Legion Pro 5 and 5i Review - The Mid-range Gaming Champion! (7745HX & 4070 + 13500HX & 4060) 

Having an AMD Legion 7 myself, I have probably leaned AMD a bit, but think I have begun to change my mind somewhat when they just dropped their competitive GPU line for laptops. But what I wanted to say was that the comparison doesn't seem quite fair when you get a better GPU to compensate for the lower price of the CPU, but then don't use the tuning tools that comes on the Intel-version.

watching this on my Legion Pro 5 7745HX with 4070 🔥

i noticed in 2023 thinner laptops are getring thinner and thicker laptops are getting thicker. You know what i mean🤔

Dave seems too excited to be able to use one hand for this laptop... why is that other hand so busy David?

Your review was great. Waiting for a Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 with 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900HX, 32GB DDR5-5600, RTX 4060, M.2 2280 SSD 1TB, 500 nit 240Hz display... for 1,177 GB Pound (AU$2,249) at recent Black Friday sale.

Watching this on my Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX (16") with RTX 4070. Had a few bugs when it shipped to me but the keyboard is rather amazing. I'm hoping to get a good 5 years out of this laptop.

I bought my T14 three years ago thanks to your review of it. Great to see you're still around.

@Mash IT what Programm do you use to check the max. Brightness and the color-"panel" sRGB or DCI-P3" at minute 07:41? ❤

Good afternoon.I don't know much English.And on the internet, there is not a single video review of laptop data in my language.I would like to ask your opinion so that you can recommend it? Laptop Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 i7-13700HX 16" WQXGA 240Hz 32GB 1000SSD RTX4060 Price 2 224,38€ Lenovo Legion Pro 5 laptop 16" WQXGA, 240 Hz, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Price 2050€ I choose a laptop for studying at the school of graphic design.I apologize if I made mistakes. Thank you for your help🤝

Im thinking about buying a Legion Pro 5 AMD version. Non-Blackfriday price in Sweden is £2286 and blackfriday price is £1484. Question is, is it a good price and is it worth the money?

Hi there, I’m planning to get this legion pro 5 with the AMD processor but I’m worried about that cpu temp, it even reaches 100c on some games. Is that normal? Or should I just get the asus ROG strix G16 with rtx 4060 variant? Please let me know, thanks!

Just picked up a ryzen for $270 U.S. Seems like I made a pretty good buy.

Nice review. New to your channel. I found the whole video useful but I recommend adding time stamps in the future if possible.

I just picked up the legion slim 7i laptop. I'm confused by the hybrid integrated and dedicated graphics modes. I tried running the time spy benchmark, but it's only running off the Intel graphics. Should I just keep it on dGPU? And what would that cost me?

Went for the Ryzen 7 version. I use it for farming simulator 22 at max graphics and AI work. It more than delivers. I do want to upgrade to 32GB for more performance.

Great video! Thanks 🙏🏼

Good review. Is the Ryzen version still available in the UK for IRO £1400? I can only find it for £1800+.

laptop review in BS English is refreshing, since majority are in US English. makes the laptop sounds classier.

very solid review, thanks!

Wow Legion 4070 actually 120-130 watts D: I thought 4070 was limited to 100 wattts

How about airpods connect by blootoohs? Is it work nice or bad?

on what resolution did you do the gameplay test with?

thinking about buying one, but what do the temps look like on the amd cpu while web browsing and such?

vale la pena comprar lenovo pro 5 ryzen 7745 hx rtx 4070 8 gb en 2024 a 1.879 dolares??

While customizing, the intel version only had the white backlit option for some reason.

The thing about 4070m is that there isn't much difference from 4060m. 4060m is a beast. I wouldn't go for 4070m unless it's the same price as it literally performs only 5~10% faster. 4070m to 4080m is a huge jump though.

Did Lenovo discontinue the regular Legion 5 non pro version?

so who is better

Let me confirm this, it’s full plastic from top to bottom?

So can you undervolt Ryzen as well? Video implies that you can not.

That battery life is a deal breaker

My question is does anything beat it at this price

Is this laptop VR ready or can I play VR in some way?

These products are only available in the UK in the EU not in the USA ? Correct?

Hi what you will chose between Pro 5 and Slim 7 if price are similar, I don’t mind battery and portability, thanks 😀

But does it run Crysis?

I love how all the reviewers assume we are all 16 year olds to 25 year olds who not only have the funds but credit to finance one of these and play video games all day on them, when in reality its more like professionals with money and credit who work in and around tech/software/engineering/web design...etc.

At this point you can get the Intel with the 4070 for $1400.

