560 (min: 781) MBit/s ∼100%
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz	1575 (min: 1502) MBit/s ∼100%

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø913 (884-946)

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø954 (935-969)

ColorChecker Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8: 11.48 ∆E min: 2.01 - max: 16.97 ∆E

Maintenance

The base case cover is secured by a few Torx T5 screws and can be easily removed. Inside, you then have access to the battery, the fan, an M.2 SSD as well as the Wi-Fi module. The RAM is soldered and can, therefore, not be expanded.

Wi-Fi module and M.2 SSD can be swapped.

Input devices - A standard keyboard with a numerical keypad and backlighting

Lenovo has equipped the IdeaPad Flex 5 16 with a backlit keyboard which includes a dedicated numerical keypad. The quality is the sort we've gotten used to in the IdeaPad, offering an average typing experience. Although we didn't encounter any problems during our tests when typing extensively, there are clearly better (and often more expensive) alternatives. In terms of quality, the ClickPad is poor as it is not fitted level (it is somewhat lower on the right side) and is also a little shaky. In addition, click noises are very loud and have a low-quality sound to them. Also, with the ClickPad sitting directly below the space bar and, therefore, somewhat left of center, this is something that could initially take some getting used to.

As standard, the device comes with the Lenovo Digital Pen 2 which has 4,096 pressure sensitivity levels. With a diameter of 9.5 mm and the same shape as a normal pen, it is much more comfortable to use than a smaller stylus which could be stored away inside the case. In our tests, the input pen worked well and overall the capacitive touchscreen responded very quickly - something you would, however, expect from a modern touchscreen.

Display - Lenovo uses a cheap IPS panel

Slight screen bleeding (camera exaggeration for effect)

Lenovo offers two different, 16:10 format, IPS touchscreens. In addition to the Full HD model found in our review device, there is also a higher resolution 2.5K variant. The Full HD panel made a poor first impression as images appear very grainy. However, that is only due to Lenovo's poorly chosen standard wallpaper. From a subjective point of view, the image quality as well as the response times are quite decent. On top of that, PWM flickering is absent and only a slight light bleed can be seen at the edges.

The average brightness sits at around 370 cd/m² and, as such, can be considered to be on a reasonable level when compared to our group of competitors. At the same time, the black levels are pleasingly low at 0.25 and lead to a very good contrast ratio of more than 1500:1.


350 cd/m²	370 cd/m²	354 cd/m²
370 cd/m²	392 cd/m²	384 cd/m²
375 cd/m²	359 cd/m²	387 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

LEN160WUXGA tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 392 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 371.2 cd/m² Minimum: 10 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 392 cd/m²
Contrast: 1568:1 (Black: 0.25 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 7.3 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.86, calibrated: 5.4
ΔE Greyscale 6.5 | 0.09-98 Ø5.1
41.3% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
57.6% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
40% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.29

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

	Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 LEN160WUXGA, IPS, 1920x1200, 16"	Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 BOE NV16N45, IPS, 1920x1200, 16"	Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Lenovo LEN160WQXGA, IPS, 2560x1600, 16"	Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE SDC4159, OLED, 1920x1080, 15.6"	Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P ATNA60CL02-0, AMOLED2X, 2880x1800, 16"
Display		67%	67%	120%	119%
Display P3 Coverage	40	67 68%	67 68%	99.9 150%	99.9 150%
sRGB Coverage	57.6	95.9 66%	95.7 66%	100 74%	100 74%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	41.3	69.3 68%	69.3 68%	97.6 136%	96.5 134%
Response Times		0%	-16%	92%	98%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	33 ?(15.9, 17.1)	32 ?(16, 16) 3%	36 ?(18, 18) -9%	2 ?(1, 1) 94%	0.5 98%
Response Time Black / White *	20.2 ?(10, 10.2)	20.8 ?(11.6, 9.2) -3%	24.8 ?(12.4, 12.4) -23%	2 ?(1, 1) 90%	0.5 98%
PWM Frequency				60	240
Screen		8%	23%	67%	1478%
Brightness middle	392	320.7 -18%	393.7 0%	290 -26%	408 4%
Brightness	371	309 -17%	367 -1%	290 -22%	412 11%
Brightness Distribution	89	90 1%	84 -6%	99 11%	98 10%
Black Level *	0.25	0.36 -44%	0.38 -52%	0.05 80%	0.002 99%
Contrast	1568	891 -43%	1036 -34%	5800 270%	204000 12910%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	7.3	4.18 43%	1.97 73%	1.84 75%	2.27 69%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	20.8	8.48 59%	5.46 74%	3.83 82%	3.53 83%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	5.4	0.77 86%	0.62 89%	2.69 50%	2.42 55%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	6.5	6.3 3%	2.1 68%	1.24 81%	2.69 59%
Gamma	2.29 ^96%	2.21 ^100%	2.1 ^105%	2.2 ^100%	2.45 ^90%
CCT	5993 ^108%	6258 ^104%	6461 ^101%	6686 ^97%	6942 ^94%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		25% / 19%	25% / 27%	93% / 82%	565% / 990%

* ... smaller is better

However, when analysing with the professional CalMAN-Software (X-Rite i1 Pro 2), it quickly becomes clear we are dealing with a low-budget IPS panel. Out of the box, there is a slight yellow tint and the color temperature is somewhat too warm. After calibration, the gray scales are accurate and the color tint is no longer present. The corresponding profile - which can be downloaded above for free - reduces the maximum brightness by around 40 cd/m² and is noticeable in very bright environments.

However, our calibration didn't help that much with the extremely high color deviations as the IPS panel is simply unable to display the colors more accurately. Even the small sRGB color space is covered by just 58 %. For this reason, the IdeaPad Flex 5 16 is not suitable for editing images. Although this shouldn't be a problem for many users, in 2023 an sRGB panel should come as standard. At least the optional 2.5K display ought to cover the complete sRGB color space.

