MSI Cyborg 15 vs Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 (AMD, 2023)
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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 MSI Cyborg 15
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 520 grams less (around 1.15 lbs)
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 (AMD, 2023)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 55% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a much bigger (~50%) battery – 80 against 53.5 watt-hours
- Can run popular games at about 23-32% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 40% higher max. screen brightness: 350 vs 250 nits
- 34% sharper screen – 189 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.98 kg (4.37 lbs) | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.36 x 250.34 x 21.95-22.9 mm 14.15 x 9.86 x 0.86-0.9 inches |
363.4 x 260.4 x 21.9-26.7 mm 14.31 x 10.25 x 0.86-1.05 inches |
| Area | 900 cm2 (139.5 inches2) | 946 cm2 (146.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~74.6% | ~78.4% |
| Side bezels | 7 mm | 9.4 mm |
| Colors | Black | Gray, Blue |
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 56.3 dB | 53.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| 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 | - | FreeSync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 (AMD, 2023)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Cyborg 15
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 988:1 | 1110:1 |
| sRGB color space | 62.6% | 99.6% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 43.7% | 72.6% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 42.3% | 70.4% |
| Response time | 18 ms | 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 |
| USB Power Delivery | No | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Right, Bottom |
| Charge power | 120 W | 140 / 230 / 300 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 488 grams | 994 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2 GHz | 4.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) | Radeon 610M |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 40 W | 95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 938 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1223 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| FLOPS | 5.01 TFLOPS | 7.12 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 40 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 32 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 | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3306 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~77.7 dB | ~80.9 dB |
| Microphones | - | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| 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 | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| 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 | - | 1.5 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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