Lenovo IdeaPad Pro Series
Processor: AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) R7 8845HS, AMD Phoenix (Zen 4) R7 7840HS, Intel Meteor Lake-H Ultra 7 155H, Intel Meteor Lake-H Ultra 9 185H, Intel Raptor Lake-H i5-13500H, Intel Raptor Lake-H i7-13700HGraphics Adapter: AMD Radeon 780M, Intel Arc 8-Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU, NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
Display: 14.00 inch, 16.00 inch
Weight: 1.46kg, 1.489kg, 1.891kg, 1.91kg, 1.93kg, 2.002kg
Price: 949, 1100, 1300, 1500, 1700 euro
Average of 13 scores (from 28 reviews)
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 14AHP9
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 14AHP9Processor: AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) R7 8845HS
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon 780M
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:10, 2880 x 1800 pixels
Weight: 1.489kg
Price: 949 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Reviews
The new Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 14 is a 14-inch laptop with a fast AMD Zen4 processor and a high-res 120 Hz 2.8K OLED screen. In addition, it features 32 GB RAM and USB 4.0 for a comparatively low price.
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/18/2024
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/18/2024
Source: Laptop Media
The Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 14″ Gen 9 (14AHP9) is a solid portable device. The keyboard and touchpad combo is spot on, especially in this price category. The comfort under max loads is good – the fans aren’t noisy and the keyboard barely gets warm. The 2.8K OLED 120Hz display (LEN140WQ+ (LEN8ABA)) is the main event. It offers full sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage, 405 cd/m² max brightness in SDR mode, and an infinite contrast ratio. The PWM usage seems the only downside of this screen but above 65 cd/m² the pulsations are with limited amplitude which makes the panel comfortable for long hours of work. The performance is on point. The Ryzen 7 8845HS can sustain around 4.00 GHz during max loads in “Performance” or “Auto” mode.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/17/2024
Source: Laptop Media
The Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 14″ Gen 9 (14AHP9) is a solid portable device. The keyboard and touchpad combo is spot on, especially in this price category. The comfort under max loads is good – the fans aren’t noisy and the keyboard barely gets warm. The 2.8K OLED 120Hz display (LEN140WQ+ (LEN8ABA)) is the main event. It offers full sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage, 405 cd/m² max brightness in SDR mode, and an infinite contrast ratio. The PWM usage seems the only downside of this screen but above 65 cd/m² the pulsations are with limited amplitude which makes the panel comfortable for long hours of work. The performance is on point. The Ryzen 7 8845HS can sustain around 4.00 GHz during max loads in “Performance” or “Auto” mode.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/17/2024
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Short, Date: 01/03/2024
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Short, Date: 01/03/2024
Foreign Reviews
Source: Laptopmedia CN
zh-CN→ENPositive: Slim size; light weight; nice display; rich set of ports; great cameras; high performance; long battery life; nice ergonomics; good speakers. Negative: Non-expandable RAM; no fingerprint sensor.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/17/2024
Source: Laptopmedia CN
zh-CN→ENPositive: Slim size; light weight; nice display; rich set of ports; great cameras; high performance; long battery life; nice ergonomics; good speakers. Negative: Non-expandable RAM; no fingerprint sensor.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/17/2024
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16IMH G9
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16IMH G9Processor: Intel Meteor Lake-H Ultra 7 155H
Graphics Adapter: Intel Arc 8-Core
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixels
Weight: 1.891kg
Price: 1300 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Reviews
The IdeaPad Pro 5 16 is a large multimedia laptop fitted with one of the latest Meteor Lake processors, a 120-Hz display and modern connectivity options. However, Lenovo also offers an AMD model and we want to find out which one is the better choice.
