2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in

Availability

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Released2021
Release Date
  • Announced on January 07, 2021.
  • Available starting April 2021.
PricingStarting at $769.99
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)
Generations
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
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
Lenovo Legion 5 15.6", Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Phantom Blue, Windows 11 Home, 82JW00Q7US
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
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16" 165Hz QHD IPS NVIDIA G-SYNC 500 nits Gaming Laptop AMD Ryzen 7-5800H 16GB RAM 512GB SSD RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 TGP 130W
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16" 165Hz QHD IPS NVIDIA G-SYNC 500 nits Gaming Laptop AMD Ryzen 7-5800H 16GB RAM 512GB SSD RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 TGP 130W
By Lenovo
$1,199.99
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
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
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
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

Exterior

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Dimensions14.27 x 10.26 x 0.89 ~ 1.01 inches (14.27 x 10.26 x 0.89 ~ 1.01 inches mm)
WeightStarting at 5.3 lbs (2.4 kg)
Colors
  • Phantom Blue (Top) Shadow Black (Bottom)
  • Top: Stingray Bottom: Dove Grey
Keyboard and TrackpadKeyboard (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
Chasis Information
  • Surface Treatment: Painting
  • Case Material: PC + ABS (top), PC + ABS (bottom)

Display

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Size15.6 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.

Ports

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Ports
2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in Ports
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

Internal Specs

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 3.30 → 4.20 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W

Geekbench 5 Single Core

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in1
AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H1,24092.95%
2
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H1,334100.00%
01,334

Geekbench 5 Multi-Core

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in1
AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H5,47677.15%
2
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H7,098100.00%
07,098
Integrated Graphics
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    7 Graphics Cores, 1800 MHz
  2. 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
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.

Connectivity

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Wi-Fi
  • 2x2 WiFi 5 (802.11 ac)
    M.2 card
  • 2x2 WiFi 6 (802.11 ax)
    M.2 card
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1
EthernetRealtek RTL8111H Gigabit Ethernet
10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Size
60Wh 80Wh
Supports Rapid Charge Pro (charge up to 50% in 30 minutes)
Battery Life60Wh 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.
Power Supply
230 300W
Slim tip (3-in) AC adapter.

Software

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
OS
  • Windows 10 Home | Pro
  • Windows 11 Home | Pro
  • No operating system
Built-in Apps
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Lenovo PC Manager
  • Lenovo Nerve Center
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Lenovo Antivirus
  • Microsoft Office Trial
  • Power2Go

Camera & Audio

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
CameraFront-facing camera
720p HD fixed focus camera with E-camera shutter.
Audio
  • High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek® ALC3306 codec
  • 2 x 2W stereo speakers with Nahimic Audio
  • Dual array microphone

Misc

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
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
In the box
  • Lenovo Legion 5 15”
  • 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
  • 3-year (1-yr battery) depot service

Key Features

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
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
2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in Ports
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 3070
8GB GDDR6 130W TGP

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Our analysis and reviews

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What we like

Reasons to like about 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in.

Supports Windows 11

The 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Secure BootYes
TPM 2.0 TPM 2.0
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5-5600H → AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
4GB RAM8GB → 32GB
64GB Drive512GB → 4TB
2 Cores CPU6 → 8 cores
Upgradable storage

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. Learn more

Storage Slots2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
M.2x2
Upgradable memory

The 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in has two RAM slots which you can use to add or replace with a larger one if it isn't already at the maximum size that the system chipset support. Learn more

Memory2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Slotsx2
TypeDDR4
Speed3200 MHz
Supports discrete graphics

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

What's new

Improvements over its predecessor.

Slightly faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 7-5800H inside 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in has a 10% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 7-4800H inside 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
7,098
2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in - AMD Ryzen 7-4800H
6,440
2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in - AMD Ryzen 5-5600H
5,476
2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in - AMD Ryzen 5-4600H
4,908

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