Lenovo LOQ 15IAX9 vs Legion 5 15ARP8
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo LOQ 15IAX9
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5 15ARP8
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.1x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Can run popular games at about 57-77% higher FPS
- Around 24% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- 33% sharper screen – 188 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) | 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.86 x 258.7 x 21.9-23.9 mm 14.17 x 10.19 x 0.86-0.94 inches |
358.8 x 262.35 x 19.9-24.05 mm 14.13 x 10.33 x 0.78-0.95 inches |
| Area | 931 cm2 (144.4 inches2) | 941 cm2 (146 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~72.1% | ~71.3% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 6.7 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black, 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 |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 188 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| 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 | Bottom |
| Charge power | 135 / 170 W | 230 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.75 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) | Radeon 680M |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 140 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1530 MHz | 2295 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1740 MHz | 2370 MHz |
| FLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS | 16 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 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 7.9 TFLOPS | 16 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1165 | 3319 |
| Solar Bay | 23310 | 47862 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 4800 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 |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x 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 | No |
| 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 |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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