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MagyarLenovo Legion 5 17 with RTX 3060 in review: Strong gaming laptop with current-gen AMD Ryzen CPU
The Legion series from Lenovo has been a household name in the gaming scene for a long time now. The Legion 5 is far from inconspicuous visually, since its striking design has also made it to the latest 2022 model, which is based on an AMD APU.
On top of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, users may choose from three different Nvidia GPUs. The GeForce RTX 3050 base model of the Lenovo Legion 5 17 starts at 1150 USD, while our test configuration with a GeForce RTX 3060 mobile GPU is available for approximately 1220 USD. For the price, users also receive a 144-Hz 1080p display, 16 GB of RAM, and a 512-GB NVMe SSD. Windows 11 Home edition is included by default. The system can be configured according to your preferences through Lenovo's online shop.
We used similarly equipped devices for comparison purposes. The table below shows the competitors we chose.
Potential Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85.2 % | 02/2022 | Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE R5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | 3.1 kg | 24.3 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
| 83.9 % | 06/2021 | Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | 2.5 kg | 30.05 mm | 17.30" | 2560x1440 | |
| 82.8 % | 06/2021 | Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM i9-11900H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | 2.7 kg | 26 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
| 80.4 % | 06/2021 | MSI Katana GF76 11UE i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | 2.7 kg | 25.2 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
| 83.4 % | 11/2021 | Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 R7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU | 2.6 kg | 32.4 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
| 83.2 % | 10/2021 | Gigabyte A7 X1 R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU | 2.5 kg | 34 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 |
Case
Aesthetically, the Lenovo Legion 5 17 is very clearly a gaming laptop. The lid is adorned by visual accents in the form of the Legion logo. The Lenovo Legion 5 17 comes without any RGB lighting. The selection of materials is good, since the device feels very premium despite the plastic-based construction. Although the base is decently rigid, although the center of the keyboard area slightly yields under pressure. This is not very pronounced, however. We would have liked to see a similar level of rigidity for the lid, which is unfortunately very susceptible to twisting. At least, it is fairly resistant against concentrated applicationis of pressure. The lid can be opened up to a wide maximum angle of 180 °. The two hinges reliably prevent teetering. Aditionally, the base is heavy enough for one-handed opening.
With 3.1 kg (~6.83 lbs), the Lenovo Legion 5 17 is significantly heavier than its competitors. Similarly, the footprint of our test unit is larger. The 300-watt AC adapter, which is both slim and powerful, weighs just above one kilogram (~2.2 lbs).
Connectivity
When it comes to the port selection, the Lenovo Legion 5 17 offers a good variety of ports and a sensible layout. Most of the ports are on the back. However, there is still one USB port on each side and an SD card reader. There is still some room for improvement, since the space on the back of the device could have been used to keep the ports further apart and give the USB ports in particular slightly more room to breathe.
SD Card Reader
Unlike the Lenovo Legion Y740-17IRHg, Lenovo has once again equipped the Legion 5 17 with a fullsize SD card reader. It offers USB 3.0 speeds and reaches close to 90 MB/s during our sequential read benchmark. For this purpose, we used our reference card (Angelbird AV Pro V60).
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Average of class Gaming (48.5 - 209, n=92, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Average of class Gaming (72 - 269, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Communication
The Lenovo Legion 5 17 is equipped with a Realtek Wi-Fi module. In our test, the Wi-Fi module performs sufficiently well for day-to-day use. Compared to competitors equipped with fast Intel modules, our test sample performs significantly worse. Overall, the performance of the Realtek Wi-Fi module falls behind compared to the gaming class average results.
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Average of class Gaming (450 - 1580, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| Average RealTek Semiconductor RTL8852AE (424 - 928, n=20) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Average of class Gaming (90 - 1700, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| Average RealTek Semiconductor RTL8852AE (621 - 877, n=20) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
Webcam
There are barely any gaming laptops with good webcam quality out there. Consequently, the Lenovo Legion 5 17 is lacking in terms of color accuracy and sharpness, as the pictures show.
