Lenovo Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) vs HP Omen Slim 16 (2025)
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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 5a Gen 11 (2026)
- Can run popular games at about 155-212% higher FPS
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Performs significantly better (up to 3.3x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 530 grams less (around 1.17 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~14%) battery – 80 against 70 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 39% sharper screen – 197 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (130.3 vs 149.1 square inches)
Advantages of the HP Omen Slim 16 (2025)
- Around 21% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.87 kg (4.12 lbs) | 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 344 x 244.5 x 18.95-19.95 mm 13.54 x 9.63 x 0.75-0.79 inches |
357.5 x 269 x 19.9 mm 14.07 x 10.59 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 841 cm2 (130.4 inches2) | 962 cm2 (149 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.7% | ~77.2% |
| Side bezels | 7.3 mm | 6.4 mm |
| Colors | Black | White |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 15.3 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-144 Hz) |
| PPI | 197 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | - |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Omen Slim 16 (2025)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
~9% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 62.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | - |
| Replaceable | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes | - |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W | - |
| Charging port position | Left, Bottom | Left, Bottom |
| Charge power | 245 W | 1500 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 16 | 14 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 780M | Arc Graphics 130T |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 3 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 | 35 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 2200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 14.9 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | DDR5 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | 5.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 28 |
| GPU performance | 14.9 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2687 | 597 |
| Solar Bay | 43173 | 13076 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 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 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x 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 | 1.6 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 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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