Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 8 (16IRX8, 2023) vs Asus TUF Gaming A16 (2024)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 8 (16IRX8, 2023) and Asus TUF Gaming A16 (2024) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences

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Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 8 (16IRX8, 2023)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • 37% sharper screen – 189 versus 138 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Asus TUF Gaming A16 (2024)
  • Can run popular games at about 71-97% higher FPS
  • Easier to carry: weighs 230 grams less (around 0.51 lbs)
  • Around 47% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
  • Features a bigger (~13%) battery – 90 against 80 watt-hours

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Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) 2.27 kg (5.01 lbs)
Dimensions 363.4 x 260.4 x 21.9-26.7 mm
14.31 x 10.25 x 0.86-1.05 inches
355 x 252 x 22.1-28.2 mm
13.98 x 9.92 x 0.87-1.11 inches
Area 946 cm2 (146.7 inches2) 895 cm2 (138.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~78.4% ~78.9%
Side bezels 9.4 mm 0.4 mm
Colors Gray, Blue Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 54.7 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
PPI 189 ppi 138 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Legion Pro 5i Gen 8 (16IRX8, 2023)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
TUF Gaming A16 (2024)
16″ (16:9 ratio) = 109.4 in2
~5% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1068:1 -
sRGB color space 98.8% -
Adobe RGB profile 73.3% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 71.2% -
Response time 7 ms -

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr -
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Right, Bottom Left
Charge power 140 / 230 / 300 W 280 W
Weight of AC adapter 860 / 1010 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.5 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 5.2 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E) 12
Threads 20 24
L3 Cache 24 MB 64 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) Radeon 610M
Fabrication process 10 nm 5 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 95 W 140 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 1530 MHz -
GPU boost clock 1740 MHz -
FLOPS 7.12 TFLOPS 16.3 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 3072
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 96
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40 32
GPU performance

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5200 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 32 GB 32 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3306 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~80 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.3
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 4x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 7.5 cm -
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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