Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026)
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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 9i Gen 10 (2025)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 120 Hz
- Around 7% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 192GB) and an SSD
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1360 grams less (around 3 lbs)
- MacBook with the Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 92% higher max. screen brightness: 1000 vs 520 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 26% more compact case (136.7 vs 185.2 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 3.5 kg (7.72 lbs) | 2.14 kg (4.72 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 403 x 296.5 x 23.9-27.95 mm 15.87 x 11.67 x 0.94-1.1 inches |
355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches |
| Area | 1195 cm2 (185.2 inches2) | 882 cm2 (136.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~78.6% | ~86.2% |
| Side bezels | 7.7 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black, Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | Yes | No |
| Number of fans | 4 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 56 dB | 51.7 dB |
Display
| Size | 18 inches | 16.2 inches |
| Type | Mini LED | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 252 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 3840 x 2400 pixels | 3456 x 2234 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | - | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026)
16.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 118 in2
~23% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 96.8% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 88.9% | 100% |
| Response time | 3 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:25 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W | Yes, 140 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Bottom | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 400 W | 140 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 1247 grams | 351 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.4 GHz | - |
| Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) | 18 |
| Threads | 24 | 18 |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
| Fabrication process | 3 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 | 175 W | 28 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 975 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | 42 TFLOPS | 8.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 16 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | ~28 Gbps | 9.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 7680 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 240 | 160 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 96 | 80 |
| GPU performance | 42 TFLOPS | 8.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 7651 | 4399 |
| Solar Bay | 123422 | 44690 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x16 GB | 3x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 4 | - |
| Max. ram size | 192 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 2x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 4 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | - |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~79 dB | ~84.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | 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 | No |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | Thunderbolt 5 |
| 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.6 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.5 cm | 15.5 x 9.9 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
Further details
Notes on Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025):
- The display can operate in FHD mode at 440 frames per second.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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