Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024) vs Asus TUF Gaming A15 (2024)
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- 34% sharper screen – 189 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Asus TUF Gaming A15 (2024)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
- Around 24% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~13%) battery – 90 against 80 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs) | 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.7 x 262.3 x 19.7-25.2 mm 14.16 x 10.33 x 0.78-0.99 inches |
354 x 251 x 22.4-24.9 mm 13.94 x 9.88 x 0.88-0.98 inches |
| Area | 943 cm2 (146.3 inches2) | 889 cm2 (137.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~78.7% | ~75.5% |
| Side bezels | 7.5 mm | 4.3 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 145° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 58.3 dB | 46 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 | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
TUF Gaming A15 (2024)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1260:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 70.6% | 75.3% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 72.8% | 70.5% |
| Response time | 3 ms | 27 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:10 hr | 1:45 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 230 W | 240 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 898 grams | 724 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (6P + 4E) | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) | Radeon 780M |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 140 W | 140 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 2070 MHz | 2070 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2370 MHz | 2370 MHz |
| FLOPS | 13.4 TFLOPS | 13.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 13.4 TFLOPS | 13.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2780 | 2808 |
| Solar Bay | 36662 | 35351 |
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 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~78.4 dB | ~82 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| 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 | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 13.0 x 7.7 cm |
| Surface | Glass | 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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