Huawei MateBook 14 vs Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)

Compared 2 laptops: Huawei MateBook 14, vs Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery n/a - 60 W
- 80 W
Processor - Intel Core i5 1135G7
- Intel Core i7 1165G7
- AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
- AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei MateBook 14 and Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 1.49 kg 2.4 kg
Pixel size 307.5x223.8x15.9 mm 363x259.6x23.5 mm
Area 688 cm² 942 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 84.8 % 71.2 %
Side bezels 5.8 mm 8.8 mm
Colors - Silver
- Gray
- White
- Gray
- Blue
Material Aluminum Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle n/a 180 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metaln/aNo
Cooler count22
Noise Level40.2 dB53.5 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 14 in 15.6 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Pixel density 185 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 3:2 16:9
Resolution 2160x1440 pixels 1920x1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync Tech No G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy (Anti-Reflective) Matte
Light sensor No No
Display test
Max brightness
Huawei MateBook 14
300 nits
Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
250 nits
Contrast1758:11200:1
DCI-P3 gamut65.9 %n/a
sRGB gamut92.8 %n/a
Adobe RGB gamut68.2 %n/a
Response time36 msn/a

Battery

Capacity 56 Wh 60 Wh
Full Charge Time 1:25 h n/a
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes
Charge Port Location Left Bottom
Charge Power 65 W 230/300 W
Charger weight 200 g 1074 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core i5 1135G7 AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.2 GHz 4.2 GHz
Cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
L3 Cache 8 MB 16 MB
Integrated Graphics Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU Radeon RX Vega 7
Process tech. 10 nm 7 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei MateBook 14
1721
Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
1923
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei MateBook 14
4691
Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
7054
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Huawei MateBook 14
1279
Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
1443
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Huawei MateBook 14
4888
Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
10190

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB
TGP 15 W 95 W
Nvidia Optimus n/a Yes
Graphics Type Integrated Discrete
Process tech. 10 nm 8 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz 1530 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 1740 MHz
FLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS 7.9 TFLOPS
Video Memory n/a 4
Memory Type DDR4 GDDR6
Tire Width n/a 128 bit
Memory speed 3.2 Gbit/s 12 Gbit/s
Shader Units 640 2048
TMUs 40 64
ROPs 20 40

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x4 GB 1x8 GB
Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR4 DDR4
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 2
Max RAM n/a 32

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 256 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset n/a Realtek ALC3306
Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power n/a 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Max Volume 76.4 dB 81 dB
Microphones 4 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
Fingerprint sensor Yes No
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam In the keyboard button Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Ports
USB-A2x3.24x3.2
USB-C1x3.22x3.2
ThunderboltNoNo
HDMI1x1.41x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoYes
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortNoYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size12.0x7.2 cm10.4x6.9 cm
Surfacen/aPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

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