Lenovo Legion 5: an overpowering laptop gamer with RTX 3070 at a low price (- €400)

The right plan

Alongside the historical actors of the gaming, Lenovo got into the race with its range LegionPCs built for performance and gaming. In order to provide maximum performance in games, the machine is adorned with high-end components.

Inside the beast, there is a Ryzen 5 5600H CPUa beautiful chip equipped with 6 cores and 12 threads clocked up to 4.2GHzperfect for gaming. Side RAMwe have the right to 16 GB (2 x 8 GB), classic for a PC gaming. The most interesting lies on the graphic side where we discover a RTX-3070 in its most powerful portable version with its PDT of 140W. Such a feat is made possible by its ultra-efficient cooling system which ensures optimum performance free from throttling. No surprise, this chip is capable of launching all the games of the moment with exemplary fluidity, blithely exceeding the bar of 60 frames per second even in the most demanding games. Finally, on the storage side, we have the right to a 512 GB NVMe SSD. However, Lenovo leaves the possibility of extending the RAM and storage even offering a additional M.2 space. At the display level, it is a 15.6 inch Full HD panel offering a refresh rate of 165Hz that takes place, enough to offer a first-rate experience in competitive games.

At the moment, this war machine is offered at a more than affordable price at Cdiscount. The PC takes advantage of a reduction of more than 400 € and then falls to only €1199.99, an attractive quality / price ratio for such a configuration.

What alternative?

Aware that all gamers don’t necessarily have €1200 to spend on a machine, Lenovo offers other more accessible configurations without sacrificing performance. For example, there is another legion 5 this time equipped with a RTX 3060 130W. Although less swift than its predecessor, the RTX-3060 is always integrated in its most efficient version, capable even of outclassing a 3070 in an unsuitable chassis. the CPU is always the excellent Ryzen 5 5600H while RAM drops to 8 GB (1x 8 GB). It is therefore strongly recommended to acquire a second 8 GB bar to take advantage of the Dual-Channel and optimal performance. Finally, the screen also drops a notch, offering only a refresh rate of 120Hzstill very comfortable for most players.