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MagyarRyzen 7 7745HX performance debut: Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16 Gen 8 laptop review
The Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 is the AMD version of the Intel Legion Pro 5 16IRX8. Both models utilize the same Legion Pro 5 16 Gen 8 chassis and are otherwise visually identical. We recommend checking out our existing review on the Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 to learn more about the physical features of the model as many of our comments still apply for the Legion Pro 5 16ARX8.
Our test unit is a higher-end configuration with the Zen 4 Ryzen 7 7745HX CPU, 140 W GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, and 165 Hz 1600p IPS display retailing for approximately $1600 USD. Other SKUs may include the Ryzen 5 7645HX, GeForce RTX 4050, or 240 Hz IPS display. This particular model is one of the first to ship with the midrange Ryzen 7 7745HX whereas earlier Zen 4 laptops were only available with the pricier Ryzen 9 7945HX.
Competitors in this space include other midrange to high-end gaming laptops like the Asus ROG Strix G16, Razer Blade 16, Uniwill GM6PX7X, or MSI Pulse GL76. The Legion 7 series is one step above our Legion Pro 5 with much faster CPU and GPU options to select from.
More Lenovo reviews:
Potential Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88.4 % | 05/2023 | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 R7 7745HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 2.5 kg | 26.8 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 87.9 % | 05/2023 | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 2.5 kg | 26.8 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 88.2 % | 03/2023 | Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 2.2 kg | 22 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 87.7 % | 04/2023 | SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | 2.5 kg | 29.9 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 88.4 % | 03/2023 | Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU | 2.4 kg | 30.4 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 88 % | 04/2023 | Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650PY-NM006W R9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | 2.7 kg | 29.7 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 |
Case — Same Look With Identical Ports
The AMD Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 shares the same chassis as the Intel Legion Pro 5 16IRX8. While there are usually a few port differences between most AMD and Intel variants, there are actually none between these two models since Lenovo has opted to exclude both USB 4 and Thunderbolt support on all Legion 5 Pro SKUs regardless of CPU option. This can be seen as a way to force users to consider the more expensive Legion 7 series instead which includes Thunderbolt support by default.
Communication
The AMD model swaps out the common Intel AX211 for the less common MediaTek MT7922. Performance is otherwise steady and reliable when paired to our 6 GHz network.
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650PY-NM006W | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650PY-NM006W | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
Webcam
Maintenance
Display — 165 Hz, 1600p, and Full sRGB
Interestingly, our AMD-powered Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 utilizes a different IPS panel than on the Intel-powered Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 (CSOT MNG007DA1-Q vs. AU Optronics B160QAN03.1) even though both panels have a similar 165 Hz native refresh rate, 1600p native resolution, ~1000:1 contrast ratio, and full 100% sRGB coverage. The CSOT panel has slightly faster black-white and gray-gray response times, but the differences are marginal at best for an essentially identical viewing experience.
A second panel is available that promises an even brighter 500-nit backlight and faster 240 Hz refresh rate. Our measurements below reflect only the base 165 Hz panel.
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Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 355.3 cd/m²
Contrast: 1110:1 (Black: 0.32 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.13 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 0.32
ΔE Greyscale 1.4 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
72.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.6% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
70.4% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.24
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 CSOT T3 MNG007DA1-Q, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 AU Optronics B160QAN03.1, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 BOE CQ NE160QDM-NZ1, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 BOE0AF0 NE160QDM-NZ1, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ TL160ADMP03-0, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650PY-NM006W NE160QDM-NM4, MiniLED, 2560x1600, 16.00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 0% | -4% | -4% | 18% | 22% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 70.4 | 71.2 1% | 67.5 -4% | 67.3 -4% | 97 38% | 99.4 41% |
