Lenovo Legion 5 15.1" 2025, Core i9-14900HX, 32GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5070, Eclipse Black
The 15.1-inch OLED panel with 500 nits HDR 600 True Black, powered by an Intel Core i9-14900HX and RTX 5070, drives high-fidelity gaming at 165Hz. Its 100% DCI-P3 color coverage and 4.16-pound chassis with an 80Wh battery deliver a portable, color-accurate workstation away from a desk. This laptop best serves gamers who also edit 4K video or photos, needing a vivid display without sacrificing frame rates.
CPU Intel Core i9 14900HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.1" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.9 kg
Battery 80 Wh
67 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong cpu (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong gpu (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
Cons
- Below average port selection (19th percentile)
- Below average affordability (20th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.1" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.9 kg / 4.2 lbs |
| Battery | 80 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo Legion 5 15.1" | 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 i9 14900HX | 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) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 80 | 72 | - | 71 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Legion 5 15.1" | 93.2 | 92.6 | 79.5 | 18.8 | 94.4 | 57 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 41.5 | 20.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.6 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 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 | 98.4 | 5.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 98.4 | 14.1 |
Usage Scores
- Overall67.3
- AI/LLM50.4
- Gaming86.9
- Portability65.2
- Creator75.8
- Student68.8
- Business68.9
- Developer70.1
- Entertainment74.3
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Other Configurations8
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