Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16 Gen 10 (16" 2025) vs Dell Pro 16
69
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45
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16 Gen 10 (16" 2025)
- Can run popular games at about 537-733% higher FPS
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Around 2.7x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)
- Features a much bigger (~87%) battery – 84 against 45 watt-hours
- Provides 267% higher max. screen brightness: 1100 vs 300 nits
- 49% sharper screen – 212 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell Pro 16
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.72 kg (3.79 lbs) | 1.92 kg (4.23 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356.8 x 251 x 15.95 mm 14.05 x 9.88 x 0.63 inches |
358 x 251.82 x 18.89-20.85 mm 14.09 x 9.91 x 0.74-0.82 inches |
| Area | 896 cm2 (138.8 inches2) | 902 cm2 (139.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.9% | ~82.3% |
| Side bezels | 6.1 mm | 6.7 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black, Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Magnesium alloy |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| PPI | 212 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Sync technology | - | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 52% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 42% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.25 V |
| Full charging time | 1:30 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, Right |
| Charge power | 100 / 170 W | 60 / 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 385 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (3P + 3E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 840M | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Fabrication process | 4 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 | 105 W | 15 W |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 14 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | DDR5 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | 5.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 14 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2759 | - |
| Solar Bay | 39630 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 8000 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 13.5 x 8.0 cm | 11.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Pro 16:
- The 128 GB variant uses UFS 3.1 storage soldered directly to the motherboard.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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