Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 10) vs Slim 5 (15″ Gen 10)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 10)
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (15″ Gen 10)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 160 grams less (around 0.35 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 20-27% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 15% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 54.7 against 50 watt-hours
- Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (124.1 vs 138.1 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) | 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356.5 x 250 x 16.9 mm 14.04 x 9.84 x 0.67 inches |
339.33 x 236 x 15.6 mm 13.36 x 9.29 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 891 cm2 (138.2 inches2) | 801 cm2 (124.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.3% | ~84.8% |
| Side bezels | 5.9 mm | 4.9 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Gray, Green |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 160° | 170° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 43 dB | 40.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 15.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 148 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 10)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
IdeaPad Slim 5 (15″ Gen 10)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
~9% more screen space
| Contrast | 1058:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 39.1% | 72.3% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 40.4% | 70.4% |
| Response time | 26 ms | 31 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| 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 | 65 / 100 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 325 grams | 186 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.55 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) | Radeon 660M |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 6 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 6 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1400 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.1 TFLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 4.8 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 384 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 24 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 12 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 1.1 TFLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 89 |
| Solar Bay | - | 6024 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 32 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 | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Conexant SN6140 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~74 dB | ~83.1 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| 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 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 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 | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Optional |
| Key travel | - | 1.3 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 13.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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