Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16” (AMD) vs Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-53)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16” (AMD)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Around 2.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~36%) battery – 80 against 59 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 9% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 34% sharper screen – 189 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-53)
- Can run popular games at about 40-55% higher FPS
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) |
Dimensions | 356 x 264.2 x 21.7-26.8 mm 14.02 x 10.4 x 0.85-1.06 inches |
363.4 x 255 x 22.9 mm 14.31 x 10.04 x 0.9 inches |
Area | 941 cm2 (145.8 inches2) | 927 cm2 (143.7 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~78.9% | ~72.4% |
Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 9 mm |
Colors | White, Gray | Black |
Transformer | No | No |
Opening angle | 130° | - |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Noise level (max. load) | 50 dB | 51 dB |
Display
Size | 16 inches | 15.6 inches |
Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 144 Hz |
PPI | 189 ppi | 141 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Matte | Matte |
Contrast | 1181:1 | 1000:1 |
sRGB color space | 99.4% | - |
Adobe RGB profile | 73% | - |
DCI-P3 color gamut | 73.3% | - |
Response time | 3 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | No |
Charging port position | Bottom | Bottom |
Charge power | 230 / 300 W | 230 W |
Weigh of AC adapter | 1066 grams | 600 grams |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
Cores | 6 | 4 |
Threads | 12 | 8 |
L3 Cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Fabrication process | 7 nm | 14 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 | 100 W |
Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes |
Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
GPU base clock | 1530 MHz | 1267 MHz |
GPU boost clock | 1740 MHz | 1605 MHz |
FLOPS | 7.12 TFLOPS | 12.3 TFLOPS |
Memory size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Memory bus | 128 bit | 192 bit |
Memory speed | 12 Gbps | 14 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 3840 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 120 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 48 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 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 | 1x512 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 2 | 2 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Power | 2x2W | - |
Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Loudness | 82 dB | 81 dB |
Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
Fingerprint | 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 | 2x USB 3.2 |
USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
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 | No |
Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
Keyboard type | Island | Island |
Numpad | Yes | Yes |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
Size | 11.9 x 7.6 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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