Lenovo at the CES 2022 event announced the new 2022 models of the Legion 5 Pro and Legion 5i Pro notebook PCs. Both Legion gaming laptops come with a resolution of 2560 x 1600, an aspect ratio of 16:10, and a maximum refresh rate of 240Hz. They feature a new Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs for notebooks with 165W power consumption (Total Graphics Power).
The IPS LCD panel to be installed is compatible with NVIDIA’s original display synchronization technology “G-SYNC”, and has specifications such as a response speed of up to 3ms and a displayable color gamut of 100% with sRGB coverage.
In addition, it has acquired VESA’s “Display HDR 400″ certification, which is a standardization organization for display standards and has a maximum brightness of 500 nits. It also supports the HDR-related standard ” Dolby Vision ” set by Dolby Laboratories and says that it can fully enjoy entertainment content other than games.
The latest CPU of AMD or Intel is adopted, and DDR5-4800 is installed in the main memory. For the internal storage, you can select an SSD compatible with PCI Express (hereinafter, PCIe) 4.0 with a maximum capacity of 1 TB. The built-in wireless LAN function is compatible with Wi-Fi 6E, and it is said that the antenna arrangement has been improved from the conventional product.
The difference between the AMD model and the Intel model is that the Intel model supports the high-speed interface standard ” Thunderbolt 4 ” in addition to the installed CPU, while the AMD model does not support Thunderbolt.
The main body color is available in two color variations, Storm Gray and Cloud Gray.
Specifications of Legion 5i Pro (Intel model)
- CPU: Core i9-12900H, Core i7-12700H
- Main memory: DDR5-4800 up to 32GB
- Graphics: GeForce RTX 30 series for notebook PC (GDDR6 8GB, TGP 165W)
- Storage: SSD up to 1TB (PCIe 4.0 x4 connection)
- LCD panel: 16-inch IPS LCD, resolution 2560 x 1600 dots, maximum refresh rate 240Hz, G-SYNC compatible
- Wireless LAN: Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth: 5.1 or 5.2
- Interface: Thunderbolt 4 x 1, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C x 2, HDMI 2.1 x 1, USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A x 3, RJ45 (wired LAN) x 1, 4 pole 3.5mm mini pin headset terminal x 1 Such
- Speaker: Stereo (2W + 2W)
- Battery: Capacity 80Whr
- Power supply: AC adapter (rated output 230W)
- Nominal body weight: Approximately 2.49 kg
- OS: Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home
Specifications of Legion 5i (Intel model)
- CPU: Core i7-12700H
- Main memory: DDR5-4800 up to 32GB
- Graphics: GeForce RTX 30 series for notebook PC (GDDR6 8GB, TGP 125W)
- Storage: SSD up to 1TB (PCIe 4.0 x4 connection)
- LCD panel: 15-inch IPS LCD, resolution 2560 x 1440 dots, maximum refresh rate 240Hz, G-SYNC compatible
- Wireless LAN: Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth: 5.1 or 5.2
- Interface: Thunderbolt 4 x 1, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C x 2, HDMI 2.1 x 1, USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A x 3, RJ45 (wired LAN) x 1, 4 pole 3.5mm mini pin headset terminal x 1 Such
- Speaker: Stereo (2W + 2W)
- Battery: Capacity 60Whr
- Power supply: AC adapter (rated output 230W)
- Nominal body weight: Approximately 2.4 kg
- OS: Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home