Accessories
The scope of delivery includes a 300-watt AC adapter that weighs close to 1 kg (~2.2 lbs) and a few pamphlets.
Mainetenance
The bottom plate has to be removed for users to access the components. Using appropriate tools to prevent accidentally damaging the laptop is recommended. An additional cover protects both RAM modules and the two SSD slots. The 80-Wh battery and the cooling solution, which consists of three heatpipes and two fans, take up the majoriity of the room.
Warranty
Lenovo offers a 1-year depot or carry-in base warranty with warranty extension options when purchasing from its online shop.
Input Devices
Keyboard
Lenovo equips the Legion 5 17 with a 6-row chiclet keyboard with subtle backlighting and two brightness levels. If desired, the backlight can also be disabled entirely. The keys are sufficiently large and the arrow keys are normal sized. The shallow travel of just 1.5 mm is accompanied by a somewhat dull feedback and a distinct actuation point. As a result, the keys do not feel spongy.
Touchpad
The integrated touchpad occupies an area of 7 x 10.5 cm (2.8 x 4.1 in) and looks somewhat lost on the large palm rest. The smooth surface is very responsive and responds very quickly to inputs. We did not encouter inconsistent behavior from any area of the touchpad of our test unit. The two buttons are located on the bottom and produce a distinct audible click when pressed. We find the position of the touchpad to be slightly too far towards the left. We would often accidentally press the right mouse button instead of the left one during daily use.
Display - 144 Hz and No PWM
The Lenovo Legion 5 17 comes with a matte Dolby Vision panel and a 144-Hz refresh rate. The 17-inch display has a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels for a pixel density of 127 PPI. Alternatively, the Legion 5 17 is also available with a traditional 60-Hz panel.
We were able to confirm the advertised brightness of the panel with our own measurements. With 305 nits, it only slightly exceeds the promised value (300 nits). The contrast ratio of 1292:1 matches our expectations for an IPS panel. However, competitors cannot quite keep up due to their slightly worse black values.
Users of the Lenovo Legion 5 17 will not have to worry about PWM eye strain, since it does not rely on PWM for controlling the display's brightness. Unfortunately, our test device suffers from backlight bleeding. During dark scenes, there is significant screen bleeding around the edges.
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Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 325 cd/m²
Contrast: 1292:1 (Black: 0.25 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.87 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.2, calibrated: 0.92
ΔE Greyscale 2.57 | 0.57-98 Ø5.4
66.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
97.2% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
64.8% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.42
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE LEN173FHD, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30 | Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) BOE CQ NE173QHM-NY2, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30 | Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM AU Optronics AUI8294 (B173HAN04.9), IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30 | MSI Katana GF76 11UE AU Optronics B173HAN04.9, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30 | Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 LG Philips LP173WFG-SPB3, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30 | Gigabyte A7 X1 AU Optronics AUO8E8D, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 3% | -38% | -39% | -1% | -5% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 64.8 | 68.1 5% | 40.1 -38% | 39.8 -39% | 65 0% | 61.5 -5% |
| sRGB Coverage | 97.2 | 98.5 1% | 60 -38% | 59.5 -39% | 95.9 -1% | 90.9 -6% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 66.7 | 69.3 4% | 41.4 -38% | 41.12 -38% | 65.8 -1% | 63.2 -5% |
| Response Times | -12% | -133% | -167% | -9% | -14% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 15 ? | 16.8 ? -12% | 32.4 -116% | 36.8 ? -145% | 15.2 ? -1% | 16 ? -7% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 9 ? | 10 ? -11% | 22.4 -149% | 26 ? -189% | 10.4 ? -16% | 10.8 ? -20% |
| PWM Frequency | ||||||
| Screen | -24% | -61% | -85% | -30% | -50% | |
