Lenovo LOQ 17.3" 2025, Core i5-13450HX, 64GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5050, Gray
The 10-core Intel i5-13450HX and RTX 5050 with 8GB VRAM drive smooth 1080p gaming on a large 17.3-inch display, backed by a generous 64GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD. This configuration prioritizes sheer memory and storage capacity over portability, making it a desktop replacement that ships ready for heavy multitasking out of the box. It’s best for gamers and streamers who want a big screen and the headroom to run memory-intensive mods or background applications without compromise.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong ram (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong gpu (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average portability (7th percentile)
- Below average port selection (15th percentile)
- Below average affordability (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13450HX |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 17.3" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo LOQ 17.3" | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13450HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 17.3" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo LOQ 17.3" | 77.9 | 81 | 93.7 | 15.1 | 61.8 | 6.9 | 93.9 | 81.8 | 25.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.6 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 5.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 14.1 |
Usage Scores
- Overall52.7
- AI/LLM47.2
- Gaming70.6
- Portability34.6
- Creator65.6
- Student52
- Business50.1
- Developer61.8
- Entertainment54.3
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