Lenovo Legion 5 Gen 10 (2025) vs Dell Alienware 16 Aurora

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Legion 5 Gen 10 (2025) and Dell Alienware 16 Aurora 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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Value for money (Beta)

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32.2
(Mediocre)
Value Index
26.2
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5 Gen 10 (2025)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 120 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 136-185% higher FPS
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 590 grams less (around 1.3 lbs)
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.6x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Around 40% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (136.5 vs 146.9 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell Alienware 16 Aurora
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • 26% sharper screen – 189 versus 150 pixels per inch (PPI)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) 2.49 kg (5.49 lbs)
Dimensions 344.9 x 255.35 x 19.95-21.54 mm
13.58 x 10.05 x 0.79-0.85 inches
356.98 x 265.43 x 15.2-22.7 mm
14.05 x 10.45 x 0.6-0.89 inches
Area 881 cm2 (136.5 inches2) 948 cm2 (146.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~75.1% ~78.3%
Side bezels 9.8 mm 6.2 mm
Colors Black Blue
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Top: Aluminum
Middle: Magnesium alloy
Bottom: Magnesium alloy
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 50.1 dB 55.6 dB

Display

Size 15.1 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 150 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Alienware 16 Aurora
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Legion 5 Gen 10 (2025)
15.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 102.5 in2
~12% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile - 72.1%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 70.8%
Response time - 3 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 11.7 V
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Charging port position Left, Bottom Bottom
Charge power 170 / 245 W 130 / 180 W
Weight of AC adapter 734 grams 699 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.3 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.1 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 8 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 16 12
L3 Cache 16 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 780M Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU)
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 115 W -
Nvidia Optimus Yes Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 8 nm
FLOPS 14.9 TFLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 40
GPU performance 14.9 TFLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2903 890
Solar Bay 41257 16088
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB 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 Realtek ALC3287 Realtek ALC3204
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~81.5 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.6 mm -
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 7.5 cm 11.5 x 7.0 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Legion 5 Gen 10 (2025):
    - If up to 24 GB of RAM is installed, its frequency is 4800 MHz; if more, it increases to 5600 MHz.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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5 (62.5%)
3 (37.5%)
Total votes: 8

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