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2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in vs. 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD): Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in and 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in Pros

Reasons that 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in is better than 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD).

The 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD).

Display size

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in

17.3-inch

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)

15.6-inch

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) Pros

Reasons that 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) is better than 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in.

The 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) weighed 4.96 pounds, 25% lighter than the 6.57 pounds 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in.

Weight	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Pound	6.57 lbs.	4.96 lbs.
Kilogram	2.98 kg	2.25 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in and 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD).

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in

32 GB

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)

32 GB

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in - DDR4

3,200 MHz

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

Memory	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Slots	x2	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Prices

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

Lenovo Legion 5 17 Ryzen 5600H 5800H Price
	Lenovo Legion 5 15 Gaming Laptop 15.6" FHD IPS 165Hz (300 nits, 100% sRGB) AMD 8-Core Ryzen 7 5800H (Beats i7-10870H) 32GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 3070 8GB Graphic Backlit USB-C Win11Pro + HDMI Cable By Lenovo $1,469.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion 5 15 Gaming Laptop 15.6" FHD IPS 165Hz (300 nits, 100% sRGB) AMD Octa-Core Ryzen 7 5800H (Beats i7-10870H) 16GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 3070 8GB Graphic Backlit USB-C Win11 + HDMI Cable By Lenovo $1,388.00	See at Amazon
	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
2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) Price
	Lenovo - 2021 - IdeaPad Gaming 3 - Laptop Computer - 15.6" FHD Display -120Hz - AMD Ryzen 5 5600H - 8GB RAM - 256GB Storage - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 - Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $594.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo - 2021 - IdeaPad Gaming 3 - Laptop Computer - 15.6" FHD Display -120Hz - AMD Ryzen 5 5600H - 32GB RAM - 1TB Storage - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 - Windows 11 Home, Black By Lenovo $718.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo - 2021 - IdeaPad Gaming 3 - Laptop Computer - 15.6" FHD Display -120Hz - AMD Ryzen 5 5600H - 8GB RAM - 256GB Storage - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 - Windows 11 Home (Renewed) By Lenovo $564.22	See at Amazon

Availability	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Released	2021	2021
Release Date	Announced on January 07, 2021. Available starting April 2021.	Announced on January 7, 2021. Available starting June 2021.
Pricing	Starting at $769.99	Starting at $669.99
Applicable Models	Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6 Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 (AMD, 17-inch) Lenovo Legion 5 17” (Ryzen 5000 Series)	Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ACH6 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 AMD Ryzen 5000 Series 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) AMD-based Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (2021)
Generations	-	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)

Exterior	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Size Comparison	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Dimensions	15.7 x 11.41 x 0.96 ~ 1.03 inches (398.6 x 290 x 24.3 ~ 26.2 mm)	14.16 x 9.92 x 0.95 inches (359.6 x 251.9 x 24.2 mm)
Weight	Starting at 6.57 lbs (2.98 kg)	4.96 lbs (2.25 kg)
Colors	Phantom Blue (Top) Shadow Black (Bottom)	Shadow black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard 6-row, multimedia Fn keys, numeric keypad, black keycap keycap White or 4-Zone RGB backlight Touchpad Buttonless Mylar® surface multi-touch touchpad	Keyboard 6-row, multimedia Fn keys, numeric keypad White backlight or 4-Zone RGB backlight. Touchpad Buttonless Mylar® surface multi-touch touchpad. 120 x 70 mm One-Piece PTP Gaming TouchPad.
Chasis Information	Surface Treatment: Painting Case Material: PC + ABS (top), PC + ABS (bottom)	-

Display	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Size	17.3 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	17.3" FHD 60Hz 60 Hz. 17.3" FHD 144Hz 144 Hz, Dolby® Vision™. All Configurations 1920 x 1080, 16:9 aspect ratio, 300 nits, 800:1, 72% NTSC, Wide viewing angle, Anti-glare surface, IPS display type, Non-touch, DC dimmer, Free Sync.	15.6” FHD 60Hz 250 nits, 60Hz, 800:1, 45% NTSC 15.6” FHD 120Hz 250 nits, 120Hz, 800:1, 45% NTSC 15.6” FHD 165Hz 300 nits, 300Hz, 1000:1, 100% sRGB All Configurations 16:9, 1920x1080, IPS, Anti-glare, 170° Viewing Angle, DC dimmer

Ports	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
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 SD Card Reader 4-in-1 card reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC). Rear 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) with Power Delivery and DisplayPort 1.4. 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 RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port. 1 x HDMI 2.1 1 x Power connector	Left 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), supports data transfer only. 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x Power connector Right 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x Headset port 3.5mm jack.