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 14IRH8
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 14IRH8Processor: Intel Raptor Lake-H i7-13700H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU 6144 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:10, 2880 x 1800 pixels
Weight: 1.46kg
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Foreign Reviews
Source: Jagat Review
ID→ENPositive: Powerful processor; great dedicated graphics card; high performance; very long battery life; Thunderbolt 4 port.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/29/2024
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16APH8
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16APH8Processor: AMD Phoenix (Zen 4) R7 7840HS
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon 780M
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixels
Weight: 1.93kg
Price: 1100 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Average Score:
Foreign Reviews
Source: Tweakers
NL→ENUser Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/09/2024
Rating: Total score: 20%
Source: Tweakers
NL→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/30/2024
Rating: Total score: 100%
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 14IRH8, i5-13500H
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 14IRH8, i5-13500HProcessor: Intel Raptor Lake-H i5-13500H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU 6144 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:10, 2880 x 1800 pixels
Weight: 1.46kg
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Reviews
Source: Laptop Media
The Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i (14″, Gen 8) is a nice offer in its class. It has an aluminum build and the device is suitable for almost everyone thanks to the stealthy look and clean design. The performance is good because of the potent cooling solutions with two fans and two heat pipes. Our device has the Core i5-13500H which can be a serious challenge for a lot of thin machines with its 16 threads, 18MB of cache, and a 45W TDP. Despite the laptop’s low weight and 15.99 mm profile, the CPU can sustain a 3.25 GHz P core clock and a 55W power limit under long processor loads which is a serious achievement. The optional 2.8K IPS display (LEN140WQ+ (LEN8AAA)) should be another key selling point. It has a 16:10 aspect ratio and a 120 Hz refresh rate. It boasts 100% sRGB and 85% DCP-P3 coverage.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 01/03/2024
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16IMH G9 RTX 4050
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16IMH G9 RTX 4050Processor: Intel Meteor Lake-H Ultra 9 185H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU 6144 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 2048 x 1280 pixels
Weight: 2.002kg
Price: 1500 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Average Score:
Reviews
The ideaPad Pro 5 16 G9 does it all when configured with its discrete GPU option. The downside, however, is a louder and much warmer system than many other ultra-thin multimedia alternatives.
Source: Ben G Kaiser
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/11/2024
Source: Ben G Kaiser
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/11/2024
Source: How to Geek
The Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 16" is an excellent all-around machine if you need a workstation laptop that can have some fun, too. It won't blow your hair back like the company's Legion lineup or an Alienware gaming laptop. Still, it's more than capable of meeting your work and play needs if you're in the market for a general-purpose laptop.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/02/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: How to Geek
The Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 16" is an excellent all-around machine if you need a workstation laptop that can have some fun, too. It won't blow your hair back like the company's Legion lineup or an Alienware gaming laptop. Still, it's more than capable of meeting your work and play needs if you're in the market for a general-purpose laptop.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/02/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC Mag
The Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 16 is not an exciting-looking laptop, but it might well be one worth buying. It delivers potent CPU and GPU performance, an attractive OLED display, an enjoyable keyboard, and lots of connectivity at a reasonable MSRP of $1,499.99. It’s a decent value and even a bit of a steal when discounted. That’s not to say it’s perfect. The IdeaPad didn’t dazzle in our battery life test, and its touchpad is underwhelming. Nor is it worth buying a Costco membership just to get this laptop, despite Costco's doubling (to two years) the warranty for most computer purchases.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/30/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC Mag
The Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 16 is not an exciting-looking laptop, but it might well be one worth buying. It delivers potent CPU and GPU performance, an attractive OLED display, an enjoyable keyboard, and lots of connectivity at a reasonable MSRP of $1,499.99. It’s a decent value and even a bit of a steal when discounted. That’s not to say it’s perfect. The IdeaPad didn’t dazzle in our battery life test, and its touchpad is underwhelming. Nor is it worth buying a Costco membership just to get this laptop, despite Costco's doubling (to two years) the warranty for most computer purchases.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/30/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Slashgear
The Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 16 Gen 9 is an unusual amalgamation of attributes, with components you wouldn't expect to see in a laptop of this size and weight. It's equally at home playing the latest games, watching movies, and editing video as it is working spreadsheets or writing a novel. It's got the power to be a gaming PC, but is not obtrusively a gaming device, and is sleek and light enough to haul around without it becoming a burden. The tradeoff is that if you actually put all that power to use, you'd better be plugged in, because while it may have the guts of a gaming laptop, it doesn't have the beefy battery necessary to play much more than a single round of Helldivers 2, and I wouldn't trust it not to die on me during the middle of a particularly long DOTA 2 match.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/06/2024
