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2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in vs. M2 MacBook Pro 13”: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in and M2 MacBook Pro 13” specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in Pros

Reasons that 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in is better than M2 MacBook Pro 13”.

The 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in supports a larger memory capacity than the M2 MacBook Pro 13”. It supports up to 32GB versus 24GB of system memory on the M2 MacBook Pro 13”.

Max system memory size

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in

32 GB

M2 MacBook Pro 13”

24 GB

The 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the M2 MacBook Pro 13” since it has onboard memory.

Memory	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in	M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	Unified

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 130W TGP vs. integrated

The 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

Slots	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in	M2 MacBook Pro 13”
M.2	Yes x2	Onboard

The 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch M2 MacBook Pro 13”.

Display size

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in

15.6-inch

M2 MacBook Pro 13”

13.3-inch

M2 MacBook Pro 13” Pros

Reasons that M2 MacBook Pro 13” is better than 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in.

2022 vs. 2021

Apple M2 (8C, 10G) inside M2 MacBook Pro 13” has a 24% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 7-5800H inside 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M2 MacBook Pro 13” - Apple M2 (8C, 10G)

8,819

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H

7,098

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in - AMD Ryzen 5-5600H

5,476

M2 MacBook Pro 13” weighed 3.0 pounds, 44% lighter than the 5.3 pounds 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in.

Weight	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in	M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Pound	5.3 lbs.	3.0 lbs.
Kilogram	2.40 kg	1.36 kg

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Lenovo Legion 5 15 Ryzen 5600H 5800H Price
	Lenovo - Legion 5 - Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7 5800H - 16GB RAM - 512GB Storage - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Ti - 15.6" FHD Display - Windows 11 Home - Phantom Blue By Lenovo $1,010.00 $1,189.99 15% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion 5 15.6", Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Phantom Blue, Windows 11 Home, 82JW00Q7US By Lenovo $798.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion 5 15.6" 165Hz Gaming Laptop AMD Ryzen 7-5800H 16GB RAM 1TB SSD RTX 3050 Ti 4GB GDDR6 By Lenovo $1,077.02	See at Amazon
M2 MacBook Pro 13” Price
	Apple 2022 MacBook Pro Laptop with M2 chip: 13-inch Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Touch Bar, Backlit Keyboard, FaceTime HD Camera. Works with iPhone and iPad; Space Gray By Apple $1,049.99 $1,299.00 19% OFF	See at Amazon
	2022 Apple MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M2 chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) (QWERTY English) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $959.00	See at Amazon
	Apple 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Space Gray (Renewed Premium) By Apple $969.00	See at Amazon

Availability	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in	M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Released	2021	2022
Release Date	Announced on January 07, 2021. Available starting April 2021.	Announced on June 6th, 2022. (WWDC 2022)
Pricing	Starting at $769.99	$1,299 Apple M2 Chip \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,499 Apple M2 Chip \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Applicable Models	Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6 Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6H 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 (15-inch) Lenovo Legion 5 15” (Ryzen 5000 Series)	MacBook Pro 13” (2022) 2022 MacBook Pro 13” MacBook Pro 13” with Apple M2 chip
Generations	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in	2022 M2 MacBook Pro 13” 2020 M1 MacBook Pro 13” 2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2020 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2019 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2019 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2016 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2016 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2015 MacBook Pro 13 Retina

Exterior	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in	M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Dimensions	14.27 x 10.26 x 0.89 ~ 1.01 inches (14.27 x 10.26 x 0.89 ~ 1.01 inches mm)	11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 in (304.1 x 212.4 x 15.6 mm)
Weight	Starting at 5.3 lbs (2.4 kg)	Starting at 3.0 pounds (1.4 kg)
Colors	Phantom Blue (Top) Shadow Black (Bottom) Top: Stingray Bottom: Dove Grey	Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard (Phantom Blue Models) 6-row, multimedia Fn keys, numeric keypad, black keycap keycap White or 4-Zone RGB backlight Keyboard (Stingray Models) 6-row, multimedia Fn keys, numeric keypad, moon white keycap Blue or 4-Zone RGB backlight Touchpad Buttonless Mylar® surface multi-touch touchpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement Touch Bar Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure‑sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure‑sensitive drawing, and Multi‑Touch gestures
Chasis Information	Surface Treatment: Painting Case Material: PC + ABS (top), PC + ABS (bottom)	-

