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2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in
Released	2021
Release Date	Announced on January 07, 2021. Available starting April 2021.
Pricing	Starting at $769.99
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 Legion 5 17 Ryzen 5600H 5800H Price
	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 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
	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
	Lenovo Legion 5 15 Gaming Laptop 15.6" FHD IPS 165Hz (300 nits, 100% sRGB) AMD 8-Core Ryzen 7 5800H (Beats i7-10870H) 64GB RAM 2TB SSD GeForce RTX 3070 8GB Graphic Backlit USB-C Win11Pro + HDMI Cable By Lenovo $1,739.00	See at Amazon

Exterior	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in
Dimensions	15.7 x 11.41 x 0.96 ~ 1.03 inches (398.6 x 290 x 24.3 ~ 26.2 mm)
Weight	Starting at 6.57 lbs (2.98 kg)
Colors	Phantom Blue (Top) Shadow Black (Bottom)
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
Chasis Information	Surface Treatment: Painting Case Material: PC + ABS (top), PC + ABS (bottom)

Display	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in
Size	17.3 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.

Ports

2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in

Ports

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

Internal Specs	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in
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
Geekbench 5 Single Core 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in1 AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H1,24092.95% 2 AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H1,334100.00% 01,334 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in1 AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H5,47677.15% 2 AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H7,098100.00% 07,098
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
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 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.
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 17in
Wi-Fi	2x2 WiFi 6 (802.11 ax) M.2 card
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Realtek RTL8111H Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in
Size	80Wh Integrated Li-Polymer battery, supports Rapid Charge Pro (charge up to 50% in 30 minutes)
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.
Power Supply	230 300W Slim tip (3-in) AC adapter.

Software	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 11 Home 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 17in
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p HD fixed focus camera with 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 17in
Security	Security Chip Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated in chipset BIOS Security Supervisor password Power-on password Hard disk password Other Security Camera privacyshutter
In the box	Lenovo Legion 5 17” 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

Key Features	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in
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

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The 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5-5600H → AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
4GB RAM	8GB → 32GB
64GB Drive	512GB → 4TB
2 Cores CPU	6 → 8 cores

According to Lenovo, the 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in lasts up to 8.1 hours of 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.

The 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in 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 Slots	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in
M.2	x2

The 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in 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

Memory	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 17in
Slots	x2
Type	DDR4
Speed	3200 MHz

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