Display Response Times

ℹ

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
20.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 10 ms rise
20.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 10.2 ms fall
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 42 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (20.7 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
33 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 15.9 ms rise
33 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 17.1 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 42 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (32.3 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8437 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured.

The reflective touchscreen doesn't feel particularly at home outdoors as there are many reflections present, even in the absence of sunshine. The IPS panel's viewing angle stability is decent.

Performance - AMD's Zen3 cores are still competitive

Test conditions

The pre-installed Lenovo Vantage software offers three different performance modes: battery-saving mode, intelligent cooling and high performance. We carried out the following benchmarks and measurements in high performance mode as it doesn't heavily influence the fan noise.

Processor - Ryzen 7 7730U or Ryzen 7 5825U

Glancing at the datasheet, you'd be forgiven for thinking the Ryzen 7 7730U is a new mobile processor. In actual fact, it is a renamed Ryzen 7 5825U which can run a total of 16 threads with its 8 Zen3 cores. In the IdeaPad Flex 5 16, the processor briefly consumes 48 watts and subsequently drops to around 33 and eventually 25 watts. This means this old AMD processor is still ahead of Intel's Alder Lake chips in the multi-core tests. Intel was only ahead in single-core tests, thanks to its performance cores. However, this is not really noticeable in everyday use.

In battery mode, the multi-core performance dropped by around 50 %. Additional CPU benchmarks are listed in our technical section.

Cinebench R15 Multi Continuous test

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U: Ø1725 (1610.5-1942.41)

Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P: Ø1409 (1241.97-1689.4)

Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P: Ø1260 (1158.65-1837.9)

Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7: Ø709 (680.94-828.5)

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P: Ø1532 (1455.07-1683.86)

CPU Performance Rating: Percent
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean

CPU Performance Rating
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P	82.6 pt
Average of class Convertible	80.6 pt
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P	80.5 pt
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	77.2 pt
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	75.8 pt
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P	75.1 pt
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7	46.9 pt

Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	11490 Points
Average of class Convertible (2949 - 29063, n=63, last 2 years)	10950 Points -5%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P	10660 Points -7%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P	10648 (7494.09^min - 10648^max) Points -7%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (7286 - 11490, n=6)	10291 Points -10%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P	9320 (8836.82^min - 9320.05^max) Points -19%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7	4982 Points -57%

Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P	1736 Points +20%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P	1701 Points +18%
Average of class Convertible (914 - 2163, n=63, last 2 years)	1688 Points +17%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P	1668 Points +16%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	1442 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (1335 - 1466, n=6)	1435 Points 0%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7	1334 Points -7%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Convertible (1124 - 11357, n=63, last 2 years)	4226 Points +11%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P	4114 Points +8%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P	3974 Points +5%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P	4056 Points +7%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (2849 - 4267, n=6)	3885 Points +2%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	3798 Points
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P	3606 Points -5%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7	1833 Points -52%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P	657 Points +19%
Average of class Convertible (348 - 827, n=63, last 2 years)	649 Points +18%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P	645 Points +17%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P	640 Points +16%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (533 - 573, n=6)	560 Points +1%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	552 Points
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7	508 Points -8%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	1942 (1610.5^min - 1942.41^max) Points
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P	1838 (1158.65^min - 1837.9^max) Points -5%
Average of class Convertible (478 - 4830, n=66, last 2 years)	1814 Points -7%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (1588 - 1942, n=6)	1800 Points -7%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P	1689 (1241.97^min - 1689.4^max) Points -13%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P	1684 (1455.07^min - 1683.86^max) Points -13%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7	829 (680.94^min - 828.5^max) Points -57%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Convertible (149.8 - 317, n=63, last 2 years)	250 Points +11%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P	244 Points +8%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P	243 Points +8%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P	239 Points +6%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (221 - 233, n=6)	229 Points +1%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	226 Points
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7	197 Points -13%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7	683 Seconds * -147%
Average of class Convertible (107 - 1051, n=60, last 2 years)	351 Seconds * -27%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P	343 Seconds * -24%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P	334 Seconds * -21%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P	309 Seconds * -12%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (277 - 374, n=5)	307 Seconds * -11%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	277 Seconds *

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	49961 MIPS
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (40263 - 51898, n=6)	48295 MIPS -3%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P	44767 MIPS -10%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P	39353 MIPS -21%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P	44499 MIPS -11%
Average of class Convertible (12977 - 121368, n=63, last 2 years)	43231 MIPS -13%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P	36416 MIPS -27%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7	20065 MIPS -60%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P	5516 MIPS +3%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P	5387 MIPS +1%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (5222 - 5426, n=6)	5348 MIPS 0%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P	5340 MIPS 0%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	5333 MIPS
Average of class Convertible (3672 - 6540, n=63, last 2 years)	5263 MIPS -1%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7	4653 MIPS -13%

Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P	10452 Points +35%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P	9602 Points +24%
Average of class Convertible (2188 - 22023, n=63, last 2 years)	9217 Points +19%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	7723 Points
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P	7607 Points -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (6747 - 8257, n=6)	7546 Points -2%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7	5181 Points -33%

Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P	1744 Points +19%
Average of class Convertible (806 - 2275, n=63, last 2 years)	1743 Points +19%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P	1729 Points +18%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P	1683 Points +15%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (1464 - 1500, n=6)	1480 Points +1%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	1464 Points
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7	1324 Points -10%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P	12.5 fps +1%
Average of class Convertible (3.43 - 36.2, n=63, last 2 years)	12.5 fps +1%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	12.4 fps
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (9.91 - 13.7, n=6)	12.4 fps 0%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P	12 fps -3%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P	10.9 fps -12%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7	5.57 fps -55%