| sRGB Coverage | 99.6 | 98.8 -1% | 96.4 -3% | 96.7 -3% | 99.9 0% | 100 0% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 72.6 | 73.3 1% | 68.6 -6% | 68.9 -5% | 84.9 17% | 90.8 25% |
| Response Times | -61% | -44% | -51% | 27% | -113% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 7 ? | 14.5 ? -107% | 12.6 ? -80% | 14.5 ? -107% | 5.1 ? 27% | 15.2 ? -117% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 9.1 ? | 10.4 ? -14% | 9.8 ? -8% | 8.6 ? 5% | 6.6 ? 27% | 19 ? -109% |
| PWM Frequency | 12000 ? | |||||
| Screen | -17% | -69% | -54% | -39% | 71% | |
| Brightness middle | 355.3 | 405.7 14% | 338.6 -5% | 372 5% | 470 32% | 712 100% |
| Brightness | 340 | 368 8% | 328 -4% | 349 3% | 459 35% | 703 107% |
| Brightness Distribution | 91 | 87 -4% | 89 -2% | 88 -3% | 93 2% | 95 4% |
| Black Level * | 0.32 | 0.38 -19% | 0.32 -0% | 0.32 -0% | 0.42 -31% | 0.07 78% |
| Contrast | 1110 | 1068 -4% | 1058 -5% | 1163 5% | 1119 1% | 10171 816% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1.13 | 1.65 -46% | 2.18 -93% | 2.06 -82% | 1.86 -65% | 1.7 -50% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 2.78 | 4.2 -51% | 7.14 -157% | 3 -8% | 3.87 -39% | 4 -44% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.32 | 0.53 -66% | 0.93 -191% | 1.5 -369% | 0.93 -191% | 1.2 -275% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.4 | 1.2 14% | 3.7 -164% | 1.9 -36% | 2.7 -93% | 2.8 -100% |
| Gamma | 2.24 98% | 2.3 96% | 2.18 101% | 2.312 95% | 2.246 98% | 2.21 100% |
| CCT | 6372 102% | 6453 101% | 7245 90% | 6747 96% | 6711 97% | 6978 93% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -26% /
-20% | -39% /
-52% | -36% /
-43% | 2% /
-17% | -7% /
34% |
* ... smaller is better
The display comes pre-calibrated out of the box with excellent average grayscale and color DeltaE values of just 1.4 and 1.13, respectively. Attempting to calibrate the display even further with our X-Rite colorimeter would actually improve grayscale and color deltaE values to just <0.5 each. Even so, an end-user calibration is generally not necessary if deltaE values are already <2.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9.1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 4.9 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 4.2 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. » 20 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 7 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 3.2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 3.8 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 15 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.7 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 17844 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Outdoor visibility is average for the category as the displays on most gaming laptops typically range between 300 to 400 nits. The 240 Hz panel option promises to be 500 nits or about 200 nits brighter than our 165 Hz panel which should improve outdoor visibility if it is a concern. Regardless, you'll want to work under shade whenever possible to minimize glare and preserve colors.
Performance — Midrange Zen 4 Ryzen 7
Testing Conditions
We set our unit to Performance mode via both Windows and the Lenovo Vantage software prior to running any benchmarks below. We also made sure to set the graphics to dGPU mode with the preset GPU Overclock feature active. It's recommended to become familiar with Vantage as it is the main interface for controlling keyboard lighting features, Lenovo-specific updates, GPU behavior, and more.
MUX is supported for switching between Optimus (iGPU + dGPU) or dGPU only. G-Sync is supported on the internal display only when on dGPU mode. A reboot is required when switching between Optimus and dGPU modes since Advanced Optimus is not supported. Annoyingly, the rebooting process when switching between graphics modes would be much longer than a regular reboot.
Processor
After experiencing the incredible Zen 4 Ryzen 9 7945HX only to let down by the underwhelming Zen 3 Ryzen 7 7735HS, we weren't sure what to expect from the Zen 4 Ryzen 7 7745HX. Thankfully, results are excellent for a midrange CPU with single- and multi-thread performance scores that are 15 percent and 30 percent higher, respectively, than the Ryzen 7 7735HS. The Ryzen 7 7745HX is therefore within reach of the competing Core i7-13700HX by just 5 to 15 percent in most benchmarks including LibreOffice and HWBOT x265 4K. It's definitely a reasonable upgrade from last year's Ryzen 7 6800H or Ryzen 9 6900HX when compared to the Ryzen 7 7735HX.
Lenovo offers a slower Ryzen 5 7645HX option with fewer cores than the Ryzen 7 7745HX (6 vs. 8). However, we've yet to personally test the Ryzen 5 7645HX as of this writing and so the performance differences between the two options are unknown for now.
