Lenovo Legion 5 Gen 10 (2025) vs Dell Alienware 16 Aurora
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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 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 specsCase
| 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 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
| 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 |
| 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.6 mm | - |
| 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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