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7	52.5 s * -2%
Average of class Convertible (42.7 - 84.3, n=62, last 2 years)	51.5 s * -0%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	51.3 s *
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (48.4 - 53.6, n=6)	51 s * +1%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P	49.1 s * +4%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P	47.9 s * +7%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P	46 s * +10%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7	0.656 sec * -23%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	0.534 sec *
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (0.515 - 0.543, n=6)	0.529 sec * +1%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P	0.514 sec * +4%
Average of class Convertible (0.3985 - 0.84, n=62, last 2 years)	0.503 sec * +6%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P	0.501 sec * +6%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P	0.4612 sec * +14%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

1942 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

109.9 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

97.9 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

226 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)

3798 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)

552 Points

Cinebench R23 Single Core

1442 Points

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

11490 Points

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... in comparison

Performance Rating
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	89.5 pt
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	86.8 pt
Average of class Convertible	84.5 pt
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	70.7 pt
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	68 pt
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	59.4 pt
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	54.4 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (11322 - 13069, n=6)	12118 KRay/s +5%
Average of class Convertible (2179 - 64158, n=64, last 2 years)	12062 KRay/s +4%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	11582 KRay/s
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	8327 KRay/s -28%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	7948 KRay/s -31%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	7055 KRay/s -39%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	5314 KRay/s -54%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (72772 - 83307, n=6)	77576 Points +5%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	73889 Points
Average of class Convertible (11392 - 183760, n=63, last 2 years)	56029 Points -24%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	43394 Points -41%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	42277 Points -43%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	28944 Points -61%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	24700 Points -67%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Average of class Convertible (797 - 8151, n=63, last 2 years)	2674 MB/s +10%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (2424 - 2782, n=6)	2576 MB/s +6%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	2424 MB/s
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	2155 MB/s -11%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	2046 MB/s -16%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1961 MB/s -19%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	1769 MB/s -27%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	95529 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (86118 - 95529, n=6)	90813 Points -5%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	79538 Points -17%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	73641 Points -23%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	68033 Points -29%
Average of class Convertible (22413 - 145339, n=63, last 2 years)	66556 Points -30%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	46503 Points -51%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (10753 - 11716, n=6)	11215 Points +2%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	10994 Points
Average of class Convertible (1120 - 29155, n=63, last 2 years)	7273 Points -34%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	6065 Points -45%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	5748 Points -48%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	5675 Points -48%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	4417 Points -60%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (40080 - 45955, n=6)	42662 Points +5%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	40723 Points
Average of class Convertible (5749 - 97193, n=63, last 2 years)	28771 Points -29%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	21407 Points -47%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	20880 Points -49%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	17685 Points -57%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	14489 Points -64%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	67696 MB/s +59%
Average of class Convertible (21774 - 169089, n=63, last 2 years)	51528 MB/s +21%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (42560 - 56403, n=6)	45985 MB/s +8%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	44573 MB/s +5%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	42560 MB/s
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	41735 MB/s -2%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	38267 MB/s -10%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Average of class Convertible (218 - 2001, n=63, last 2 years)	714 MB/s +10%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (646 - 733, n=6)	686 MB/s +5%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	652 MB/s
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	644 MB/s -1%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	621 MB/s -5%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	604 MB/s -7%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	358 MB/s -45%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (5986 - 6886, n=6)	6396 KRay/s +5%
Average of class Convertible (1169 - 34297, n=63, last 2 years)	6360 KRay/s +5%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	6081 KRay/s
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	4512 KRay/s -26%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	4339 KRay/s -29%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	3762 KRay/s -38%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	2968 KRay/s -51%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	43652 MPixel/s +126%
Average of class Convertible (16583 - 81626, n=63, last 2 years)	41768 MPixel/s +116%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	40640 MPixel/s +110%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	37663 MPixel/s +95%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	19308 MPixel/s
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	18980 MPixel/s -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (13747 - 19447, n=6)	17492 MPixel/s -9%

System performance

In the synthetic PCMark 10, the IdeaPad landed ahead of its competitors with Intel's competing devices only enjoying an advantage in CrossMark. However, viewed subjectively, performance is very good and not surprising considering the speedy processors and the PCIe SSD. Although the RAM cannot be expanded, 16 GB should leave users sufficiently well equipped to deal with everyday tasks, also in years to come.

PCMark 10 / Score
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Vega 8, R7 7730U, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	6403 Points
Average of class Convertible (3229 - 9125, n=61, last 2 years)	6343 Points -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (5285 - 6403, n=6)	6017 Points -6%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	5830 Points -9%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	5000 Points -22%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	4823 Points -25%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1340P, WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	4259 Points -33%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Vega 8, R7 7730U, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	11458 Points
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	11251 Points -2%
Average of class Convertible (7233 - 12222, n=61, last 2 years)	10740 Points -6%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (10084 - 11458, n=6)	10577 Points -8%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	9596 Points -16%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	9429 Points -18%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1340P, WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	7904 Points -31%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Vega 8, R7 7730U, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	9510 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (8443 - 9761, n=6)	9294 Points -2%
Average of class Convertible (5062 - 10591, n=61, last 2 years)	8387 Points -12%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	6932 Points -27%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	6245 Points -34%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	6167 Points -35%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1340P, WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	4777 Points -50%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Average of class Convertible (2496 - 16551, n=61, last 2 years)	7844 Points +20%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	6897 Points +5%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Vega 8, R7 7730U, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	6538 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (4705 - 6561, n=6)	6029 Points -8%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	5834 Points -11%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1340P, WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	5554 Points -15%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	5082 Points -22%

