Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro Gen 6 16" (AMD) vs 5i 15” (Intel)

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Battery 75 Wh
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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro Gen 6 16" (AMD) and 5i 15” (Intel) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro Gen 6 16" (AMD)
  • Features a much bigger (~67%) battery – 75 against 45 watt-hours
  • Around 61% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Performs significantly better (up to 51%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Can run popular games at about 10-14% higher FPS
  • 34% sharper screen – 189 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 17% higher max. screen brightness: 350 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 15” (Intel)
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 130 grams less (around 0.29 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
  • Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (129 vs 138.6 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) 1.77 kg (3.9 lbs)
Dimensions 356 x 251 x 16.9-18.4 mm
14.02 x 9.88 x 0.67-0.72 inches
356.67 x 233.13 x 17.9 mm
14.04 x 9.18 x 0.7 inches
Area 894 cm2 (138.5 inches2) 832 cm2 (128.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.1% ~80.7%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 5.6 mm
Colors Gray Gray, Blue
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 160° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 1
Noise level (max. load) 53 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 189 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
IdeaPad 5 Pro Gen 6 16" (AMD)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
IdeaPad 5i 15” (Intel)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1200:1 1200:1
sRGB color space 99% -
Adobe RGB profile 74% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 71% -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:20 hr -
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 95 / 135 W 45 / 65 / 100 W
Weight of AC adapter 389 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.3 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.2 GHz 4.4 GHz
Cores 6 6 (2P + 4E)
Threads 12 8
L3 Cache 16 MB 10 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon RX Vega 7 Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
Fabrication process 7 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 55 W -
Nvidia Optimus Yes -
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 12 nm 12 nm
GPU base clock 1380 MHz 1065 MHz
GPU boost clock 1560 MHz 1320 MHz
FLOPS 3.2 TFLOPS 2.7 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB 2 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 64 bit
Memory speed ~12 Gbps ~12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 16
GPU performance 3.2 TFLOPS 2.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 372 237
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR4 DDR4
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3287 Realtek ALC3287
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~68.8 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6
Bluetooth v5.1 v5.2
Fingerprint No Optional
Infrared sensor Yes No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4 1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort No No
VGA No Yes
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes No
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Optional
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 7.5 cm 10.4 x 6.9 cm
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on IdeaPad 5i 15” (Intel):
    - Models with an Intel i3 processor feature single-channel memory, while the i5 and i7 versions have dual-channel memory.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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