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Slashgear
The Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 16 Gen 9 is an unusual amalgamation of attributes, with components you wouldn't expect to see in a laptop of this size and weight. It's equally at home playing the latest games, watching movies, and editing video as it is working spreadsheets or writing a novel. It's got the power to be a gaming PC, but is not obtrusively a gaming device, and is sleek and light enough to haul around without it becoming a burden. The tradeoff is that if you actually put all that power to use, you'd better be plugged in, because while it may have the guts of a gaming laptop, it doesn't have the beefy battery necessary to play much more than a single round of Helldivers 2, and I wouldn't trust it not to die on me during the middle of a particularly long DOTA 2 match.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/06/2024
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Laptop Mag
Even with our high-end specs, the IdeaPad Pro 5i keeps its promised relatively long-lasting battery life despite the increased power consumption of a discrete Nvidia RTX 4050 GPU and 16-inch 2K OLED display panel. Which should make it one of my favorite laptops. I love a good combination of power and efficiency, especially if it meets expectations. And yet, it’s the small details that trip up the IdeaPad Pro. From a grainy IR webcam, tinny audio, mushy keyboard, and boring design, there’s much to find lacking with this Lenovo laptop. While none of these faults are enough to tank the IdeaPad completely, they equate to a disappointing package.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/01/2024
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Laptop Mag
Even with our high-end specs, the IdeaPad Pro 5i keeps its promised relatively long-lasting battery life despite the increased power consumption of a discrete Nvidia RTX 4050 GPU and 16-inch 2K OLED display panel. Which should make it one of my favorite laptops. I love a good combination of power and efficiency, especially if it meets expectations. And yet, it’s the small details that trip up the IdeaPad Pro. From a grainy IR webcam, tinny audio, mushy keyboard, and boring design, there’s much to find lacking with this Lenovo laptop. While none of these faults are enough to tank the IdeaPad completely, they equate to a disappointing package.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/01/2024
Rating: Total score: 70%
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16AHP9
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16AHP9Processor: AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) R7 8845HS
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU 6144 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 2048 x 1280 pixels
Weight: 1.91kg
Price: 1700 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Reviews
Source: Laptop Media
Although they look and feel almost identical, the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 is much more work-oriented than its Slim 5 counterpart. It’s not just the Pro moniker; this device is truly geared for professional tasks with all necessary ports and a military-certified chassis. The Pro 5’s AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS CPU is quite powerful, trailing just 7% behind the new AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370. While the latter boasts a 50 TOPS NPU (currently underutilized), you can equip the IdeaPad Pro 5 with a GeForce RTX 4050, doubling HX 370’s INT8 peak AI performance. Surprisingly, this RTX 4050 variant operates at 100W TGP, despite official specs listing it at 80W. The OLED display is another highlight, offering a 120 Hz refresh rate for smoother motion, high brightness, and accurate colors with our Design and Gaming profile.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/01/2024
Foreign Reviews
Source: Laptopmedia CN
zh-CN→ENPositive: Metal case; compact size; light weight; good connectivity; beautiful OLED display.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/01/2024
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16IMH9
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16IMH9Processor: Intel Meteor Lake-H Ultra 7 155H
Graphics Adapter: Intel Arc 8-Core
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixels
Weight: 1.91kg
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Reviews
Source: Zdnet.com
Lenovo's IdeaPad Pro 5i has all the right hardware components to make it the premiere laptop for professionals and students. It has a strong CPU/GPU pairing, a 2K OLED display, and a decent keyboard, but its usual $900 price tag will place it on the higher end of the typical student's budget. Fortunately, it's currently 15% off at $747. If you're looking for a less expensive 16-inch laptop, Lenovo's V15 G2 is several hundred dollars cheaper, although you're trading in the impressive OLED screen for one that's much more low-key.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/27/2024
Source: Laptop Media
When we began searching for the best affordable 16-inch laptop for work, we ordered four models from Lenovo’s 5 Series because the differences weren’t clear initially. Now we found what we were looking for, with the last review of these four, the one for the Intel version of the Pro lineup, called 16IMH9.IdeaPad Pro 5i 16IMH9 looks just like Slim 5i 16IMH9 but it’s much more powerful in both CPU, GPU, and AI performance, even when comparing configurations with the same CPU and GPU. Moreover, Pro 5i is better equipped in terms of ports – again, they look the same, but here we have Thunderbolt 4, USB 3.2 Gen 2×2, and HDMI 2.1. Also, the screen is much more color-accurate, and you can order it with 2.5K IPS panel option as well.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/28/2024
Foreign Reviews
Source: Laptopmedia CN
zh-CN→ENPositive: Metal case; slim size; light weight; tough device; long battery life; rich set of ports. Negative: Unsupported HDR display.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/28/2024
Comment
Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.