Why do you have half eyebrows? 😂

THANKS FOR DOING THIS REVIEW! FINALLY SOMEONE WHO MADE A COMPARISON BASED ON VALUE OF MONEY . exactly what i had in mind!

A great, comprehensive review, as always. It didn't leave me with any questions. Well done.

I believe that the i5-13500hx limits ram speeds to 4800mhz, whereas the 7745hx doesn’t. My i7-13700hx does the same, so I believe that the only way to get faster ram speeds with the intel version is to go with an i9. Thanks for the great comparison, though! I initially thought that the 4060 and 4070 were *much* closer in performance! However, since the 4060 laptop card is the exact same as the 4060 desktop card, I’d be very interested to see how the 4070 mobile stacks up against a desktop 4060ti (8gb) after seeing these results. I’ve been wondering for awhile, yet there still isn’t a *single* video comparison on RU-vid, which I find odd. The 4070(m) draws less power (115watt vs 160watt) and runs at a slightly lower frequency, but also has more cuda cores (4608 vs 4352), as well as more TMU’s, tensor cores as well as RT cores. All things considered, I think that would make for a great comparison! My guess, is that the 4070(m) is *slightly* less powerful than the 4060 ti due to power/frequency limits, but all of its other specs are better on the 4070(m), so who knows! 🤷‍♂️ Would that be a video you’d ever consider doing?

I wonder why the AMD version doesn’t have advanced Optimus. Most of the 2023 ones do. That HX chip is too power hungry though. A 7940HS might’ve actually been pretty good here.

What is the best lenovo legion 5 for me? Hello guys, in my country there are offers on the internet and I found 2 laptops, Lenovo Legion 5 laptops in: 1622 Dollars - Ryzen 7 8845HS with rtx 4070 1756 dollars - I9 14900HX with rtx 4060 I don't consider myself a gamer, I'm a java backend programmer, I see micro services, local and cloud database, etc. In my free time I play some video games. But, I like to run them smoothly. Also, my wife is a fashion design student, so we'll have to share the computer for certain heavier jobs, I imagine, Photoshop, illustrator, or related things. That said, which laptop option would suit me best?

You actually one of the few who specified that there were both versions. I was getting lost between the 5i and 5. But now i know

Thank you for your review, quite in-depth and helps me choose especially the part about build quality.

well, the lid is metal and intel's 13th gen i5 and i7 are capable of running 4800MHz RAM that's their limit where as ryzen 7000 series doesn't support ddr4 but 5200MHz RAM and should run 5600 as well but idk about it, furthermore in most of the titles like rdr 2, forza horizon 5 balanced mode gives same performance for better temps as far as I have noticed

If you want to buy a gaming laptop make sure to watch its review here.

In the UK the AMD Alienware M16 is now under £1600 so now deciding between that and a Legion 5. Also X16 is under £1900, so seems pretty pointless to judge Alienwares by their initial pricing for the first couple of months.

They are actually in sale in my country and both of the model below are at the exact same price. - R7-32GB-1TB-RTX 4070 - 240hz - i7-32GB-1TB-RTX 4070 - 240hz So if I understood the video, the Intel one would be the best value here, isn't it ? Even if my purpose is Gaming only ?

It is not a UK thing, in my country, Malaysia also comes with 5200Mhz DDR5 for the Ryzen 7 and 4800Mhz for the Intel version

that's a good looking laptop

I buy the 2024 LEGION PRO 5-16IRX G9 i7-14700HX & 4070 for 1,799€

Sir can you please tell me what is the clock speed of 7745hx after disabling cpu turbo boost?

Great review! I have one with 7745hx :) good machine in general. Don’t you know, is there any possibility to undervolt it? Thanks ps. I’m a bit disappointed with power consumption in idle mode… even if cpu has 0-1% load it still consumes 7-10 Watts, it can fall down to 4 Watts but really rare. Don’t you know about Intel? Does it also spin fans on idle?

Thanks for the review. Well done video! I went w the Intel 5i Pro as a desktop replacement. I'm a casual gamer so minor graphical differences are not a big deal to me. A great gaming/everyday laptop at a $1,500 price point.

Is 1600p worth it? because its only 16 inch. it much better than 1920x1200?

which one u think is better？legion 5pro （7745hx 4070 32ram）or slim 7i （i9 13900h 4070 16ram）with the second 50$less？

thats a CPU limitation for i5 and i7 13th gen HX which only supports RAM Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s & Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s. you need to get the i9 for support of higher RAM speeds

Thanks for review,this is so helpful.

