Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9 vs Legion Slim 5 Gen 9 (16", 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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 9 (16", 2024)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Easier to carry: weighs 280 grams less (around 0.62 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Can run popular games at about 26-36% higher FPS
- Around 53% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Performs significantly better (up to 50%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a much bigger (~33%) battery – 80 against 60 watt-hours
- 34% sharper screen – 189 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 17% higher max. screen brightness: 350 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.38 kg (5.25 lbs) | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.86 x 258.7 x 21.9-23.9 mm 14.17 x 10.19 x 0.86-0.94 inches |
359.7 x 260.5 x 19.9-25.2 mm 14.16 x 10.26 x 0.78-0.99 inches |
| Area | 931 cm2 (144.4 inches2) | 937 cm2 (145.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~72.1% | ~79.2% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 7.5 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray |
| Material | Plastic | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 5000 RPM |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Legion Slim 5 Gen 9 (16", 2024)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
LOQ 15ARP9
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 98% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 78.1% | 100% |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right, Bottom | Left, Bottom |
| Charge power | 170 / 230 W | 170 / 230 W |
| Cable length | - | 1.7 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 553 / 858 grams | 455 / 940 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.75 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | No | Radeon 680M |
| Fabrication process | 6 nm | 6 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 95 W | 100 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1530 MHz | 1905 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1740 MHz | 2280 MHz |
| FLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS | 11.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 7.9 TFLOPS | 11.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1247 | 2608 |
| Solar Bay | 21738 | 36965 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 4800 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 | - | ~81 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | 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 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 12.0 x 7.5 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Legion Slim 5 Gen 9 (16", 2024):
- The 240Hz display variant lacks the Advanced Optimus support.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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