MSI Delta 15 Advantage Edition 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 Delta 15 Advantage Edition
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 500 grams less (around 1.1 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 54-74% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~37%) battery – 82 against 60 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 19% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) | 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357 x 247 x 19 mm 14.06 x 9.72 x 0.75 inches |
363 x 259.6 x 23.5 mm 14.29 x 10.22 x 0.93 inches |
| Area | 882 cm2 (136.7 inches2) | 942 cm2 (146 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.1% | ~71.2% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 8.8 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | White, Blue |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level | 51 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 |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Bottom |
| Charge power | 240 W | 230 / 300 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 572 grams | 1074 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 8 | 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 | 95-120 W | 95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | AMD Switchable Graphics | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1489 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2250 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| FLOPS | 14.1 TFLOPS | 7.12 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 10 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 160 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2304 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 144 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 64 | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC233 | Realtek ALC3306 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | 80 dB | 81 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | 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 | 2x 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) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 10.5 x 6.5 cm | - |
| Surface | - | 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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