CrossMark / Overall
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	1684 Points +30%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1340P, WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	1612 Points +24%
Average of class Convertible (524 - 2274, n=63, last 2 years)	1527 Points +18%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	1495 Points +15%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (1296 - 1350, n=6)	1319 Points +2%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Vega 8, R7 7730U, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	1296 Points

CrossMark / Productivity
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	1600 Points +23%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1340P, WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	1548 Points +19%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	1486 Points +14%
Average of class Convertible (554 - 1925, n=63, last 2 years)	1478 Points +14%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (1301 - 1354, n=6)	1330 Points +2%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Vega 8, R7 7730U, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	1301 Points

CrossMark / Creativity
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	1872 Points +31%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1340P, WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	1715 Points +20%
Average of class Convertible (550 - 2949, n=63, last 2 years)	1667 Points +17%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	1596 Points +12%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Vega 8, R7 7730U, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	1428 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (1372 - 1461, n=6)	1413 Points -1%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1340P, WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	1514 Points +59%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	1427 Points +49%
Average of class Convertible (381 - 1868, n=63, last 2 years)	1278 Points +34%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	1253 Points +31%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (955 - 1086, n=6)	1048 Points +10%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Vega 8, R7 7730U, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	955 Points

PCMark 10 Score		6403 points
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AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Average of class Convertible (29473 - 158525, n=63, last 2 years)	75972 MB/s +77%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	66400 MB/s +55%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	59206 MB/s +38%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	58751 MB/s +37%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	42813 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (34315 - 42873, n=6)	40021 MB/s -7%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	38640 MB/s -10%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	66708 MB/s +70%
Average of class Convertible (28905 - 126517, n=63, last 2 years)	66161 MB/s +69%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	59663 MB/s +52%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	55913 MB/s +42%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	40762 MB/s +4%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	39246 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (38520 - 39632, n=6)	39144 MB/s 0%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Average of class Convertible (30591 - 216896, n=63, last 2 years)	78041 MB/s +87%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	75061 MB/s +80%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	64898 MB/s +55%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	59311 MB/s +42%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	43701 MB/s +5%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	41792 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (29984 - 41796, n=6)	37934 MB/s -9%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Average of class Convertible (7.7 - 173, n=62, last 2 years)	120.1 ns * -9%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	112.1 ns * -2%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, Vega 8	109.7 ns *
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	104.5 ns * +5%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (94.4 - 110.6, n=6)	103.7 ns * +5%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	91.2 ns * +17%

* ... smaller is better

DPC latencies

In our standardized latency test (surfing the internet, 4K YouTube playback, CPU load) the review device was constrained slightly by the available BIOS version and has, therefore, only limited suitability in the area of real-time audio software.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1340P, WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	7490 μs * -472%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	2216 μs * -69%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Vega 8, R7 7730U, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	1309.9 μs *
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	803.5 μs * +39%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	695.6 μs * +47%

* ... smaller is better

Mass storage

Interestingly, Lenovo has installed a PCIe 4.0 SSD from Samsung (PM9B1) but the slot only supports the slower 3.0 standard and this is why the transfer rates are limited to 3.6 GB/s. However, in practice, there are no restrictions. After the first start-up, the user has 887 GB at their disposal. Additional SSD benchmarks can be found here.

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3665 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 2977 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 345 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 305 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 52.2 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 100 MB/s

CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8: 314 MB/s

CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8: 886 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Convertible	88 pt
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	78.1 pt
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	76.1 pt
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	69.9 pt
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	61.7 pt
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	59.9 pt
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	49.1 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	3019 (2834.09^min - 3019.27^max) MB/s +24%
Average of class Convertible (1080 - 4714, n=63, last 2 years)	2760 MB/s +13%
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (2437 - 2671, n=3)	2584 MB/s +6%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	2437 (2397.7^min - 2436.84^max) MB/s
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	2086 (2067.43^min - 2086.04^max) MB/s -14%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	1766 (1756.36^min - 1766.46^max) MB/s -28%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	1542 (1525.77^min - 1542.25^max) MB/s -37%
seq write
Average of class Convertible (195.5 - 5301, n=63, last 2 years)	2764 MB/s +35%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	2439 (2306.66^min - 2438.93^max) MB/s +19%
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (2026 - 2400, n=3)	2158 MB/s +5%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	2048 (1983.07^min - 2047.97^max) MB/s
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	1718 (1703.47^min - 1717.57^max) MB/s -16%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	1396 (1366.92^min - 1396.49^max) MB/s -32%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	1166 (1152.39^min - 1166.02^max) MB/s -43%
seq q8 t1 read
Average of class Convertible (2129 - 7152, n=63, last 2 years)	5127 MB/s +40%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	4042 (3771.94^min - 4042.26^max) MB/s +10%
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (3658 - 3668, n=3)	3661 MB/s 0%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	3658 (3170.63^min - 3657.88^max) MB/s
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	2996 (2553.28^min - 2996.08^max) MB/s -18%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	2408 (2106.99^min - 2408.16^max) MB/s -34%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	1942 (1793.88^min - 1941.75^max) MB/s -47%
seq q8 t1 write
Average of class Convertible (228 - 6113, n=63, last 2 years)	3927 MB/s +35%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	3110 (3096.65^min - 3109.94^max) MB/s +7%
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (2902 - 3025, n=3)	2982 MB/s +3%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	2902 (2587.47^min - 2902.46^max) MB/s
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	1884 (1708.19^min - 1883.87^max) MB/s -35%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	1437 (1389.99^min - 1436.61^max) MB/s -50%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	1111 (1089.05^min - 1111.28^max) MB/s -62%
4k q1 t1 read
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	78.1 (70.27^min - 78.14^max) MB/s +46%
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (53.6 - 81.2, n=3)	69.3 MB/s +29%
Average of class Convertible (31.1 - 81.6, n=63, last 2 years)	59.7 MB/s +11%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	59.3 (58.59^min - 59.34^max) MB/s +11%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	57.1 (55.75^min - 57.09^max) MB/s +7%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	53.6 (52.4^min - 53.64^max) MB/s
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	52.7 (51.31^min - 52.65^max) MB/s -2%
4k q1 t1 write
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	221 (217.15^min - 221.03^max) MB/s +116%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	175 (173.59^min - 174.9^max) MB/s +71%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	169.5 (166.2^min - 169.54^max) MB/s +66%
Average of class Convertible (63.6 - 398, n=63, last 2 years)	143.2 MB/s +40%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	140.5 (134.34^min - 140.51^max) MB/s +37%
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (102.2 - 158.9, n=3)	136 MB/s +33%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	102.2 (98.77^min - 102.22^max) MB/s
4k q32 t16 read
Average of class Convertible (308 - 3881, n=63, last 2 years)	1009 MB/s +46%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	1004 (997.81^min - 1003.65^max) MB/s +45%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	804 (801.57^min - 803.59^max) MB/s +16%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	727 (678.66^min - 726.52^max) MB/s +5%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	692 (674.08^min - 692.21^max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (520 - 817, n=3)	676 MB/s -2%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	520 (513.42^min - 520.41^max) MB/s -25%
4k q32 t16 write
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	1832 (1726.56^min - 1831.88^max) MB/s +457%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	823 (802.59^min - 823.22^max) MB/s +150%
Average of class Convertible (148.5 - 3537, n=63, last 2 years)	665 MB/s +102%
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (329 - 401, n=3)	373 MB/s +13%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	366 (310.36^min - 366.25^max) MB/s +11%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	350 (341.82^min - 349.69^max) MB/s +6%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	329 (308.61^min - 328.51^max) MB/s