Internal Specs	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
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	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
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	AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1800 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Memory 2 x SO-DIMM DDR4 Slots	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 32GB Memory Speed: 3200MHz
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 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.	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 with 4GB GDDR6 Supports DirectX® 12. NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ 3050 with 4GB GDDR6 1500 MHz at 75W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX 12. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti with 4GB GDDR6 1485 MHz at 75W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX 12. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 with 6GB GDDR6 1282 ~ 1486 MHz at 95W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX 12.
Storage	512 GB 1TB 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD 2 x M.2 2242/2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 slots.	Models with RTX 3060 2 x M.2 slots 2242/2280 PCIe NVMe SSD slot. Models with Non RTX 3060 1 x M.2 slot 2242/2280 PCIe NVMe SSD slot. 1 x SATA slot 2.5 inches hard drive slot.

Connectivity	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Wi-Fi	2x2 WiFi 6 (802.11 ax) M.2 card	Wi-Fi 5, 802.11ac 1x1 Wi-Fi® + Bluetooth 5.0, M.2 card Wi-Fi 6, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.0, M.2 card
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Realtek RTL8111H Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Size	80Wh Integrated Li-Polymer battery, supports Rapid Charge Pro (charge up to 50% in 30 minutes)	45Wh 60Wh Integrated Li-Polymer battery Supports Rapid Charge Pro (charge up to 50% in 30min).
Battery Life	Hybrid Mode Up to 7.9 hours With RTX 3060\| 3070, tested with MobileMark 2014. Up to 8.1 hours With GTX 1650 \| RTX 3050, tested with MobileMark 2018. Discrete Mode Up to 4.6 hours With RTX 3060\| 3070, tested with MobileMark 2014. Up to 5.72 hours With GTX 1650 \| RTX 3050, tested with MobileMark 2018.	Up to 5 hours 45Wh models. Up to 7 hours 60Wh models.
Power Supply	230 300W Slim tip (3-in) AC adapter.	135W 170W AC power adapter Lenovo proprietary 3-pin AC adapter.

Software	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 11 Home No operating system	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro No OS
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage Lenovo PC Manager Lenovo Nerve Center McAfee LiveSafe™ Lenovo Antivirus Microsoft Office Trial Power2Go	Lenovo Utility Lenovo Vantage McAfee LiveSafe™ Microsoft Office

Camera & Audio	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p HD fixed focus camera with camera shutter.	Front-facing camera with Privacy Shutter Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 720p, with camera shutter.
Audio	High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek® ALC3306 codec 2 x 2W stereo speakers with Nahimic Audio Dual array microphone	High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek® ALC3287 codec 2 x 2W Stereo Speakers with Nahimic Audio Dual-array microphones

Misc	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Security	Security Chip Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated in chipset BIOS Security Supervisor password Power-on password Hard disk password Other Security Camera privacyshutter	Security Chip Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated chipset BIOS Security Supervisor password Power-on password Hard disk password Other Security Camera privacy shutter
In the box	Lenovo Legion 5 17” AC adapter Internal Battery Quick Start Guide	Legion IdeaPad Gaming 3 15" AMD AC Adapter Internal Battery Quick start guide
Warranty	1-year depot service 1-year depot with 2-year system board service 2-year (1-yr battery) depot service	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

Key Features	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
At Glance	Released in Early 2021 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 144Hz Weight 6.57 lb 2.98 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 Early 2021 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 165Hz Weight 4.96 lb 2.25 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 3060 6GB GDDR6 95W TGP