Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 (16IAX10, 2025) vs Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2026)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 (16IAX10, 2025) and Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2026) 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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54.7
(Average)
Value Index
9.6
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 (16IAX10, 2025)
  • Can run popular games at about 180-246% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 3.7x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Around 3.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
  • 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2026)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 220 grams less (around 0.49 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~13%) battery – 90 against 80 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.42 kg (5.34 lbs) 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs)
Dimensions 364.38 x 268.06 x 21.6-25.95 mm
14.35 x 10.55 x 0.85-1.02 inches
354 x 269 x 17.9-27.3 mm
13.94 x 10.59 x 0.7-1.07 inches
Area 977 cm2 (151.4 inches2) 952 cm2 (147.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~76% ~77.9%
Side bezels 9.9 mm 4.7 mm
Colors Black Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 56.7 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 189 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 G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 -
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 94.1% 75.3%
DCI-P3 color gamut 99.9% -
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr -
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 100 W
Charging port position Left, Bottom Left
Charge power 245 / 300 W 280 W
Weight of AC adapter 740 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.9 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.1 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 18 (6P + 12E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 18 12
L3 Cache 30 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU)
Fabrication process 3 nm 10 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 -
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 8 nm
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3328 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 104 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 40
GPU performance 18.4 TFLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 3822 846
Solar Bay 57743 16850
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 6400 MHz 5600 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 32 GB 64 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 ALC3306 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~78.2 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor No 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 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
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 Yes
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
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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9 (75%)
3 (25%)
Total votes: 12

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