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2019 MacBook Pro 16” vs. 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between 2019 MacBook Pro 16” and 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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2019 MacBook Pro 16” Pros

Reasons that 2019 MacBook Pro 16” is better than 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in.

The 2019 MacBook Pro 16” supports a larger memory capacity than the 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in.

Max system memory size

2019 MacBook Pro 16”

64 GB

2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in

32 GB

The 2019 MacBook Pro 16” weighed 4.3 pounds, 22% lighter than the 5.5 pounds 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in.

Weight	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Pound	4.3 lbs.	5.5 lbs.
Kilogram	1.95 kg	2.49 kg

2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in Pros

Reasons that 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in is better than 2019 MacBook Pro 16”.

2020 vs. 2019

The 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in supports a faster memory speed than the 2019 MacBook Pro 16”. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the 2019 MacBook Pro 16”.

Memory type and speed

2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in - DDR4

3,200 MHz

2019 MacBook Pro 16” - DDR4

2,666 MHz

The 2020 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 2019 MacBook Pro 16” since it has onboard memory.

Memory	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4

The 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage.

Slots	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
M.2	Onboard	Yes x1

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2019 MacBook Pro 16” and 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in.

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

2019 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in - AMD Ryzen 7-4800H

6,440

2019 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in - AMD Ryzen 5-4600H

4,908

2019 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Prices

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

2019 MacBook Pro 16” Price
	Late 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.6GHz Intel Core i7 (16 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $632.99	See at Amazon
	2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.3GHz Intel Core i9 (16-inch, 16GB RAM, 1TB Storage) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $799.95	See at Amazon
	Late 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.3GHz Intel Core i9 (16 inch, 32GB RAM, 1TB) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $919.95	See at Amazon
Lenovo Legion 5 15.6 4600H 4800H Price
	Lenovo Legion 5 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" WQHD 165Hz Display, 8-Core AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4060, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, WiFi 6, HDMI, Win 11, w/CUE Accessories By Lenovo $1,179.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion 5 Gaming Laptop 15.6" WQHD IPS 165Hz 350nits 100% sRGB AMD Octa-Core Ryzen 7 7735HS 16GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 4060 8GB USB-C Backlit Rapid Charge Win11 Gray + HDMI Cable By Lenovo $1,129.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion 5 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD (1920x1080) IPS Screen, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H Processor, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti, Windows 10, 82B1000AUS, Phantom Black By Lenovo $1,029.99	See at Amazon

Availability	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced on November 13th, 2019 Available on November 13th, 2019	Announced in April 2020
Pricing	$2,399 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD \| Radeon 5300M 4GB $2,799 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 1TB SSD \| Radeon 5500M 4GB	Starting at $899.99
Applicable Models	-	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 (AMD Ryzen 4000 H-Series) Lenovo Legion 5 (2020) 15-inch Lenovo Legion 5 (2020) Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH-05H
Generations	2023 M2 MacBook Pro 16” 2021 M1 MacBook Pro 16” 2020 MacBook Pro 16” 2019 MacBook Pro 16”	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in

Exterior	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Size Comparison	2019 MacBook Pro 16”2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Dimensions	Height: 0.64 inch (1.62 cm) Width: 14.09 inches (35.79 cm) Depth: 9.68 inches (24.59 cm)	14.3" x 10.2" x 1" / 363mm x 260mm x 23.57 - 26.13mm
Weight	Starting at 4.3 pounds (2.0 kg)	Starting at 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Colors	Space Gray Silver	Phantom Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	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	Keyboard Backlit full-size with the white backlit keyboard. 4-zone RGB (optional) Touchpad Precision Touchpad. Supports multi-touch gesture.

Display	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Size	16 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	Retina display 16‑inch (diagonal) LED‑backlit display with IPS technology; 3072‑by‑1920 native resolution at 226 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 2048 by 1280 1792 by 1120 1344 by 840 1152 by 720 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology Refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz	15.6" FHD 60Hz 1920 x 1080, IPS, 60 Hz, <25 ms Response Time, 100% sRGB, 300 nits. 15.6" FHD 120Hz 1920 x 1080, IPS, 120 Hz, <25 ms Response Time, 45% NTSC, 250 nits. 15.6" FHD 144Hz HDR 1920 x 1080, IPS, 144 Hz, <3 ms Response Time, 100% sRGB, 300 nits, VESA DisplayHDR 400 Certified, Dolby Vision™ Enabled.

Ports	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for: Charging DisplayPort Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)	Image Source: Lenovo 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C (with DisplayPort) 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A (always on) 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x HDMI™ 2.0 1 x RJ45 Ethernet 1 x Kensington MiniSaver Lock slot 1 x 3.5mm microphone/headphone combo 1 x Power input 1 x NOVO hole

Internal Specs	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Processor	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.00 → 4.00 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.90 → 4.20 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz	AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 6 Graphics Cores, 1500 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz
Memory	16GB 32GB 64GB 2666MHz DDR4 onboard memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 32GB Memory Speed: 3200MHz
Discrete Graphics	AMD Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 (4GB GDDR5) NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti (4GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 (6GB GDDR6)
Storage	512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB SSD	Storage Slots 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot Storage Configurations 128 GB/256 GB/512 GB/1 TB PCIe NVMe SSD 1 TB/2 TB HDD

Connectivity	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible	WiFi 6 802.11AX (2 x 2) Up to 2400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	-	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Size	100 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	60 Wh (4 Cell polymer) 80 Wh (4 Cell polymer)
Battery Life	Up to 11 hours wireless web Up to 11 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time	Up to 8 hours 80Wh models Up to 5 hours 60Wh models
Power Supply	96W USB‑C Power Adapter	170W AC power adapter Lenovo proprietary charging port. 230W AC power adapter Lenovo proprietary charging port.

Software	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
OS	Shipped with macOS Catalina	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps	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	Lenovo Vantage Lenovo PC Manager McAfee LiveSafe™ Lenovo Antivirus Microsoft Office Trial Power2Go

Camera & Audio	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio	High‑fidelity six‑speaker system with force‑cancelling woofers Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Studio‑quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack	2 x 2W Harman Kardon® Speaker System with Chamber Dolby Atmos® Headphone Support Dual-array microphones

Misc	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Sensors	Touch ID sensor	-
Security	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip	Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock
In the box	16‑inch MacBook Pro 96W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)	Legion 5 15" AC Adapter Internal Battery Quick start guide
Warranty	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one‑year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.	1 Year Depot or Carry-in
More	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: Up to two displays with 6016‑by‑3384 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors or Up to four displays with 4096‑by‑2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)	-

Key Features	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
At Glance	Released in Late 2019 16:10 Retina 16” 1920p 60Hz Weight 4.3 lb 1.95 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,114 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,504 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Configurable up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8GB GDDR6	Released in Mid 2020 16:9 FHD 15.6” HDR 144Hz Weight 5.5 lb 2.49 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 7-4800H 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,078 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,440 Multi-Core With integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6