Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 11 (2026) vs IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (14" 2026)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 11 (2026) and IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (14" 2026) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
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Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 11 (2026)
  • Can run popular games at about 350-477% higher FPS
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 120 Hz
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
  • Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (14" 2026)
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 480 grams less (around 1.06 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~16%) battery – 92.5 against 80 watt-hours
  • Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (106.9 vs 130.3 square inches)
  • 23% sharper screen – 243 versus 197 pixels per inch (PPI)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.87 kg (4.12 lbs) 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs)
Dimensions 344 x 244.5 x 18.95-19.95 mm
13.54 x 9.63 x 0.75-0.79 inches
312 x 221 x 15.5 mm
12.28 x 8.7 x 0.61 inches
Area 841 cm2 (130.4 inches2) 690 cm2 (106.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.7% ~82.4%
Side bezels 7.3 mm 5.3 mm
Colors White, Black Gray, Green
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No -
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 51.9 dB -

Display

Size 15.3 inches 14 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
PPI 197 ppi 243 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Sync technology Adaptive Sync -
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Glossy
Ambient light sensor No -
Screen space comparison
Legion 5i Gen 11 (2026)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (14" 2026)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~19% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% -
Adobe RGB profile 94.1% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
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 Left
Charge power 245 W 100 W
Weight of AC adapter 664 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.9 GHz 1.9 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 16 (4P + 12E) 16 (4P + 12E)
Threads 16 16
L3 Cache 18 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core)
Fabrication process 2 nm 2 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 25 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX -
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 4 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock - 300 MHz
GPU boost clock - 2450 MHz
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS 2.5 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR7 LPDDR5X
Memory bus 128 bit -
Memory speed ~24 Gbps 9.6 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3328 512
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 104 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 16
GPU performance 18.4 TFLOPS 2.5 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Blender GPU 3402 -
Solar Bay 54312 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 9600 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
Max. ram size 64 GB -

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (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 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~78.9 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Optional Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
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 No
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.6 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 7.5 cm 13.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Legion 5i Gen 11 (2026):
    - The first NVMe SSD slot supports PCIe Gen 5, the second Gen 4.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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