Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 Eclipse Black 2024

Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 Eclipse Black 2024

Lenovo
86 Overall Score
vs
Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025

Apple
96 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 Eclipse Black 2024

82 out of 100 high confidence 50 reviews

The Lenovo Legion Tower 5i is generally well-received for its quiet operation, strong performance in gaming and professional workloads (like CAD and AI), and good value for the price. Users praise the sturdy build, easy upgradability, and customizable RGB lighting. However, some complaints arise about bloatware, undocumented motherboards, and minor hardware inconsistencies like wrong CPU coolers or missing GPU lights. A few users experienced glitches with the graphics card or sleep/wake issues, but overall sentiment is positive.

Pros
  • Quiet operation
  • Strong gaming performance
  • Good value for money
  • Solid build quality
  • Easy upgradability
Cons
  • Bloatware and unresponsive apps
  • Undocumented motherboard and connectors
  • Incorrect or noisy CPU cooler
  • Missing GPU lights or RGB
  • Graphics card glitches or driver issues
👍 Noise level 14
👍 Performance 28
👍 Value for money 12
👍 Build quality 9
👍 Ease of upgrade 8
👎 Bloatware 5

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025

88 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews

The Mac Studio M4 Max is overwhelmingly praised for its blazing-fast performance in video editing and music production. Users highlight the seamless setup, quiet operation, and compact design as major strengths. A few note the high price and lack of included peripherals as minor drawbacks, but overall sentiment is very positive.

Pros
  • Blazing-fast performance
  • Seamless setup
  • Quiet operation
  • Compact design
  • Excellent for video editing
Cons
  • High price
  • No bundled peripherals
  • Not for gaming or CUDA workloads
👍 Performance 5
👍 Build quality 3
🤔 Value for money 2
👍 Noise level 2
👍 Ease of setup 2
👍 Design 2

Scores

Compact
Lenovo
30
Apple
100
Business
Lenovo
80
Apple
96
Creator
Lenovo
90
Apple
60
Home Office
Lenovo
81
Apple
90
Workstation
Lenovo
86
Apple
75
Gaming
Lenovo
84
Apple
43
Developer
Lenovo
82
Apple
84
Ai Llm
Lenovo
76
Apple
66

Specifications

Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5i Gen 10Apple Mac Studio M4 Max
Processor
CPU*Intel Core Ultra 7 265F★Apple M4 Max
CPU Multi-Core Score
49,365
43,903
Cores20★14
Frequency4.6 GHz★—
L3 Cache30 MB★—
Graphics
GPU*5070 Ti★Apple M4 Max 32-core
GPU Benchmark Score
32,372
17,798
Typediscreteintegrated★
VRAM16 GB★—
VRAM TypeGDDR7Unified
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB36 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR5★—
Storage 11 TB★512 GB
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSD★SSD
Build
Form Factormid-towermini
PSU850W★—
Weight15.00 kg2.74 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports26★
USB Ports9★2
Thunderbolt—Thunderbolt 5 x 4
HDMI—1x HDMI
DisplayPort—0
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6E★Wi-Fi 6
BluetoothBluetooth 5.3★Bluetooth
Ethernet2.5GHz Ethernet (RJ45)1x Ethernet
System
OSWindows 11 PromacOS

Pros & Cons

Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 Eclipse Black 2024

  • Strong social proof (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong port selection (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong gpu (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong cpu (87th percentile)87th %ile

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025

  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong reliability (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong port selection (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Below average storage (33rd percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Apple Mac Studio M4 Max

Scores 96 overall, wins 3 of 8 usage categories and 3 of 26 specs.

Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCreatorWorkstation

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Better at:

CompactBusinessHome Office