Lenovo Legion 15.1" 5 Gen 10 Eclipse Black 2025

A breathtaking OLED screen and 64GB of RAM can't fully hide the fact that the CPU is a bit of a slouch. Buy it for the display and creative work, not for raw gaming dominance.

The RTX 5060 sits in the 83rd percentile for its class, which is solid and will chew through modern games at the native 1600p resolution, though you'll want DLSS turned on for the heaviest titles. What surprised us is the RAM. At 64GB, it's in the 96th percentile, which is absolute overkill for gaming but a dream for creators juggling massive video or 3D projects. The real bottleneck is the AMD Ryzen 7 260 CPU, landing in a mediocre 36th percentile. For gaming, it's fine, but for heavy all-core workloads, it falls behind the Intel and Apple Silicon competition. The cooling system seems to do its job, keeping things steady during extended sessions, but we'd love to see a beefier processor to match the rest of this high-end kit.

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is the most direct rival, offering a more balanced CPU/GPU combo in a more compact package, though you'll sacrifice that gorgeous 15-inch OLED. The Apple MacBook Pro M5 is the elephant in the room. It absolutely demolishes this Legion in CPU performance and battery life, and its display is just as good, but you're locked into macOS and paying a premium. For pure gaming, the Legion's RTX 5060 and high refresh rate OLED give it an edge. For everything else, the MacBook is in a different league. The MSI Prestige and Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro are more ultrabook competitors and don't really compete on raw gaming power.

Pricing is all over the map, ranging from $1629 to $1965 across vendors. At the low end, this is a compelling deal for the display and RAM alone. At the high end, you're creeping into territory where a MacBook Pro M5 or a higher-spec ASUS ROG Zephyrus starts to make more sense. If you can snag it closer to $1629, it's a solid buy. Just don't overpay for that 64GB of RAM if you're only gaming.

The Lenovo Legion 5 Gen 10 is a laptop that gets the important stuff incredibly right and then makes a few weird choices. That 15.1-inch OLED display is the star of the show. It's a 2560x1600 panel running at 165Hz with 500 nits of brightness and perfect DCI-P3 color, making it one of the best screens you can get on a gaming laptop right now. Paired with 64GB of DDR5 RAM, it's a multitasking monster that feels more like a portable workstation than a pure gaming rig. But the CPU choice holds it back from being a true top-tier contender, and the user sentiment is surprisingly lukewarm for a machine with these specs.

If you're a competitive gamer chasing the absolute highest frame rates, this isn't your machine. The CPU will hold you back in CPU-intensive titles. Go get something with a current-gen Intel Core i7 or i9 and a higher-wattage GPU instead. This Legion is built for creators who game on the side.

The Lenovo Legion 5 Gen 10 is a laptop with a split personality. It has a world-class display and an absurd amount of RAM, making it a fantastic choice for creative work on the go. But the underwhelming CPU and unknown battery life make it a tougher sell as a pure gaming machine. If you're a video editor or 3D artist who also games, and you find it at the lower end of its price range, it's a great pick. If you just want the best gaming frames per dollar, look for something with a better CPU balance.