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 5.5: 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 | |
| SCHENKER XMG SECTOR, i9 13900K, RTX 4090 | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| MSI GE67 HX 12UGS | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 15 (M22) | |
| Asus ROG Strix G15 G513RW | |
| MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| SCHENKER XMG SECTOR, i9 13900K, RTX 4090 | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| MSI GE67 HX 12UGS | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (18060 - 18845, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 15 (M22) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G15 G513RW | |
| MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| SCHENKER XMG SECTOR, i9 13900K, RTX 4090 | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (1846 - 1854, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| MSI GE67 HX 12UGS | |
| MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 15 (M22) | |
| Asus ROG Strix G15 G513RW | |
| MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| SCHENKER XMG SECTOR, i9 13900K, RTX 4090 | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| MSI GE67 HX 12UGS | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (7072 - 7399, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 15 (M22) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G15 G513RW | |
| MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| SCHENKER XMG SECTOR, i9 13900K, RTX 4090 | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (717 - 719, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| MSI GE67 HX 12UGS | |
| MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 15 (M22) | |
| Asus ROG Strix G15 G513RW | |
| MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| SCHENKER XMG SECTOR, i9 13900K, RTX 4090 | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| MSI GE67 HX 12UGS | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (2978 - 2994, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 15 (M22) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G15 G513RW | |
| MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| SCHENKER XMG SECTOR, i9 13900K, RTX 4090 | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (294 - 295, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| MSI GE67 HX 12UGS | |
| MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 15 (M22) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G15 G513RW | |
| MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G15 G513RW | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 15 (M22) | |
| MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (169 - 174, n=2) | |
| MSI GE67 HX 12UGS | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| SCHENKER XMG SECTOR, i9 13900K, RTX 4090 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| SCHENKER XMG SECTOR, i9 13900K, RTX 4090 | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (75557 - 83268, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| MSI GE67 HX 12UGS | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 15 (M22) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G15 G513RW | |
| MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (7244 - 7275, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| SCHENKER XMG SECTOR, i9 13900K, RTX 4090 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G15 G513RW | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 15 (M22) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK | |
| MSI GE67 HX 12UGS | |
| MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| SCHENKER XMG SECTOR, i9 13900K, RTX 4090 | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| MSI GE67 HX 12UGS | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (12378 - 13462, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 15 (M22) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G15 G513RW | |
| MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| SCHENKER XMG SECTOR, i9 13900K, RTX 4090 | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (2040 - 2067, n=2) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| MSI GE67 HX 12UGS | |
| MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK | |
| Asus ROG Strix G15 G513RW | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 15 (M22) | |
| MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| SCHENKER XMG SECTOR, i9 13900K, RTX 4090 | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| MSI GE67 HX 12UGS | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (23.2 - 24.1, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 15 (M22) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G15 G513RW | |
| MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 15 (M22) | |
| Asus ROG Strix G15 G513RW | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
| MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK | |
| MSI GE67 HX 12UGS | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (37.9 - 41.4, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| SCHENKER XMG SECTOR, i9 13900K, RTX 4090 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G15 G513RW | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 15 (M22) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| MSI Pulse GL76 12UGK | |
| MSI GE67 HX 12UGS | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (0.4141 - 0.421, n=2) | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| SCHENKER XMG SECTOR, i9 13900K, RTX 4090 | |
* ... 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 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (29066 - 29656, n=2) | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (120974 - 123689, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (4974 - 5204, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (126954 - 128143, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (15887 - 16221, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (64255 - 64969, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (71191 - 95481, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (1147 - 1176, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (15975 - 16358, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (28499 - 33304, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
System Performance
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650PY-NM006W | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650PY-NM006W | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650PY-NM006W | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650PY-NM006W | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650PY-NM006W | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650PY-NM006W | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650PY-NM006W | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650PY-NM006W | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 8206 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (50007 - 53867, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (50703 - 54278, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (54587 - 70803, n=2) | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (80.7 - 86.5, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
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DPC Latency
LatencyMon reveals no major DPC issues when opening multiple browser tabs of our homepage or when running Prime95 stress. 4K video playback at 60 FPS is excellent .with just one dropped frame during our test video.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650PY-NM006W | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
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Storage Devices — Up To Two PCIe4 x4 Drives
Our unit ships with a 1 TB Samsung PM9A1 NVMe SSD which is one of the fastest consumer PCIe4 x4 SSDs available. Transfer rates top out at about 6600 MB/s, but performance would throttle to as low as 3300 MB/s after just a few minutes into our stress test as shown by the graph below. The results suggest that the SSD in the Lenovo isn't being properly cooled as the same SSD in other laptops like the Uniwill GM6PX7X can sustain higher transfer rates for much longer periods.
| Drive Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 | |
| Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 | |
| Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650PY-NM006W | |
| Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ | |
| SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 | |
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Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance — An Upper-Midrange Graphics Card
Raw graphics performance is comparable to last year's mobile eForce RTX 3070 Ti. The 140 W TGP target allows the mobile RTX 4070 in the Lenovo to marginally outperform most other laptops with the same GPU.
