Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 15.1" 2025, Core i9-14900HX, 32GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5070, Black

A 24-core beast with a stunning OLED and ports for days. Skip it if you need VRAM for AI work, but for gaming this is a no-brainer.

The i9-14900HX is an absolute monster. 24 cores and 32 threads mean this thing chews through everything from AAA gaming to video editing without breaking a sweat. The RTX 5070 with 8GB of GDDR7 sits well above average in our GPU rankings, and the 32GB of DDR5 at 5600MHz gives you plenty of headroom. But the real surprise here is that OLED display. 500 nits, 100% DCI-P3, and a sub-1ms response time on a 165Hz panel. It's one of the best screens we've seen on a gaming laptop, full stop.

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is the obvious alternative if you want something more compact, but you'll sacrifice the OLED and that ridiculous port selection. The HP OMEN Transcend 14 is lighter and sleeker, but its GPU and CPU options can't touch the i9-14900HX here. And if you're considering the MacBook Pro M4 Max, you're in a different world entirely, better battery and build quality, but you're giving up Windows gaming and that RTX 5070. For raw gaming performance per dollar, the Legion 5i Gen 10 is the pick.

At roughly $2,000 USD, this is a solid deal for what you're getting. The OLED panel alone would cost you a fortune as an external monitor, and the port selection means you won't be buying a $100 dock. But if you're planning to run local AI models or do heavy VRAM-dependent work, the 8GB on the 5070 is going to frustrate you. For pure gaming and everyday creative work, this is worth it.

The Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 is a gaming laptop that punches way above its weight class. You're getting a 24-core i9-14900HX, an RTX 5070, 32GB of DDR5, and a gorgeous 165Hz OLED panel, all in a chassis that weighs just 1.90kg. The one thing to know? This is the best port selection we've seen on any laptop in our database, period.

If you're into local AI, LLM inference, or heavy 3D rendering that eats VRAM, this isn't your laptop. The 8GB on the RTX 5070 will choke on large models. Go get something with a 4080 or 4090 laptop GPU instead, or wait for a 5070 Ti variant with more VRAM.

Buy it if you want a desktop replacement that can actually replace your desktop. The i9-14900HX and RTX 5070 combo is more than enough for 1440p gaming at high refresh rates, and that OLED panel makes everything look incredible. Just don't expect to run massive local AI models or keep it unplugged all day. For the price, this is one of the best gaming laptops we've seen this year.