| Brightness middle | 323 | 370 15% | 266 -18% | 260 -20% | 292 -10% | 325 1% |
| Brightness | 305 | 333 9% | 264 -13% | 251 -18% | 285 -7% | 318 4% |
| Brightness Distribution | 89 | 84 -6% | 79 -11% | 85 -4% | 94 6% | 95 7% |
| Black Level * | 0.25 | 0.38 -52% | 0.32 -28% | 0.26 -4% | 0.355 -42% | 0.29 -16% |
| Contrast | 1292 | 974 -25% | 831 -36% | 1000 -23% | 823 -36% | 1121 -13% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1.87 | 2.41 -29% | 3.97 -112% | 3.9 -109% | 2.47 -32% | 4.33 -132% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 4.84 | 7.32 -51% | 8.93 -85% | 20.64 -326% | 8.69 -80% | 8.6 -78% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.92 | 1.19 -29% | 3.5 -280% | 3.71 -303% | 0.96 -4% | 1.95 -112% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.57 | 3.9 -52% | 1.8 30% | 1.6 38% | 4.3 -67% | 5.5 -114% |
| Gamma | 2.42 91% | 2.287 96% | 2.31 95% | 2.068 106% | 2.298 96% | 2.142 103% |
| CCT | 7012 93% | 7302 89% | 6754 96% | 6511 100% | 7000 93% | 7893 82% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 69 | 41.4 | ||||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 93 | 60 | ||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -11% /
-17% | -77% /
-67% | -97% /
-87% | -13% /
-21% | -23% /
-35% |
* ... smaller is better
The display quality is consistently good in all aspects. Despite the matte surface, there is no graininess. Furthermore, Lenovo appears to have precalibrated the display of the Lenovo Legion 5 17, since the deltaE-2000 values of the grayscale and colors relative to the sRGB color space fall within the ideal range of less than 3. While there is a minor blue tint, this is very common for IPS screens. Regardless, we were able to minimize it through our manual calibration. Additionally, we were able to further improve the low deltaE-2000 values by a small margin.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 5 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 4 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 16 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (22.3 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 15 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 7 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 8 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 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 20 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (35.2 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| 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 18878 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
The outdoor suitability of our Lenovo Legion 5 17 is limited. If you choose to use the laptop outside anyway, staying in the shade is recommended. The brightness level is then sufficient for most tasks. Our viewing angle test shows a result that is typical for an IPS panel. Only the four corner pictures appear to show a faint veil. During normal use, this is not visible.
Performance
For a gaming laptop, the CPU and GPU performance are the highest priority. If price is a consideration as well, all roads eventually lead to the Legion 5 17, since the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 mobile GPU work well together for a solid gaming performance that is entirely sufficient for native 1080p gaming. Those who are still looking for faster performance can configure the Lenovo Legion 5 17 with an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H and a Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 mobile GPU. Naturally, these options come at a price premium.
Test Conditions
The preinstalled Lenovo Vantage Center allows users to customize various system settings. For example, the GPU performance can be adjusted with the predefined energy profiles. All benchmarks were run with the performance profile enabled. This allows the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 to access its full power budget of 130 watts.
Processor
With six cores and twelve threads, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H offers decently fast performance. However, the Lenovo Legion 5 17 cannot keep up with its octa-core competitors. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600H still performs well and the results are above the average for this CPU.
Our Lenovo Legion 5 17 performs relatively well in our stress test, which consists of running Cinebench R15 multi in a loop. The performance remains consistent and we did not observe any dips.
