Lenovo Legion Pro 5i 16" 16IAX10 Eclipse Black 2025

The Legion Pro 5i is a beast for gamers and creators who want desktop-class speed and a jaw-dropping OLED display on their desk. For $2400 you get an RTX 5070 and a 20-core CPU that rank among the best we have seen. Just know it's heavy, and you'll be tethered to a wall socket for serious sessions.

Our database puts the CPU in the 93rd percentile and the GPU in the 88th, and that translates to real-world muscle. The RTX 5070 chews through Cyberpunk at 1440p max settings without breaking a sweat, and the 16-inch OLED handles creator work with 100% DCI-P3 color and 500 nits of brightness. Storage and RAM are in the 81st and 87th percentiles, so you get snappy load times and plenty of headroom out of the box. The only thing that's consistently behind is the compact score: 13th percentile. It's a chunky machine, and you'll feel it.

Stacked against the Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max, the Legion absolutely smokes it in gaming and stays competitive in raw CPU muscle, but Apple's efficiency and build quality are on another planet. The ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA offers similar GPU silicon in a way thinner chassis, though you'll step down to a smaller screen and fewer ports. Compared to the MSI Prestige or Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro, this Legion is in a different league for gaming, but those ultrabooks are the ones you'd actually take to a coffee shop.

At $2400, the Legion Pro 5i is surprisingly well priced for what you're getting. You'd easily pay more for a machine with an RTX 5070, a 16-inch OLED, and this much connectivity from other big names. The value takes a hit if you need to throw it in a bag every day, but as a desk-bound powerhouse, it undercuts the competition while delivering class-leading screen and port selection.

Lenovo didn't hold back with the Legion Pro 5i. You get a 20-core Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX, an RTX 5070, 32GB of DDR5, and a glossy 16-inch OLED with a 165Hz refresh rate. It's a desktop replacement that laughs at heavy video renders and maxed-out game settings, and it comes packed with every port you could ask for, from Thunderbolt to Ethernet.

The trade-off is impossible to ignore. At 2.43kg, this thing is built like a safe and feels like one in a backpack. It's the price you pay for all that horsepower, and it happily draws a line: this laptop wants to stay on your desk.

Skip this if you actually need to carry a laptop around all day. At nearly 2.5kg it will punish your shoulders, and the battery won't last through a full workday off the charger. Ultrabook shoppers or anyone who wants a sleek, portable machine for coffee-shop coding should look elsewhere.

Buy this if you want a no-compromise desktop replacement that can handle the latest AAA games and demanding creative apps without flinching. It's perfect for someone who sets up a battle station and only moves the laptop a few times a month. The OLED screen, port selection, and raw speed make it a standout for the price.