expiredDr.W posted Aug 09, 2023 05:09 AM
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expiredDr.W posted Aug 09, 2023 05:09 AM
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i: 16" 2.5K IPS 120Hz, i5-13500H, RTX 3050, 16GB LPDDR5, 1TB SSD $824.99
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It's a really fast computer for the price, getting ~13,400 multi/1650 single in Cinebench r23 and 6,000 in Time Spy after a mild VRAM overclock. The 3050 6GB is good enough to play Horizon Zero Dawn around 50fps maxed out at native res, easy 60 with DLSS quality. Also gets around 65 fps in Forza Horizon 5 high preset native res (no DLSS). Great for a secondary gaming machine. No throttling (99% score in 3DMark stress test) confirmed even after a few hours of gaming. Fans have a low pitch but they get a bit loud during gaming. They're off or barely audible otherwise.
Battery life isn't great using the Lenovo battery profile but enabling Windows battery saver allows ~10h of work (Office apps, browsing, Teams, etc.) at a tolerable performance cost. Also gets ~9h of YT 1080p video at middle brightness level.
It feels well-built and isn't too heavy for its size. No USB-C charging/power with chargers below 90W though (100W is probably what to shoot for). Also, the keyboard is fine but a step back after using a Thinkpad. The matte screen is really nice to look at.
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The other issue with adding more RAM is that most laptops that allow it these days have 1 soldered stick, and when changing the non-soldered stick, you often lose performance in terms of timings and possibly also dual/quad channel arrangements (DDR5 is strange and still new to me -- 2 sticks run in quad-channel in my machine according to CPU-Z).
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