Downgrading to the mobile RTX 4060 or mobile RTX 4050 SKUs is expected to decrease performance by 15 percent and 20 percent, respectively. There is unfortunately no mobile RTX 4080 option which would have boosted performance significantly by 40 to 50 percent over our mobile RTX 4070. Instead, such high-end GPU options are reserved for Lenovo's top-end Legion 7 series.
Running the dGPU on the balanced power profile with no overclocking would decrease graphics performance by about 13 percent according to 3DMark Time Spy.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 34813 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 28009 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 12431 points | |
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Gaming Performance
Our AMD-powered RTX 4070 model would perform about the same as the Intel-powered RTX 4060 model at worst and up to 20 percent faster at best. As to be expected, the performance gap between the two GPUs tends to widen when playing more demanding titles at higher resolutions and settings. For example, F1 22 and Returnal run about 15 to 20 percent faster on our AMD Legion model while older titles like GTA V would show smaller frame rate advantages of just 5 to 10 percent. You'll therefore want to be playing more newer titles to better exploit the mobile RTX 4070.
In general, the mobile RTX 4070 pairs well with the native 2560 x 1600 resolution display especially since G-Sync is supported. Though the mobile version is much weaker than the desktop version by about 30 percent, it's still powerful enough to run the latest games at 1600p and 60+ FPS on high settings. Gamers unbothered by the disadvantages of frame generation can enable DLSS3 on supported titles for even higher frame rates.
Witcher 3 FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
| GTA V (2015) | 185.8 | 185.1 | 178.6 | 119.9 | 93.2 | 93.7 |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 597 | 415.1 | 257.3 | 119.8 | 76.2 | |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 238 | 203 | 191.8 | 182 | 151.5 | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 229 | 172.5 | 119.9 | 119.9 | 49.2 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 186.3 | 155.2 | 117.8 | 99.5 | ||
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 636 | 334 | 260 | 223 | 146.4 | 76.8 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | 168 | 110 | 53 | |||
| Far Cry 6 (2021) | 110 | 88 | 43 | |||
| Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022) | 185.8 | 157.6 | 121.3 | 98.9 | 58.1 | 24.7 |
| Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022) | 263.6 | 217.3 | 144.5 | 112.1 | 76.9 | 39.7 |
| F1 22 (2022) | 311 | 300 | 235 | 84.1 | 54.8 | 26.4 |
| Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 (2022) | 108 | 77 | 44 | |||
| Returnal (2023) | 93 | 90 | 85 | 77 | 55 | 29 |
| Star Wars Jedi Survivor (2023) | 77.9 | 50.4 | 24.2 |
Emissions
System Noise — Around 50 dB(A) When Gaming
Fan noise when gaming is about the same between the AMD and Intel models at around 48 dB(A). If the CPU is stressed considerably more, however, fan noise can reach a maximum of 54 dB(A). The low 50 dB(A) range is typical of most gaming laptops including the Asus ROG Strix G16 or Razer Blade 16.
