Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024) vs 5i Gen 9 (2024)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024) and 5i Gen 9 (2024) 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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31.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
34.5
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Around 13% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs)
Dimensions 363.4 x 261.75 x 21.99-26.95 mm
14.31 x 10.31 x 0.87-1.06 inches
359.7 x 262.3 x 19.7-25.2 mm
14.16 x 10.33 x 0.78-0.99 inches
Area 951 cm2 (147.5 inches2) 943 cm2 (146.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~78% ~78.7%
Side bezels 9.4 mm 7.5 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Max. fan speed (RPM) 5400 RPM -
Noise level (max. load) 56.6 dB 58.3 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
PPI 189 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 1200:1 1200:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 70.1% 70.6%
DCI-P3 color gamut 69.3% 72.8%
Response time 3 ms 3 ms

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:10 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Bottom Left, Bottom
Charge power 300 W 230 W
Weight of AC adapter 1076 grams 898 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 10 (6P + 4E) 10 (6P + 4E)
Threads 16 16
L3 Cache 20 MB 20 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
Fabrication process 10 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 140 W 140 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes, Advanced Optimus
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 2884 2780
Solar Bay 36833 36662
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 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 ALC3287 Realtek ALC3287
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~80.7 dB ~78.4 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.2 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 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 4x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
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 No Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 7.5 cm 12.0 x 7.5 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Legion Pro 5i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024):
    - Can be equipped with HD or QHD camera.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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