AS SSD
Score Total
Average of class Convertible (1472 - 8028, n=62, last 2 years)	3984 Points +27%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	3822 Points +22%
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (3126 - 3911, n=3)	3592 Points +15%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	3126 Points
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	2465 Points -21%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	2040 Points -35%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	1534 Points -51%
Score Read
Average of class Convertible (525 - 3137, n=62, last 2 years)	1320 Points +33%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	1090 Points +10%
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (993 - 1188, n=3)	1085 Points +9%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	1031 Points +4%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	997 Points 0%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	993 Points
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	832 Points -16%
Score Write
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	2209 Points +33%
Average of class Convertible (244 - 3315, n=62, last 2 years)	2047 Points +23%
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (1663 - 2171, n=3)	1991 Points +20%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	1663 Points
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	952 Points -43%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	574 Points -65%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	341 Points -79%
Seq Read
Average of class Convertible (1913 - 5684, n=62, last 2 years)	3938 MB/s +34%
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (2934 - 3059, n=3)	3010 MB/s +3%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	2934 MB/s
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	2811.91 MB/s -4%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	2730.33 MB/s -7%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	2278 MB/s -22%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	1940.5 MB/s -34%
Seq Write
Average of class Convertible (180 - 5229, n=62, last 2 years)	2494 MB/s +33%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	1881 MB/s
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (1524 - 2006, n=3)	1804 MB/s -4%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	1708.72 MB/s -9%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	1512.15 MB/s -20%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	1069 MB/s -43%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	797.61 MB/s -58%
4K Read
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (49.3 - 74, n=3)	64.1 MB/s +30%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	58.52 MB/s +19%
Average of class Convertible (28.1 - 85.3, n=62, last 2 years)	58.2 MB/s +18%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	54.6 MB/s +11%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	54.57 MB/s +11%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	49.3 MB/s
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	19.2 MB/s -61%
4K Write
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	215.46 MB/s +136%
Average of class Convertible (72.1 - 347, n=62, last 2 years)	166 MB/s +82%
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (91.4 - 205, n=3)	162.3 MB/s +78%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	160.7 MB/s +76%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	141.68 MB/s +55%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	96.41 MB/s +5%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	91.4 MB/s
4K-64 Read
Average of class Convertible (214 - 2508, n=62, last 2 years)	869 MB/s +33%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	758.75 MB/s +17%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	748.77 MB/s +15%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	748 MB/s +15%
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (651 - 813, n=3)	720 MB/s +11%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	651 MB/s
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	531.82 MB/s -18%
4K-64 Write
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	1822.41 MB/s +32%
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (1384 - 1829, n=3)	1649 MB/s +19%
Average of class Convertible (121.3 - 2636, n=62, last 2 years)	1632 MB/s +18%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	1384 MB/s
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	685 MB/s -51%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	352.28 MB/s -75%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	93.05 MB/s -93%
Access Time Read
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	0.244 ms * -542%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	0.138 ms * -263%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	0.128 ms * -237%
Average of class Convertible (0.024 - 0.225, n=62, last 2 years)	0.08163 ms * -115%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	0.063 ms * -66%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	0.038 ms *
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (0.028 - 0.048, n=3)	0.038 ms * -0%
Access Time Write
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	0.651 ms * -1380%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	0.396 ms * -800%
Average of class Convertible (0.019 - 0.445, n=62, last 2 years)	0.09021 ms * -105%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	0.072 ms * -64%
Average Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB (0.039 - 0.084, n=3)	0.05567 ms * -27%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	0.044 ms *
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G	0.036 ms * +18%

* ... smaller is better

Continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8: Ø3334 (1416.1-3655.1)

Graphics card

The Ryzen 7 7730U uses the old but familiar RX-Vega-8-iGPU. Of course, performance-wise, it can't quite keep up with the newer Radeon 680M but it still manages to stay pace with the latest Iris Xe Graphics G7 which Intel also still uses in its current Raptor Lake CPUs. In this area, there are advantages to the Intel iGPU, but overall the performance difference is very small meaning in everyday situations there is no real difference between the Vega 8 and the Iris Xe Graphics.

