Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16” (AMD) vs Asus ROG Strix G15 G513

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Display 2560 x 1600
Battery 80 Wh
CPU
GPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16” (AMD) and Asus ROG Strix G15 G513 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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16.7
(Bad)
Value Index
20.8
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16” (AMD)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 81-110% higher FPS
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Performs significantly better (up to 41%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Features a much bigger (~43%) battery – 80 against 56 watt-hours
  • Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 250 nits
  • 34% sharper screen – 189 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Asus ROG Strix G15 G513
  • Easier to carry: weighs 350 grams less (around 0.77 lbs)
  • Around 40% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs)
Dimensions 356 x 264.2 x 21.7-26.8 mm
14.02 x 10.4 x 0.85-1.06 inches
354 x 259 x 27.2 mm
13.94 x 10.2 x 1.07 inches
Area 941 cm2 (145.8 inches2) 917 cm2 (142.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~78.9% ~73.2%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 4.3 mm
Colors White, Gray Black
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130° 130°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No Yes
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 50 dB 50 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
Sync technology G-Sync Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Screen space comparison
Legion 5 Pro 16” (AMD)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
ROG Strix G15 G513
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1181:1 -
sRGB color space 99.4% 62.5%
Adobe RGB profile 73% 47.3%
DCI-P3 color gamut 73.3% -
Response time 3 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:00 hr 1:30 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Bottom Bottom
Charge power 230 / 300 W 150 / 200 / 240 W
Weight of AC adapter 1066 grams 560 / 700 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.3 GHz 2.9 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.2 GHz 4.2 GHz
Cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
L3 Cache 16 MB 8 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon RX Vega 7 Radeon Vega 7
Fabrication process 7 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 95 W 65 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 12 nm
GPU base clock 1530 MHz 1380 MHz
GPU boost clock 1740 MHz 1560 MHz
FLOPS 7.9 TFLOPS 3.2 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbps ~12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40 32
GPU performance 7.9 TFLOPS 3.2 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1207 411
Solar Bay 23228 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 1x8 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

Audio chip Realtek ALC3306 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x4W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~82 dB ~78 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.2
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display -
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 -
Ports
USB-A 4x USB 3.2 3x 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 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 No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 2 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.9 x 7.6 cm 13.0 x 7.7 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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Total votes: 372

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Jay November 9, 2021 at 04:58 AM
i am confused between these two laptops which one should i get
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Mohammad November 16, 2021 at 02:48 PM
I had both... legion is far better
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suspik March 27, 2022 at 10:55 AM
Lenovo has mux switch which can deactivate igpu
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yeo July 29, 2021 at 09:39 PM
Can Asus ROG Strix with RTX 3050 TI still run games like Fortnite CS GO without any stutters or fps drops?
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Arnav August 27, 2021 at 03:33 AM
yes sir but not on ultra settings better than 1660ti until u reach for ultra graphics
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Ayden July 25, 2021 at 03:03 PM
The asus only problems are with thermals and the fact that has no mux switch.
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