Interestingly, fan noise is a bit quieter and with less frequent pulsing when running undemanding loads like office work or video playback. The AMD CPU draws less power than the Intel CPU when boosting which may contribute to the steadier fan noise.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 23.2 / 23.2 / 26.2 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 31.4 / 53.8 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 23.2 dB(A) | ||
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, R7 7745HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N | Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ | SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-13900HX, Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8 | Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i9-13980HX, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 | Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650PY-NM006W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, R9 7945HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS002TEJ9X101N | |
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| Noise | -2% | -9% | -37% | -15% | -19% | |
| off / environment * | 23.2 | 23 1% | 22.4 3% | 25 -8% | 25 -8% | 23.9 -3% |
| Idle Minimum * | 23.2 | 23.1 -0% | 22.9 1% | 31 -34% | 26 -12% | 23.9 -3% |
| Idle Average * | 23.2 | 23.1 -0% | 29 -25% | 33 -42% | 28 -21% | 32.9 -42% |
| Idle Maximum * | 26.2 | 26.6 -2% | 29 -11% | 42 -60% | 30 -15% | 36.5 -39% |
| Load Average * | 31.4 | 34.7 -11% | 40.2 -28% | 58 -85% | 48 -53% | 42.9 -37% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 48.4 | 47.6 2% | 48.7 -1% | 57 -18% | 49 -1% | 51.2 -6% |
| Load Maximum * | 53.8 | 54.8 -2% | 55 -2% | 59 -10% | 52 3% | 56 -4% |
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Temperature
Surface temperatures are warmest near the center and rear of the chassis where hot spots can reach just over 40 C when gaming. Competing models like the Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 would run even warmer at just over 50 C when under similar testing conditions. There's no doubt that the comparatively larger ventilation grilles on the Legion design are partly responsible for the better temperatures.
The palm rests barely heat up no matter the onscreen load to keep hands comfortable when gaming.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 41.8 °C / 107 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 41.4 °C / 107 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26.2 °C / 79 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 34.2 °C / 94 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 30.4 °C / 86.7 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-1.5 °C / -2.7 F).
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ Intel Core i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU | Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650PY-NM006W AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | |
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| Heat | -9% | -12% | -7% | -18% | -5% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 41.8 | 42.8 -2% | 38.2 9% | 50 -20% | 54 -29% | 44.2 -6% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 41.4 | 50 -21% | 45 -9% | 51 -23% | 55 -33% | 46.8 -13% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 29 | 29.6 -2% | 33.6 -16% | 28 3% | 29 -0% | 29.2 -1% |
| Idle Bottom * | 30.4 | 34 -12% | 39.6 -30% | 26 14% | 33 -9% | 30.2 1% |
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Stress Test — A Toasty CPU
When running Prime95 to stress the CPU, clock rates and board power draw would spike to 4.9 GHz and 110 W, respectively, before quickly dropping to the 4.6 GHz and 90 W range just a few seconds later. Core temperature would stabilize at the very high 90 C to 100 C range which is even warmer by a few degrees than the already warm Core i7-13700HX in the alternative Intel Legion model. It's clear that the Ryzen 7 CPU is pushing the limits of the chassis cooling solution and that a faster Ryzen 9 solution would have necessitated compromises.
The dGPU would stabilize at 2430 MHz core, 2050 MHz memory, 67 C, and 105 W against a target TGP of 140 W when running Witcher 3 on Performance mode. The RTX 4060 in the Intel Legion model would also stabilize between 105 W and 110 W since both GPUs are under similar power envelopes despite their performance differences. Gaming on Balanced mode with the GPU Overclock feature disabled would result in a slower GPU clock of 1965 MHz and a much lower board power draw of just 80 W. The performance deficit between Balanced and Performance modes is about 10 to 15 percent as mentioned above.
Running on battery power reduces performance. A Fire Strike test on batteries would return Physics and Graphics scores of 10865 and 9334 points, respectively, compared to 11477 and 12617 points when on mains.
| CPU Clock (GHz) | GPU Clock (MHz) | Average CPU Temperature (°C) | Average GPU Temperature (°C) | |
| System Idle | -- | -- | 53 | 35 |
| Prime95 Stress | 4.6 - 4.7 | -- | 100 | 42 |
| Prime95 + FurMark Stress | 3.7 - 4.3 | 2250 | 92 - 100 | 69 |
| Witcher 3 Stress (Performance mode) | 4.9 | 2430 | 86 | 67 |
| Witcher 3 Stress (Balanced mode) | 3.1 | 1965 | 84 | 62 |
Speakers
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 24% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.7% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (6.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.5% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (21.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 76% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 18% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 58% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 35% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (4.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Energy Management
Power Consumption — Lower CPU Boost Than The Core i7-13700HX
The AMD model is more power efficient than the Intel model when idling on desktop. Otherwise, both models demand about the same amount of power when running higher loads like games. Both models also ship with the same 300 W AC adapter which provides more than enough headroom for the ~140 W GPU and ~100 W CPU.
