Lenovo Legion 5 17” (2021, AMD)
- Launched: January 2021
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~71.4%
- Dimensions: 398.6 x 290 x 24.3-26.2 mm (15.69 x 11.42 x 0.96-1.03 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Legion 5 17” (2021, AMD).
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Lenovo Legion 5 17” (2021, AMD)
| Weight |
2.98 kg (6.57 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
398.6 x 290 x 24.3-26.2 mm
15.69 x 11.42 x 0.96-1.03 inches |
| Area |
1156 cm2 (179.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~71.4% |
| Side bezels |
7.8 mm |
| Colors |
Black, Blue |
| Transformer |
No |
| Opening angle |
180° |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
No |
| Number of fans |
2 |
| Noise level |
51 dB |
| Size |
17.3 inches |
| Type |
IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate |
60 Hz |
| PPI |
127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio |
16:9 |
| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support |
Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Coating |
Matte |
Display tests
| Contrast |
800:1 |
| Battery type |
Li-Po |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| USB Power Delivery |
Yes |
| Charging port position |
Bottom |
| Charge power |
230 / 300 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter |
1057 gramm |
| Base frequency |
3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency |
4.2 GHz |
| Cores |
6 |
| Threads |
12 |
| L3 Cache |
16 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process |
7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1453
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
6466
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1484
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
10820
| TGP |
95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus |
MUX |
| Type |
Dedicated |
| Fabrication process |
8 nm |
| GPU base clock |
1530 MHz |
| GPU boost clock |
1740 MHz |
| FLOPS |
7.12 TFLOPS |
| Memory size |
4 GB |
| Memory type |
GDDR6 |
| Memory bus |
128 bit |
| Memory speed |
12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) |
2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) |
64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) |
40 |
GPU performance
7.12 TFLOPS
| Channels |
1x8 GB |
| Clock |
3200 MHz |
| Type |
DDR4 |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| Max. ram size |
32 GB |
| Bus |
PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x256 GB |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Audio chip |
Realtek ALC3306 |
| Speakers |
2.0 |
| Power |
2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos |
No |
| Loudness |
78.3 dB |
| Microphones |
2 |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v6 |
| Bluetooth |
v5.1 |
| Fingerprint |
No |
| Optical drive |
No |
| Webcam |
Above the display |
| Webcam resolution |
1280 x 720 |
Ports
| USB-A |
4x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C |
2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt |
No |
| HDMI |
1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort |
No |
| VGA |
No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) |
Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) |
Yes |
| SD card reader |
Yes |
| Proprietary charging port |
Yes |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Island |
| Numpad |
Yes |
| Backlight |
Yes |
| Key travel |
1.5 mm |
Touchpad
| Size |
10.5 x 7.0 cm |
| Surface |
Plastic |
| Windows Precision |
Yes |
Comparison with competitors
