MSI Bravo 15 2021 (Ryzen) vs Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Bravo 15 2021 (Ryzen)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Can run popular games at about 30-41% higher FPS
- Features a bigger (~12%) battery – 60 against 53.5 watt-hours
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 2.35 kg (5.18 lbs) | 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) |
Dimensions | 359 x 259 x 24.9 mm 14.13 x 10.2 x 0.98 inches |
363 x 259.6 x 23.5 mm 14.29 x 10.22 x 0.93 inches |
Area | 930 cm2 (144.1 inches2) | 942 cm2 (146 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~72.2% | ~71.2% |
Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 8.8 mm |
Colors | Black | White, Blue |
Transformer | No | No |
Opening angle | - | 180° |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Noise level | 58.5 dB | 53.5 dB |
Display
Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
PPI | 141 ppi | 141 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
HDR support | No | No |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Matte | Matte |
Contrast | 757:1 | - |
sRGB color space | 62.8% | - |
Adobe RGB profile | 43.6% | - |
DCI-P3 color gamut | 42.1% | - |
Response time | 24 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Full charging time | 2:26 hr | - |
Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | No | Yes |
Charging port position | Left | Bottom |
Charge power | 150 W | 230 / 300 W |
Weigh of AC adapter | 490 grams | 1074 grams |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
Cores | 6 | 6 |
Threads | 12 | 12 |
L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
Fabrication process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
TGP | 65 W | 95 W |
Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 7 nm | 8 nm |
GPU base clock | 1375 MHz | 1530 MHz |
GPU boost clock | 1645 MHz | 1740 MHz |
FLOPS | 4.632 TFLOPS | 7.12 TFLOPS |
Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
Memory speed | ~14 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 1408 | 2048 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 88 | 64 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 40 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 2 | 2 |
Max. ram size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 1 | 2 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3306 |
Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Loudness | - | 81 dB |
Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
Fingerprint | No | No |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 4x USB 3.2 |
USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
Thunderbolt | No | No |
HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 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 | 1.7 mm | 1.5 mm |
Size | 10.5 x 6.5 cm | - |
Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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