Gaming presents the same big limitations and it would be advisable to focus on older or less demanding titles. However, at least the performance stays completely stable even when gaming for longer sessions, as demonstrated by both our Time Spy stress test and Witcher 3 endurance test. The GPU performance also remains nearly constant in battery mode. Additional GPU benchmarks are available in our technical section.

3DMark Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Convertible	96.6 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 G1-21D20016GE AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z	93.3 pt
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	65 pt
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1340P	62 pt
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	56.9 pt
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE ^-1! Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	56.9 pt
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	55.1 pt
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	49.9 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 G1-21D20016GE AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z	10714 Points +63%
Average of class Convertible (1505 - 40732, n=62, last 2 years)	9627 Points +47%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	6813 Points +4%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	6556 Points
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1340P	6286 Points -4%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	6004 Points -8%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (3459 - 7591, n=57)	5861 Points -11%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Convertible (1185 - 25992, n=63, last 2 years)	7101 Points +71%
Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 G1-21D20016GE AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z	6865 Points +65%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1340P	5107 Points +23%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	4961 Points +19%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	4408 Points +6%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	4159 Points
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	4032 Points -3%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (1694 - 5041, n=57)	3640 Points -12%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Convertible (327 - 10224, n=62, last 2 years)	2605 Points +96%
Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 G1-21D20016GE AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z	2170 Points +63%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	1601 Points +20%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1340P	1445 Points +9%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	1371 Points +3%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	1345 Points +1%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	1330 Points
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (540 - 1557, n=57)	1142 Points -14%

3DMark 11 Performance		6776 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		3819 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		1514 points
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... in comparison

Blender: v3.3 Classroom HIP/AMD | v3.3 Classroom CPU

Blender / v3.3 Classroom HIP/AMD
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (477 - 1133, n=12)	702 Seconds * -15%
Average of class Convertible (607 - 712, n=3, last 2 years)	647 Seconds * -6%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	612 Seconds *

Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	673 Seconds * -38%
Average of class Convertible (163 - 2067, n=64, last 2 years)	651 Seconds * -33%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1340P	581 Seconds * -19%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (463 - 1042, n=21)	574 Seconds * -18%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	488 Seconds *

* ... smaller is better

Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Convertible	98 pt
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE ^-2! Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	70.4 pt
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	69.5 pt
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	69 pt
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P ^-1! Intel Core i5-1340P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	62.5 pt
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	61.9 pt

The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Average of class Convertible (10.2 - 101, n=36, last 2 years)	23.1 fps +57%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	14.7 (12^min, 14^P1) fps
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	13.7 (12^min) fps -7%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	11.8 (10^min) fps -20%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	10 fps -32%

GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Average of class Convertible (7.14 - 89.5, n=51, last 2 years)	18.7 fps +63%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	11.5 (3.02^min, 8.26^P1) fps
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	10.7 (1.552^min, 7.63^P1) fps -7%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	9.25 (4.42^min, 5.56^P1) fps -20%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	7.2 fps -37%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	5.98 (2.96^min, 3.57^P1) fps -48%

Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Average of class Convertible (10.8 - 167.9, n=59, last 2 years)	41.6 fps +73%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	28.7 (8.1^min, 10.9^P1) fps +19%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	24.1 (6.1^min, 7.58^P1) fps
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	21.4 (6^min, 7.62^P1) fps -11%

Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Average of class Convertible (18.8 - 142, n=64, last 2 years)	61.9 fps +16%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	53.3 (46.9^min) fps
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	52.4 (45.2^min) fps -2%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	50 (45.1^min) fps -6%
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	46.5 (40.7^min) fps -13%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	45.3 (22.1^min) fps -15%

X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	35.3 fps +27%
Average of class Convertible (12.8 - 82.3, n=63, last 2 years)	31.7 fps +14%
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	30.9 fps +12%
Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	29.1 fps +5%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	28.5 fps +3%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	27.7 fps

Witcher 3 FPS diagram

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 R7 7730U, Vega 8: Ø14.7 (12-16)

	low	med.	high	ultra
GTA V (2015)	109.2	95.7	27.9	11.5
The Witcher 3 (2015)	77		24	14.7
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	109.6	92.6	56.8	53.3
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	38.9	32.3	27.7
Far Cry 5 (2018)	48	23	20	19
Strange Brigade (2018)	88.6	34.9	29.1	24.1
F1 2021 (2021)	101.6	41.1	31.3	21
F1 22 (2022)	39.4	34.8	26.5	18.5

Emissions & energy

Noise emissions

In day-to-day use, the IdeaPad Flex 5 16 is a very quiet device. However, with turbo mode activated the fan turns on, sometimes even under low load. Although it has to be said, at around 28 dB(A), the noise is not very loud. For simple tasks, you can switch to one of the weaker performance modes, without hesitation (which is easily achieved by a simple button press) and then enjoy a quiet device again. When gaming and also during our stress test, we measured a maximum of just under 42 dB(A) which was quite high, considering the performance. This is where it becomes noticeable that, despite the large case, a single fan has the job of transporting heat from the case. In addition, we also noticed occasional electronic noises.

