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
| 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
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 comparisonBody
| 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 type | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Cooler count | 2 | 2 |
| Noise Level | 53.5 dB | 48 dB |
Display
| 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 |
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1000000:1 |
| DCI-P3 gamut | n/a | 100 % |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 100 % |
| Adobe RGB gamut | n/a | 88.8 % |
| Response time | n/a | 48 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 |
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 |
| USB-A | 4x3.2 | No |
| USB-C | 2x3.2 | 3x4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x2.1 | 1x2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| 3.5 mm Audio Jack | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| Card Reader | No | Yes |
| Charging Port | Yes | Yes |
Keyboard & Touchpad
| Key Type | Island Layout | Island Layout |
| Numeric Keypad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key Travel | 1.5 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 10.4x6.9 cm | 13.2x8.1 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
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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.
Survey
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