Lenovo Legion 5i 15IRX10 vs Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 11

Both are 15-inch OLED gaming laptops with an RTX 5060 and a 165Hz 2560x1600 panel, so the choice comes down to the CPU generation and memory. The Legion 5i 15IRX10 pairs an i7-14700HX with 16GB of DDR5, while the Gen 11 uses the newer Core Ultra 7 255HX and lists 32GB. Buyers who keep many tabs and apps open, or who want the newer platform, should lean toward the Gen 11. Buyers who want the proven 14th-gen HX chip and a slightly smaller, lighter 15.1-inch chassis should take the 15IRX10. Owners of both praise the OLED screen and the cooling; the common complaint on the 16GB model is that memory fills up fast in heavy multitasking.

• Choose the Legion 5i 15IRX10 if you want the proven i7-14700HX, a 15.1-inch OLED panel and a lighter 1.9 kg body, and you are fine managing 16GB of RAM.
• Choose the Legion 5i Gen 11 if you want the newer Core Ultra 7 255HX platform and 32GB of memory for heavy multitasking, at the cost of a slightly larger 15.3-inch chassis.