Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 8 (Intel, 2023) vs Gigabyte Aorus 15X
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Review
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 Pro 5i Gen 8 (Intel, 2023)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 14% higher screen-to-body ratio
- 34% sharper screen – 189 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 15X
- Higher screen refresh rate: 360 versus 165 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 75-102% higher FPS
- Easier to carry: weighs 220 grams less (around 0.49 lbs)
- Features a bigger (~24%) battery – 99 against 80 watt-hours
- Around 8% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) | 2.28 kg (5.03 lbs) |
Dimensions | 363.4 x 260.4 x 21.9-26.7 mm 14.31 x 10.25 x 0.86-1.05 inches |
357 x 274 x 21.7 mm 14.06 x 10.79 x 0.85 inches |
Area | 946 cm2 (146.7 inches2) | 978 cm2 (151.7 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~78.4% | ~68.6% |
Side bezels | 9.4 mm | 5.8 mm |
Colors | Gray, Blue | Black |
Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Transformer | No | No |
Opening angle | 180° | 130° |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Liquid metal | No | No |
Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Noise level (max. load) | 54.7 dB | 58 dB |
Display
Size | 16 inches | 15.6 inches |
Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 360 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 Pro 5i Gen 8 (Intel, 2023)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Aorus 15X
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
Contrast | 1068:1 | - |
sRGB color space | 98.8% | - |
Adobe RGB profile | 73.3% | - |
DCI-P3 color gamut | 71.2% | - |
Response time | 7 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
Charging port position | Right, Bottom | Bottom |
Charge power | 140 / 230 / 300 W | 280 W |
Weight of AC adapter | 860 / 1010 grams | 884 grams |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 5 GHz |
Cores | 14 (6P + 8E) | 16 (8P + 8E) |
Threads | 20 | 24 |
L3 Cache | 24 MB | 30 MB |
Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
TGP | 95 W | 140 W |
Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 8 nm | 4 nm |
GPU base clock | 1530 MHz | - |
GPU boost clock | 1740 MHz | - |
FLOPS | 7.12 TFLOPS | 16.8 TFLOPS |
Memory size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
Memory speed | 12 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 3072 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 96 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 32 |
GPU performance
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 | 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 | No |
Loudness | ~80 dB | ~83 dB |
Microphones | 2 | 1 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
Fingerprint | No | No |
Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
USB-A | 4x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
DisplayPort | No | 1x v1.4 |
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 | 1.5 mm | 2 mm |
Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 12.1 x 7.6 cm |
Surface | Plastic | Glass |
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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