Following the development of the 13th generation Intel processors, Lenovo has also upgraded its popular gaming laptop Legion Pro 5i to the 8th generation (Gen 8) to deliver powerful performance. Specifically, we have a huge configuration including Intel Core i9-13900HX CPU combined with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB Gen 4 SSD ‘hidden’ in a simple elegant shell typical of the Legion line. .
Let’s go into the exterior design first
For a long time, the Legion Pro 5i series has still been applied by Lenovo’s trademark “hidden gamer” philosophy. So in this Gen 8 model we still have a familiar design that is a bit ‘gentle’, overall this laptop is relatively business but bigger and more aggressive because of the huge heat dissipation system inside.
The shell on the front of the Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 8 is made of gray aluminum and magnesium alloy, only the highlight is the large Legion logo and the small Lenovo along the side of the machine on a minimalist smooth background. The laptop has a thickness of about 26mm, a weight of 2.55kg, which is quite suitable for the high-profile 16-inch segment.
Like its predecessors, all the important connections that need to be plugged in for a long time are pushed to the back of the machine, the two sides are only arranged with a number of auxiliary ports as well as a switch for convenience. Therefore, the feeling when using the mouse to play the game will not be entangled at all. In addition, the hinge is still very good when placed deep inside, flexibly folding and opening 180 degrees with one hand.
Keyboard and touchpad remain in high style
Similar to its predecessors, the Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 8 also has a very popular TrueStrike keyboard. We can be assured with the deep key travel, good bounce, very comfortable typing and most importantly, never subside (flex). In order to maximize the support of multi-functional users while playing games and working, the company still maintains the fullsize size and RGB color range that is both bright and beautiful.
The touchpad on the device is large, smooth with very sensitive multi-touch and fully supports Windows Precision driver for swipe gestures. Most gamers will use a mouse, but for office tasks when needed, using the touchpad is still good.
The perfect monitor for both gaming and work
Besides the big upgrade in internal configuration, the main screen is the indispensable bright spot of Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 8 compared to the seniors. Specifically, we will have a larger size of 16 inches, 2K resolution (2560×1600) 16:10 aspect ratio. Inside is a 100% sRGB IPS panel, more importantly, the refresh rate has been increased to 240Hz, 500 nit brightness.
It should be confirmed that this monitor is perfect for gaming or working. The fast 240Hz refresh rate makes the virtual world smooth, even meeting the needs of professional e-Sports. As for the needs of work, the spaciousness of the 16:10 ratio and 100% sRGB color coverage is too good. In addition, the high brightness comes with many eye protection technologies to help us use the device in many environments for a long time without fatigue.
Performance worthy of the name ‘god of gaming’
With the power of Intel Core i9-13900HX CPU owning up to 24 cores and 32 processing threads, the maximum clock speed is up to 5.4GHZ, it is not surprising that the benchmark scores on CineBench and 3DMark CPU Profile are all towering. Not to mention Intel’s new platform also supports increasing RAM bandwidth to DDR5, combined with PCIe Gen 4 SSD, so the overall performance is very high. That’s not to mention Wifi 6E helps play games, work wirelessly but still ensures ‘no latency’.
In terms of GPU, we have the RTX 4070 from NVIDIA which is also very powerful, comes with new ray-tracing and especially the new AI support technology of the RTX 4000 series, gaming performance will have a big improvement. . Specifically, it can be seen in some of the following AAA games, note that all have the highest possible settings on 2K resolution and do not have DLSS enabled to increase the frame rate.