Noise Level

Idle		24.2 / 24.2 / 28.7 dB(A)
Load		33.1 / 41.8 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24.2 dB(A)

	Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Vega 8, R7 7730U, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1340P, WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G
Noise		8%	3%	1%	-5%
off / environment *	24.2	23.2 4%	23.6 2%	25 -3%	26 -7%
Idle Minimum *	24.2	23.5 3%	23.6 2%	25 -3%	26 -7%
Idle Average *	24.2	23.5 3%	23.6 2%	25 -3%	26 -7%
Idle Maximum *	28.7	23.5 18%	23.6 18%	25 13%	27 6%
Load Average *	33.1	29.4 11%	37.7 -14%	32.7 1%	39.7 -20%
Witcher 3 ultra *	41.8	35.6 15%	40 4%
Load Maximum *	41.8	39.7 5%	40.2 4%	42 -0%	39.5 6%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

In everyday situations, there are no temperature problems but either when gaming or under high load, once again the negative side of single-fan cooling makes itself known. Our thermal images clearly show that only the left side of the case heats up and with peak temperatures of around 50 °C in the left corner, we would advise against placing the device on your lap in this extreme scenario. In the stress test, the SoC quickly levelled off to 25 watts and then remained stable at this level.

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


51.4 °C 125 F	47.2 °C 117 F	44.8 °C 113 F
48.7 °C 120 F	47 °C 117 F	34.7 °C 94 F
41.2 °C 106 F	36.1 °C 97 F	26.5 °C 80 F

Maximum: 51.4 °C = 125 F
Average: 42 °C = 108 F


47.8 °C 118 F	45.3 °C 114 F	47.3 °C 117 F
26.9 °C 80 F	44.1 °C 111 F	45 °C 113 F
25 °C 77 F	31.6 °C 89 F	39 °C 102 F

Maximum: 47.8 °C = 118 F
Average: 39.1 °C = 102 F

Power Supply (max.) 40.4 °C = 105 F | Room Temperature 20.3 °C = 69 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


24.8 °C 77 F	24.3 °C 76 F	23.1 °C 74 F
24.6 °C 76 F	24 °C 75 F	22.6 °C 73 F
23.3 °C 74 F	22.7 °C 73 F	22.3 °C 72 F

Maximum: 24.8 °C = 77 F
Average: 23.5 °C = 74 F


24.7 °C 76 F	24.5 °C 76 F	24.9 °C 77 F
22.6 °C 73 F	24.4 °C 76 F	24.8 °C 77 F
21.9 °C 71 F	22.9 °C 73 F	23.4 °C 74 F

Maximum: 24.9 °C = 77 F
Average: 23.8 °C = 75 F

Power Supply (max.) 23 °C = 73 F | Room Temperature 19.8 °C = 68 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


41.8 °C 107 F	41.4 °C 107 F	38.3 °C 101 F
42.1 °C 108 F	40.9 °C 106 F	29.4 °C 85 F
32 °C 90 F	28.3 °C 83 F	23.3 °C 74 F

Maximum: 42.1 °C = 108 F
Average: 35.3 °C = 96 F


31.3 °C 88 F	37.3 °C 99 F	39.3 °C 103 F
23.9 °C 75 F	34.1 °C 93 F	34.2 °C 94 F
23 °C 73 F	29.3 °C 85 F	31.1 °C 88 F

Maximum: 39.3 °C = 103 F
Average: 31.5 °C = 89 F

Power Supply (max.) 39.3 °C = 103 F | Room Temperature 19.9 °C = 68 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 42 °C / 108 F, compared to the average of 30.3 °C / 87 F for the devices in the class Convertible.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 51.4 °C / 125 F, compared to the average of 35.4 °C / 96 F, ranging from 19.6 to 60 °C for the class Convertible.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 47.8 °C / 118 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 23.5 °C / 74 F, compared to the device average of 30.3 °C / 87 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 35.3 °C / 96 F, compared to the device average of 30.3 °C / 87 F.
(-) The palmrests and touchpad can get very hot to the touch with a maximum of 41.2 °C / 106.2 F.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28 °C / 82.4 F (-13.2 °C / -23.8 F).

Surface temperatures stress test (bottom)

	Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1340P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
Heat		-12%	20%	6%	1%
Maximum Upper Side *	51.4	42.2 18%	39 24%	42.6 17%	43.1 16%
Maximum Bottom *	47.8	47.4 1%	34.2 28%	40.8 15%	44.4 7%
Idle Upper Side *	24.8	32.2 -30%	21.2 15%	25.9 -4%	27.6 -11%
Idle Bottom *	24.9	33.6 -35%	21.6 13%	26.1 -5%	27.1 -9%

* ... smaller is better

Speakers

When it comes to high tones, the stereo speakers offer good quality. Although this is something beneficial to voice playback, in general, the sound is quite thin and lacks bass. For this reason, music and films are not particularly enjoyable with the integrated speakers. The Dolby Access software effects (incl. various profiles) should be left activated otherwise the sound becomes even thinner.

Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 23.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.1% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (6.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.6% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (19.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 44% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 49% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 20%, worst was 57%
Compared to all devices tested
» 43% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 50% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (89.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 15.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (11.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 9% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 89% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 20%, worst was 57%
Compared to all devices tested
» 7% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 91% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

Energy management

Overall, our energy measurements uncovered no surprises and idle consumption of 12 watts for a large, 16-inch device is decent. The power supply unit briefly reaches its limits at 67 watts under load, but consumption then fell to 63 watts after only a few seconds and later 51 watts. Thus, ensuring the supplied 65-watt PSU is suitably sized.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.26 / 0.46 Watt
Idle	5.4 / 11.1 / 11.6 Watt
Load	52.7 / 67 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy

	Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Vega 8, R7 7730U, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB	Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe	Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK	Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1340P, WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G
Power Consumption		8%	-3%	26%	-2%
Idle Minimum *	5.4	5.3 2%	6.6 -22%	4 26%	6.4 -19%
Idle Average *	11.1	8.3 25%	8.3 25%	5.6 50%	7.7 31%
Idle Maximum *	11.6	9.6 17%	9.8 16%	10.1 13%	15.2 -31%
Load Average *	52.7	54.3 -3%	66 -25%	34.7 34%	52.7 -0%
Witcher 3 ultra *	47.6	43.9 8%	52 -9%	34.7 27%	46 3%
Load Maximum *	67	70 -4%	67.1 -0%	63 6%	63 6%