Display	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in	M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Size	15.6 Inches	13.3 Inches
Info	15.6" FHD 60Hz 1920 x 1080, 60 Hz, 100% sRGB, 300 nits, 1200:1. 15.6" FHD 120Hz 1920 x 1080, 120 Hz, 45% NTSC, 250 nits, 800:1. 15.6" FHD 165Hz 1920 x 1080, 165 Hz, 100% sRGB, 300 nits, 1000:1, Dolby® Vision™, NVIDIA G-Sync. 15.6" WQHD 165Hz 2560 x 1440, 165 Hz, 100% sRGB, 300 nits, 1000:1, Dolby® Vision™, NVIDIA G-Sync. All Configurations 16:9 aspect ratio, Wide viewing angle, Anti-glare surface, IPS display type, Non-touch, DC dimmer, Free Sync.	Retina display 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1680 by 1050 1440 by 900 1024 by 640 16:10 aspect ratio 500 nits brightness Supports wide color (P3) True Tone technology

Ports	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in	M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Image Source: Lenovo Left 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) and DisplayPort 1.4 only. 1 x Headset jack 3.5mm Right 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x E-camera shutter switch Rear 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) with Power Delivery and DisplayPort 1.4 only. 3 x USB-A 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) with Always On. 1 x HDMI 2.1 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port. 1 x Power connector	Image Source: Apple Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging Right (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in	M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.30 → 4.20 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W	Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz,
Integrated Graphics	AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1800 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz	Apple M2 (8C, 10G) Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Memory 2 x SO-DIMM DDR4 Slots	8GB Unified onboard memory Configurable to 24GB
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 \| 4GB GDDR6 DirectX® 12. NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3050 \| 4GB GDDR6 1500 MHz up to 1740 MHz at 95W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX® 12. NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3050 Ti \| 4GB GDDR6 1485 MHz up to 1695 MHz at 95W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX® 12. NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3060 \| 6GB GDDR6 1425 MHz up to 1702 MHz at 130W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX® 12. NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3070 \| 8GB GDDR6 1560 MHz at 130W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX® 12. AMD Radeon RX 6600m \| 8GB GDDR6 DirectX® 12.	-
Storage	512 GB 1TB 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD 2 x M.2 2242/2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 slots.	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 1TB or 2TB
Fans Number	-	1
Cooling Info	-	Active

Connectivity	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in	M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Wi-Fi	2x2 WiFi 5 (802.11 ac) M.2 card 2x2 WiFi 6 (802.11 ax) M.2 card	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Ethernet	Realtek RTL8111H Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps.	-

Battery	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in	M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Size	60Wh 80Wh Supports Rapid Charge Pro (charge up to 50% in 30 minutes)	58.2 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	60Wh models Up to 7.15 hours With GTX 1650 \| RTX 3050 \| RTX 3050 Ti. Up to 7.85 hours With Radeon RX 6600m. Up to 7 hours With RTX 3060 \| 3070. 80Wh models Up to 9.29 hours With GTX 1650 \| RTX 3050 \| RTX 3050 Ti. Up to 10.4 hours With Radeon RX 6600m. Up to 9.2 hours With RTX 3060 \| 3070. NoteAll results are tested with MobileMark 2018.	Up to 17 hours wireless web Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply	230 300W Slim tip (3-in) AC adapter.	61W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in	M2 MacBook Pro 13”
OS	Windows 10 Home \| Pro Windows 11 Home \| Pro No operating system	Shipped with macOS Monterey
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage Lenovo PC Manager Lenovo Nerve Center McAfee LiveSafe™ Lenovo Antivirus Microsoft Office Trial Power2Go	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in	M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p HD fixed focus camera with E-camera shutter.	720p FaceTime HD camera Advanced image signal processor with computational video.
Audio	High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek® ALC3306 codec 2 x 2W stereo speakers with Nahimic Audio Dual array microphone	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range Wide stereo sound Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Misc	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in	M2 MacBook Pro 13”
Sensors	-	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor
Security	Security Chip Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated in chipset BIOS Security Supervisor password Power-on password Hard disk password Other Security E-Camera shutter	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	Lenovo Legion 5 15” AC adapter Internal Battery Quick Start Guide	MacBook Pro 13” 61W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty	1-year depot service 1-year depot with 2-year system board service 2-year (1-yr battery) depot service 3-year (1-yr battery) depot service	One-year limited warranty.
More	-	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output are supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in	M2 MacBook Pro 13”
At Glance	Released in Early 2021 16:9 WQHD 15.6” 1440p 165Hz Weight 5.3 lb 2.40 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 7-5800H 8C/16T, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz Geekbench 5 1,334 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,098 Multi-Core With integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 130W TGP	Released in Mid 2022 16:10 WQXGA 13.3” 1600p 60Hz Weight 3.0 lb 1.36 kg Powered By Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8C/8T, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz Geekbench 5 1,933 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,819 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores Configurable up to 24GB Unified Memory