In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.
In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
AMD Radeon 780M: Integrated graphics card in the Ryzen 7040 mobile series APUs based on the RDNA3 architecture with 12 CUs (= 768 shaders) and a clock speed of up to 3 GHz.
With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.
Intel Arc 8-Core: Integrated graphics adapter based on the Xe LPG architecture (similar to the dedicated Arc GPUs, but with a focus on efficiency). Provides all 8 Xe cores (128 Xe vector engines) and 8 ray tracing units.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU: Mid-range gaming laptop graphics card based on the Ampere GA107 chip. Offers 2560 shaders and is offered in different TGP (power consumption) variants from 35 to 80 Watt with different clock speeds and therefore performance. Refresh of the RTX 3050 with 6GB, higher shader count but a reduced memory bandwidth of 96Bit.
NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU: Mid-range graphics card for laptops based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Offers 6 GB of GDDR6 VRAM (96 Bit) and is configurable with a TGP of 35 - 115W (+ Dynamic Boost).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c):
R7 8845HS: A powerful Hawk Point family chip that saw the light of day in H2 2023. We believe the 8845HS to be an R7 7840HS in disguise but with higher clock speeds on the Ryzen AI NPU. The 8845HS features 8 cores (16 threads thanks to SMT support) running at up to 5.1 GHz. Last but not the least, the Radeon 780M serves as the integrated GPU.
Intel Meteor Lake-H:
Ultra 7 155H: A high-end Meteor Lake chip that debuted in December 2023. This 1st Gen Core Ultra processor has come to replace 13th generation Core chips; it has 16 cores (6 + 8 + 2) and 22 threads at its disposal. Its Performance cores, of which there are 6, run at up to 4.8 GHz while its Efficient cores, of which there are 10 (8 main cores plus 2 extra ones found in the Low Power Island) run at up to 3.8 GHz. The integrated AI Boost NPU offers two Gen 3 engines for hardware AI workload acceleration. This laptop processor's Base power consumption is 28 W while its Turbo power consumption is supposed to stay within 115 W.
Ultra 9 185H: The top-of-the-line Meteor Lake chip that debuted in December 2023. This 1st Gen Core Ultra processor has come to replace 13th generation Core chips; it has 16 cores (6 + 8 + 2) and 22 threads at its disposal. Its Performance cores, of which there are 6, run at up to 5.1 GHz while its Efficient cores, of which there are 10 (8 main cores plus 2 extra ones found in the Low Power Island) run at up to 3.8 GHz. The 8-core Arc GPU, just out of the oven, serves as the integrated graphics adapter - this runs at up to 2.35 GHz - and there is a bevy of other brand-new technologies on offer as well such as the integrated AI Boost NPU with two Gen 3 engines for hardware AI workload acceleration. vPro Enterprise and business-centric features such as the Remote Platform Erase are onboard as well. This laptop processors's "base" power consumption is 45 W, while its Turbo power consumption is not supposed to go over 115 W.
Intel Raptor Lake-H:
i7-13700H: Alder Lake based mobile CPU with 6 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 20 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks with up to 5 GHz. Compared to the i9-13900HK no easy overclocking supported, but instead full vPro management feature-set.
i5-13500H: On Alder-Lake based mobile CPU with 4 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 16 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks up to 4.7 GHz and supports vPro.
AMD Phoenix (Zen 4):
R7 7840HS: A powerful Phoenix family chip that saw the light of day in H1 2023. The processor features 8 cores (16 threads thanks to SMT support) running at 3.8 GHz. Not only does this APU has full might of the Zen 4 architecture at its disposal, it also comes with the new Ryzen AI technology that's set to make generative AI more ubiquitous than ever before. Last but not the least, the Radeon 780M serves as the integrated GPU.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.00:
14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact.
In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers.
16.00:
This range for display formats was and is a rarity. It is larger than the general standard of 15 inches, but not yet in the range of large workstations. One usually has higher screen resolutions available, but portability suffers from that.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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78.52%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