It's worth noting that the Core i7-13700HX in the Intel model can boost up to a board power draw of 159 W compared to just 110 W on our Ryzen 7 7745HX which would partly explain its performance edge over the AMD CPU. When Turbo Boost clock rates settle down after a couple of minutes of stress, however, power consumption between the two models would become much closer as shown by the comparison graphs below. For example, the Intel and AMD models when running Prime95 for a few minutes would stabilize at 158 W and 149 W, respectively, even though the Intel model can boost to as high as 220 W during the start of the test.
| Off / Standby | 0.04 / 1.5 Watt |
| Idle | 8.1 / 15.9 / 37.2 Watt |
| Load |
90.9 / 263.5 Watt |
   
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| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 R7 7745HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Crucial P5 Plus 1TB CT1000P5PSSD8, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650PY-NM006W R9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, SK hynix PC801 HFS002TEJ9X101N, MiniLED, 2560x1600, 16.00 | |
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| Power Consumption | -46% | -13% | -23% | -17% | -51% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 8.1 | 24.5 -202% | 12.6 -56% | 8 1% | 10 -23% | 19.2 -137% |
| Idle Average * | 15.9 | 29.2 -84% | 17.7 -11% | 18 -13% | 16 -1% | 29.7 -87% |
| Idle Maximum * | 37.2 | 34.3 8% | 31.8 15% | 28 25% | 27 27% | 30.8 17% |
| Load Average * | 90.9 | 98.7 -9% | 101.4 -12% | 133 -46% | 129 -42% | 126 -39% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 189.6 | 178.6 6% | 185.3 2% | 294 -55% | 247 -30% | 258 -36% |
| Load Maximum * | 263.5 | 249.6 5% | 298 -13% | 399 -51% | 342 -30% | 330 -25% |
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Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
WLAN runtime is just slightly longer than the Intel version by about 30 minutes when set to the Balanced power profile with the iGPU active. Though not bad for a gaming laptop, alternatives like the Schenker XMG Neo 16 or Asus ROG Strix G16 have larger capacity batteries and longer runtimes by over two hours each.
Charging from empty to full capacity with the included AC adapter is fast at about 1 to 1.5 hours. Rapid Charge is enabled by default unlike on older Legion or Yoga models where it may be disabled. Charging with third-party USB-C adapters is supported only on the USB-C port along the rear.
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 R7 7745HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 80 Wh | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 80 Wh | Uniwill GM6PX7X RTX 4070 i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 62 Wh | SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E23 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 99 Wh | Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh | Asus Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650PY-NM006W R9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh | |
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| Battery Runtime | -15% | 0% | 66% | 75% | -4% | |
| Reader / Idle | 392 | 401 2% | ||||
| WiFi v1.3 | 240 | 205 -15% | 241 0% | 399 66% | 583 143% | 238 -1% |
| Load | 61 | 41 -33% | 65 7% | 57 -7% | ||
| H.264 | 349 | 230 | ||||
| Witcher 3 ultra | 84 |
Pros
Cons
Verdict — AMD Is The Better Option For Gamers
Lenovo has two very interesting options here: The Intel Core i7-13700HX Legion Pro 5 16 with RTX 4060 graphics for $1600 USD or the AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX Legion Pro 5 16 with RTX 4070 graphics — also for $1600 USD. The former offers about 10 percent faster CPU performance at the cost of 15 percent slower GPU performance while the latter is the opposite. Almost everything else about the two options is identical since they both share the same chassis design. Thus, users who value CPU performance over the GPU may want the Intel option while users who value the GPU more may want the AMD option.
The AMD Legion Pro 5 16 offers the faster GeForce RTX 4070 GPU at the same price as the Intel version which only comes with the RTX 4060. For gaming purposes, you'll definitely want to go with the AMD version of the Legion model.
Since the Legion Pro 5 16 is a gaming laptop first and foremost, the majority of users will want to choose the AMD option for the faster RTX 4070 graphics. Nearly all of the latest games are GPU bound and so any additional CPU performance advantages above the Ryzen 7 7745HX would have only minimal impact on the gaming experience. In this scenario, the relatively high $1600 asking price is better justified as users are getting an RTX 4070 instead of the slower RTX 4060.
Price and Availability
Lenovo is currently shipping its Legion Pro 5 16 Gen 8 starting at $1280 USD for the base Ryzen 5/RTX 4050 configuration up to $1600 for our Ryzen 7/RTX 4070 configuration. The model is not yet widely available through major resellers like Best Buy or Amazon as of this writing.
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05/24/2023 v7
Allen Ngo
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