Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD) vs Dell G5 15 5505 SE
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Review
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 Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 12-17% higher FPS
- Around 20% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a bigger (~18%) battery – 60 against 51 watt-hours
Advantages of the Dell G5 15 5505 SE
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) |
Dimensions | 363 x 259.6 x 23.5 mm 14.29 x 10.22 x 0.93 inches |
365.5 x 254 x 24.5 mm 14.39 x 10 x 0.96 inches |
Area | 942 cm2 (146 inches2) | 928 cm2 (143.9 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~71.2% | ~72.3% |
Side bezels | 8.8 mm | 10.1 mm |
Colors | White, Gray, Blue | Silver |
Material | Plastic | Plastic |
Transformer | No | No |
Opening angle | 180° | 150° |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Liquid metal | No | - |
Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Noise level (max. load) | 53.5 dB | 50.6 dB |
Display
Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
PPI | 141 ppi | 141 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
HDR support | No | No |
Sync technology | G-Sync | FreeSync |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Matte | Matte |
Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Contrast | 1200:1 | - |
Response time | - | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Voltage | - | 11.4 V |
Full charging time | - | 2:30 hr |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | No |
Charging port position | Bottom | Left |
Charge power | 230 / 300 W | 240 W |
Weight of AC adapter | 1074 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4 GHz |
Cores | 6 | 6 |
Threads | 12 | 12 |
L3 Cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Radeon Vega 6 |
Fabrication process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
TGP | 95 W | - |
Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 8 nm | 7 nm |
GPU base clock | 1530 MHz | 1035 MHz |
GPU boost clock | 1740 MHz | 1265 MHz |
FLOPS | 7.12 TFLOPS | 5.829 TFLOPS |
Memory size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Memory bus | 128 bit | 192 bit |
Memory speed | 12 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 2304 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 144 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 64 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 2 | 2 |
Max. ram size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 2 | 2 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | Realtek ALC3254 |
Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Loudness | 81 dB | 82.5 dB |
Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
Fingerprint | No | No |
Infrared sensor | No | No |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
USB-A | 4x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.1 |
USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.1 |
Thunderbolt | No | No |
HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
DisplayPort | No | 1x v1.4 |
VGA | No | No |
Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
SD card reader | No | Yes |
Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
Keyboard type | Island | Island |
Numpad | Yes | No |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.7 mm |
Size | 10.4 x 6.9 cm | 10.5 x 6.5 cm |
Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
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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