Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD) vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2025)

Compared 2 laptops: Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD), vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2025). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery - 60 W
- 80 W
n/a
Processor - AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
n/a
Storage - 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD) and Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2025)
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 2.4 kg 1.55 kg
Pixel size 363x259.6x23.5 mm 312.6x221.2x15.5 mm
Area 942 cm² 691 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 71.2 % 84.6 %
Side bezels 8.8 mm 3.4 mm
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Black
- Silver
Material Plastic Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° 135 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count22
Noise Level53.5 dB48 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 15.6 in 14.2 in
Type IPS LCD Mini LED
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate n/a Yes (24-120 Hz)
Pixel density 141 ppi 254 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1920x1080 pixels 3024x1964 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech G-Sync No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor No Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
250 nits
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2025)
1000 nits
Contrast1200:11000000:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a100 %
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a88.8 %
Response timen/a48 ms

Battery

Capacity 60 Wh 72.4 Wh
Full Charge Time n/a 1:30 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes, 100 W
Charge Port Location Bottom Left, Right
Charge Power 230/300 W 70/96 W
Cable Length n/a 2 m
Charger weight 1074 g 232/367 g

Processor

Processor AMD Ryzen 5 5600H Apple M5 (10-Core)
Base frequency 3.3 GHz 4.61 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.2 GHz n/a
Cores 6 10 (4P + 6E)
Threads 12 10
L3 Cache 16 MB n/a
Integrated Graphics Radeon RX Vega 7 Apple M5 (10-core)
Process tech. 7 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
1923
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2025)
4027
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
7054
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2025)
17415
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
1443
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2025)
2488
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
10190
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2025)
15340

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB Apple M5 GPU (10-Core)
TGP 95 W n/a
Nvidia Optimus Yes n/a
Graphics Type Discrete Integrated
Process tech. 8 nm 3 nm
GPU Frequency 1530 MHz n/a
Boost GPU Frequency 1740 MHz 2240 MHz
FLOPS 7.9 TFLOPS 5.7 TFLOPS
Video Memory 4 n/a
Memory Type GDDR6 LPDDR5X
Tire Width 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbit/s 9.6 Gbit/s
Shader Units 2048 1280
TMUs 64 80
ROPs 40 40

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 16 GB
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 3200 MHz 9600 MHz
Type DDR4 LPDDR5X
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 2 n/a
Max RAM 32 n/a

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) Custom
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 2x256 GB
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 2 n/a
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 256 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset Realtek ALC3306 n/a
Audio Formats 2.0 4.2
Speaker Power 2x2 W n/a
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Max Volume 81 dB 84.8 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6E
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.3
Fingerprint sensor No Yes
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A4x3.2No
USB-C2x3.23x4.0
ThunderboltNoThunderbolt 4
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesNo
Card ReaderNoYes
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size10.4x6.9 cm13.2x8.1 cm
SurfacePlasticGlass
Windows PrecisionYesNo
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2025) the clear winner in this comparison.

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