MSI Vector A16 HX (2025) vs Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 (16IAX10, 2025)

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Display 2560 x 1600
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
GPU
RAM
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Review

Evaluation of MSI Vector A16 HX (2025) and Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 (16IAX10, 2025) important characteristics
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

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the MSI Vector A16 HX (2025)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 165 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 39-53% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 51%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Features a bigger (~13%) battery – 90 against 80 watt-hours
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 (16IAX10, 2025)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 280 grams less (around 0.62 lbs)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Around 7% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.7 kg (5.95 lbs) 2.42 kg (5.34 lbs)
Dimensions 357 x 284 x 22.20-28.55 mm
14.06 x 11.18 x 0.87-1.12 inches
364.38 x 268.06 x 21.6-25.95 mm
14.35 x 10.55 x 0.85-1.02 inches
Area 1014 cm2 (157.2 inches2) 977 cm2 (151.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~73.2% ~76%
Side bezels 6.2 mm 9.9 mm
Colors Gray Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) - 56.7 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 240 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 189 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast - 1000000:1
sRGB color space - 100%
Adobe RGB profile - 94.1%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 99.9%
Response time 3 ms 1 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, 140 W Yes
Charging port position Right, Bottom Left, Bottom
Charge power 330 W 245 / 300 W
Weight of AC adapter 993 grams 740 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 2.9 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.3 GHz 5.1 GHz
Cores 16 18 (6P + 12E)
Threads 32 18
L3 Cache 64 MB 30 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Fabrication process 5 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 140 W 115 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 4 nm
FLOPS 31.2 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS
Memory size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 192 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~28 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 5888 3328
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 184 104
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 80 48
GPU performance 31.2 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 5808 3822
Solar Bay 86571 57743
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x16 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 5200 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 96 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 1x1024 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3306
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness - ~78.2 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v7
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
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 Yes No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.2 x 8.2 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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