* ... smaller is better

Energy consumption Witcher 3 / stress test

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø47.6 (46.4-51.7)

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø61.7 (50.6-67)

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8; Idle 150cd/m2: Ø8.26 (7.71-11)

Energy consumption with an external monitor

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø58.3 (55.3-66.9)

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø67 (66.9-67.1)

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8; Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor): Ø27.8 (26.3-56.4)

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8; Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor): Ø61.6 (56.1-67.1)

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø44.2 (42.3-47.1)

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø44 (42.7-54.1)

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø6.28 (5.26-8.68)

Battery life

Lenovo only uses a 52.5 Wh battery but our tests show the battery life to be very good, especially at an adaptive brightness of 150 cd/m² (representing 80 % of the review device's maximum brightness). In the video and Wi-Fi tests, we measured 13 hours and just under 10 hours (or ~7 hours at full brightness), respectively. All in all, these are very good results. With the device switched on, a complete charging cycle takes almost 95 minutes.

Battery Runtime

WiFi Websurfing (Edge 111)		9h 45min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (Edge 111)		7h 14min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p		13h 03min
Load (maximum brightness)		1h 06min

	Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 R7 7730U, Vega 8, 52.5 Wh	Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 87 Wh	Lenovo Yoga 7 16IAP7 i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 71 Wh	Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 NP950QDB-KC3DE i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 67 Wh	Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i5-1340P i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 76 Wh	Average of class Convertible
Battery Runtime		121%	26%	54%	29%	32%
H.264	783					898 ?(540 - 1238, n=17, last 2 years) 15%
WiFi v1.3	585	876 50%	475 -19%	679 16%	579 -1%	654 ?(305 - 1318, n=65, last 2 years) 12%
Load	66	193 192%	113 71%	127 92%	105 59%	112.1 ?(42 - 219, n=38, last 2 years) 70%

Pros

+ decent system performance

+ long battery life

+ stylus included

+ backlit keyboard

+ Wi-Fi 6 and SD reader

Cons

- electronic noises

- one-sided warming under load

- hinges flex noticeably

- very low color space coverage

- reduced CPU performance in battery mode

Verdict - A large 2-in-1 with good battery life

Review: Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16 G8. Review device provided by:

The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16 G8 is a large, solidly equipped, 2-in-1 in the lower price segment. The AMD Ryzen 7 7730U is a renamed Zen3 processor (Ryzen 7 5825U) which still manages to keep pace with the Intel CPUs, especially in multi-core operation. This is something that also applies to the old Vega 8 iGPU. Performance is definitely sufficient for everyday tasks and in tests the battery proved itself to be very economical.

That aside, there is a lot of standard fare on show and a search for real highlights ends in vain. The low color coverage and reflective display can be avoided by going for an optional 2.5K display but this also presumably results in poorer battery life. The cooling uses only one fan and leads to a raised temperature on one side of the device under load. Additionally, there is very loud fan noise, also under load or when gaming. On top of that, we also occasionally noticed electronic noises.

With the IdeaPad Flex 5 16 G8 Lenovo is offering a large 16-inch 2-in-1 in the entry-level range which has good battery life for everyday use. In particular, the configuration with a 512 GB SSD for less than $749 is an interesting offer.

The configurations with the 512 GB SSD ought to be interesting for many customers as we are dealing with a machine priced at under $749. The upgrade to the 2.5K display with full sRGB coverage could be worthwhile if you plan to edit images. However, from a subjective point of view, the image quality offered by the standard panel is also not bad at all, especially for everyday tasks.

Price and availability

The latest IdeaPad Flex 5 16 with a Ryzen 7 7730U and a 1 TB SSD is currently on offer (21% discount) on Lenovo's online store for $765.

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 - 04/14/2023 v7 ^(old)
Andreas Osthoff

Chassis

73 / 98 → 74%

Keyboard

79%

Pointing Device

75%

Connectivity

61 / 75 → 81%

Weight

63 / 20-75 → 78%

Battery

89%

Display

78%

Games Performance

65 / 78 → 83%

Application Performance

92 / 85 → 100%

Temperature

86%

Noise

82%

Audio

77 / 91 → 84%

Camera

36 / 85 → 42%

Average

73%

81%

Convertible - Weighted Average

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> Expert Reviews and News on Laptops, Smartphones and Tech Innovations > Reviews > Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16 review - An affordable 16-inch 2-in-1 with a Ryzen 7000

Andreas Osthoff, 2023-04-18 (Update: 2023-04-18)

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16 review - An affordable 16-inch 2-in-1 with a Ryzen 7000

A large 2-in-1 with bags of stamina.

Possible competitors compared

Case - IdeaPad Flex with an aluminum cover

Size comparison

Features - USB-C and a card reader

Maintenance

Input devices - A standard keyboard with a numerical keypad and backlighting

Display - Lenovo uses a cheap IPS panel

Display Response Times

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

Performance - AMD's Zen3 cores are still competitive

Test conditions

Processor - Ryzen 7 7730U or Ryzen 7 5825U

Cinebench R15 Multi Continuous test

System performance

DPC latencies

Mass storage

Continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Graphics card

Witcher 3 FPS diagram

Emissions & energy

Noise emissions

Temperature

Speakers

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 audio analysis

Dell Inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 audio analysis

Energy management

Energy consumption Witcher 3 / stress test

Energy consumption with an external monitor

Battery life

Pros

Cons

Verdict - A large 2-in-1 with good battery life

Price and availability

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