2023 and reviewers still don't use the YT feature to separate the timebar for the different part of the review ....

my laptop is a intel one and had 4800mhz of ram recently task manager is showing 5200MT/s why though I mean recently I had rest my laptop but still how has that increased to 5200

Is 8gb vram enough for all games with ultra settings

My lenovo legion 5 died after a year and a half. I used to be a big lenovo fan but not now. Unacceptable. Surfed the net and I find I am not alone. Look up issues for lenovo buyers beware.

iGPU was in use right ? not the nvidia one ? 13:51

I just bought a legion slim 5 RTX4050 6GB/ RYZEN 7 7840HS. What is your opinion?

❓Can I upgrade the RAM up to 64GB of the AMD version ? I ask this because the Lenovo website indicates up to 32GB. Thanks

Type-C is better than Thunderbolt for future-proofing.

Where is the razer bladw 14 review you promised?????????

Doesn’t AMD version have cpu overclocking?.. as its also a unlocked cpu

Lenovo should stop soldering the Ram altogether for all models.

Nice review. I have question though, if you can answer please. Can we upgrade this laptop to 64 GB?

great review keep it up

20fps cyberpunk??

Is the review about the Razer Blade 14 cancellen?

Looks like I have found my next laptop, the only thing that saddens me is the insane difference between amd and intel version and the lack of thunderbolt. But come on, how can you launch a product in 2023 with 16 gb or RAM !?!?

I found this Lenovo laptop on Amazon: Lenovo Legion 5i Gaming Laptop, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8G, 16” WQXGA Display, Intel Core i7-14650HX, 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 2560x1600 px, Windows 11, Luna Grey For $1499.99 Is it worth the purchase? It’ll be my first laptop for work and gaming.

Literally cannot makeup my mind. I have a Legion 5 Ryzen 7 (15ARP8) but just bought the Pro 5i with an i7 at a bargain. Love the larger 16:10 screen, but hate the huge power cord and seems the i7 is way overpowered for the 4060 and my needs. I literally would swap the i7 for the less powerful but more efficient Ryzen 7735HS in the 2023 Pro 5i body in a heartbeat for its better thermals and battery life. I guess my best option for thermals, power mgmt and 16:10 would be the Legion Slim, only thing is they cost more for less RAM/SSD. :(

The reason why the intel version has 4800mhz rams is because i5-13500hx and i7-13700hx only support up to 4800mhz, whereas the i9-13900hx supports 5200mhz as well as the ryzen ones.

I'm about to go buy the Intel i7-13700HX with the RTX 4070...it's on sale since they're being replaced with gen 9. Hope it's worth it!

@MashITTech Hi, towards the end of the video you talked about the AMD laptop which in the battery life test got around 10h. Can you tell me which ones? Thank you

I like plastic over aluminum I bought a new 7i and dropped my phone on it accidentally from like 5 inches and it literally dented it.

could add some simple numbers on the sustained clocks during gaming and power consumption, that would explain the higher ryzen temps as they are more efficient and thus boosting higher...

Great video bro. Love it. You need to make videos on Acer predator Helios neo 16

Thank you for posting, I’m looking at this laptop, so it’s good to have such a practical analysis. The Ryzen version looks liker a great choice for a gamer, but maybe a creator would like a few more QOL features for their daily use.

i like the design of the legion slim 7 from (2022-2023 ...) i hope after 5/6 years when i buy a new laptop i will surely buy the legion slim 7/7i if it exist till then or if legion slim 9i comes. Legion slim 7i metal feels so premium and metallic

How does this computer support Corona Render? How many hours does it take to render?

in india, there is price difference of 10,000INR(120USD according to conversion) between AMD 7745hx and i7 13700hx variant(Intel i7 is more expensive by 120USD). rest of the specifications are exactly same mentioned on the website. if budget allows both then which should be a better deal.

would a ram diference from 5200mhz to 5600mhz be noticeable?

no windows hello is trash

Thinking of getting this as an upgrade to my almost 4 year old Dell g3 i7 with 1660ti. Seems to be good value.

Hi Dave loved the video and wanted to know how I get the promo codes to make the price drop to £1400?

How does this computer support Corona Render? How many hours does it take to render?

I got this laptop and I like it very much. What should I do?

The Teddy Salad of Laptops!

I plan to buy the ryzen version but isn't 90 degrees on the cpu a bit too much? rhe high temps doesnt affect its life span?

I have a lenovo legion 5 pro i5 13500hx rtx 4060 and the idle consumption is about 25-30 watts, I changed the version of the Windows system and drivers, but it doesn’t help, is this a warranty case? If there are no special complaints about its operation, except for battery life

Hey, why doesnt it have HYBRID MODE off switch?

Is this worth of an upgrade over my 3070 150 watt and 5800h? My CPU is always bottlenecked in every new game this year.

Hi! Is it possible to downvolt the amd version?