More comparisons and benchmarks can be found in our CPU comparison table.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
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 5.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Average of class Gaming (2435 - 34521, n=237, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (7945 - 10416, n=12) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Average of class Gaming (527 - 2169, n=234, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (1316 - 1381, n=12) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Average of class Gaming (930 - 13769, n=238, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (3074 - 4059, n=15) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Average of class Gaming (169 - 825, n=238, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (528 - 538, n=14) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Average of class Gaming (400 - 5663, n=241, last 2 years) | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (1319 - 1723, n=15) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Average of class Gaming (79.2 - 312, n=242, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (218 - 225, n=13) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (300 - 384, n=13) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| Average of class Gaming (91 - 1259, n=239, last 2 years) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Average of class Gaming (11386 - 140932, n=235, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (36315 - 46562, n=13) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| Average of class Gaming (2685 - 7581, n=236, last 2 years) | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (5274 - 5446, n=13) | |
| Geekbench 5.4 / Multi-Core | |
| Average of class Gaming (1946 - 22200, n=234, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (4990 - 7253, n=13) | |
| Geekbench 5.4 / Single-Core | |
| Average of class Gaming (158 - 2139, n=234, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (1365 - 1445, n=13) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Average of class Gaming (3 - 37.6, n=239, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (9.92 - 13.3, n=13) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (52.2 - 81.5, n=13) | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average of class Gaming (32.8 - 332, n=235, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (0.526 - 0.596, n=13) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| Average of class Gaming (0.375 - 4.47, n=235, last 2 years) | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Gaming (2585 - 55084, n=212, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (9181 - 12636, n=13) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average of class Gaming (12439 - 234848, n=212, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (51994 - 78250, n=13) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average of class Gaming (629 - 9930, n=212, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (1587 - 2675, n=13) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average of class Gaming (15371 - 186519, n=212, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (66699 - 77213, n=13) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Average of class Gaming (2137 - 30810, n=212, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (8340 - 9159, n=13) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average of class Gaming (7135 - 124377, n=212, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (28268 - 43274, n=13) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Average of class Gaming (18146 - 236139, n=212, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (39852 - 98939, n=13) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average of class Gaming (150.9 - 2231, n=227, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (507 - 649, n=13) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Gaming (1437 - 29473, n=212, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (4811 - 6652, n=13) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Average of class Gaming (8341 - 52949, n=213, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (7419 - 24746, n=13) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
System Performance
In terms of the system performance benchmarks, the Lenovo Legion 5 17 achieves good results. Despite its lack of cores compared to its competitors, it keeps up admirably. Here, the performance is once again significantly faster than the class average.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Average of class Gaming (4477 - 9331, n=195, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (6341 - 6615, n=2) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| Average of class Gaming (7334 - 12176, n=194, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (9639 - 10127, n=2) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Average of class Gaming (6161 - 11833, n=194, last 2 years) | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (8829 - 9027, n=2) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average of class Gaming (5288 - 16424, n=194, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (7740 - 9026, n=2) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Average of class Gaming (974 - 2295, n=116, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Average of class Gaming (907 - 2166, n=116, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Average of class Gaming (1027 - 2514, n=116, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Average of class Gaming (1029 - 2275, n=116, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 6615 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Average of class Gaming (18074 - 80776, n=212, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (20549 - 42141, n=13) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Average of class Gaming (20318 - 89096, n=212, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (22917 - 47595, n=13) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Average of class Gaming (15975 - 80441, n=212, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (20226 - 44872, n=13) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (75 - 89.1, n=13) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average of class Gaming (76.2 - 135.3, n=227, last 2 years) | |
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DPC Latencies
Opening multiple browser tabs in Edge and playing a 4K YouTube video did not produce problematic results. The latencies only slightly increase after running Prime95. The GPU load during our test viideo is roughly 30 %.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Schenker XMG Apex 17 M21 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX706HM | |
| Gigabyte A7 X1 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
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Storage Solution
For the Legion 5 17, Lenovo relies on a fast Samsung SSD. In this case, it has a capacity of 512 GB and uses the fast M.2 PCIe interface for data transfers. As our results show, however, this setup cannot quite keep up with the competition. At 512 GB, the capacity is not exactly massive, either. On a gaming laptop, we expect at least 1 TB of storage space.
More comparisons and benchmarks can be found in our comparison table.
