I am Litrally going to buy the g15 5511 today and i see this video. Even i had compared both legion and g15 but g15 cheaper so i went for it and also i needed the battery life.
IF YOU WERE ME which laptop u choose : i am not gamer , i want to do video editing, may be record some video from screen. if u want one with low fan noise. [I think u said legion has louder fan]. I had vostro 10 years ago and it was shut down by itself when it get hot. i dont want to repeat that experience again. does G15 is handling heat well. you also said usb type c doesnot allow usb c charging ??? on DELL [may be in futire devies only connect through this port] my options are cheaper 250$ DELL G15 AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H 8-core/16-thread Mobile Processor, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti 4GB GDDR6 16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 3200MHz 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive . 6-Cell Battery, 86WHr (Integrated) arrive in 10 days AGANST Legion LEGION 5 GEN 6 AMD (15") STANDARD WITH NVIDIA GPU AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H Processor (3.20 GHz, up to 4.40 GHz Max Boost, 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 16 MB Cache) 16 GB DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8 GB) Graphic Card NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 3050 Ti 4GB ***4 Cell Li-Polymer 60Wh arrive after 3 months
I looked for the legion 5 for months earlier this year and couldn’t find it anywhere. I started looking for other options in the price range and, as I was mainly interested in a high wattage 3060 laptop, I finally went with the G15 which was on sale at the time. I’m quite happy with the performance of the ryzen 7, 165Hz model.
It is a no brainer to me. I will pick the Legion 5 over the Dell G15. Dell purposely place the CPU and GPU facing the keyboard so that it is difficult for the end-user to clean the heatsink and redo the thermal paste in future. That is a big turnoff for me. Being said, from thermal imaging 10:12 , the Legion 5 is blowing alot of hot air to the sides where people use their mouse , it is good in the winters, but probably not comfortable in long gaming runs in other times.
Thanks Jarrod for a quality comparison. Also liked the recap you did at end! Looking forward to more such comparisons! Edit: I agree Legion 5 is a better pick.
Was going to get a legion, but good ones were over budget (budget was $1k) Saw this vid, went to dell’s website, and because of their, “Black Friday” sale, got a better spec G15 for $950, which was way less than what Lenovo offered. Thank you so much Jarrod! Wouldn’t have found this sweet steal on an awesome laptop like this without you! You the best, man! Keep it up! ;)
Great performance and Great battery life! What else do you need? The only thing that stopped me from buying Dell was it's screen and need for a separate Linux software to adjust things since I use Linux a lot. But Legion doesn't have as much battery life as Dell so it's a tradeoff I had to make! Dell G15 is a great choice!
@@anthonyrossi5255 i bought the same @1184$ with tax+2 year support and accidental damage and 175 cashback from top cashback but today lenovo legion 5 17" was available for 1050-12% cashback which seemed a better deal
Dell made a huge sale the weekend before Labor's day and I got this G15 (but with the Ryzen 5) for $699. I think the Legion is better overall but for this price, I can't imagine a best competitor.
I snagged a G15 with the good screen for $1,100 on sale yesterday. Pretty hard to beat that value for money. Tried waiting for a GPU and I just can’t do it anymore. Hopefully I’ll get a 40 series GPU but I’m fine using the G15 until then.
Wow Jarrod this was literally what i was talking about in yesterday's comment section. You should even try with 80-95 ( hp victus cause it's cheaper than these )vs either of these.
i went to a shop and put the legion 5, the legion 5 pro, and the dell g15 side by side to make my decision. the g15's build quality feels great, and in person it looks better than i expected. i ended up buying the 5 pro, but my second favorite would have been the g15.
good choice i get the G15 i7 16ram Rtx3060 and not liked the updates for the future, PCI 3 Slots for the SDD and no XMP profiles for High performance RAM you are Stuck in latency 22
After waiting months for the Legion to become available I looked at other options and found the G15. Got is on sale for about $400 less than the Legion (if I could have got one), and have been happy with it. Mine has the 165Hz screen, and it is very pretty. I agree with your assessment of the included software, the Alienware is next to useless, and has one additional issue that if you let the computer sleep it will break the keyboard lighting until you uninstall and reinstall the Alienware. Wish Dell would get the move on and fix that. Otherwise it has been a great machine.
what about the thermal performance as the new bios are out there and i have read on the internet that these bios updates happened to make the dell thermal much better and it is performing very well. what do you know and think about this?
@@muhammadtalha804 Downloaded the new bios almost right away, the maximum temperature I'm seeing is about 93, so it did drop. I would say the biggest difference to the Legion is that the Legion keeps the fans on at a lower temperature, so at idle it gets cooler. I'm uncertain which is better for the machine, the G15 has smaller temperature swings so less thermal cycling, however the Legion has a lower average temperature.
Does the keyboard lighting still breaks when you let the laptop sleep? Is there any other issues you experience whilst using it? I'm looking to get one off dell outlet 😅
Thanks Jarrod. These are the two best entry level gaming laptops this generation. Too bad the Alienware software does not do much on the G15s. The Vantage software is excellent
was using a Dell for work and as pointed out in the video it's really annoying that there isn't a single app to configure things on the Dell and that you'd have to go into the bios every time. So that's about to change as I just placed an order for the Legion 5 stingray white version that came out in my country fairly recently. Just wanna thank Jarrod here for the extra push as his reviews is what made me decide to get the legion over any other brand in the same price bracket
Thanks for these videos, I went with Dell purely because that's what was available with 5800H+3060, and still at the set budget. Glad they're so close, so I don't feel like missing out on anything. Extra battery size (and performance) on Dell should be great.
I honestly can’t think of a reason to go with the Legion above the Dell besides slightly better software and more ports. Battery more than makes up for this
For all of you undecisive fellas out there keep this in mind when deciding between these two laptops.. Dell G15's new design has granted the laptop with good thermals at last. Jarrod isn't reviewing the top-end G15 which is the one shipped with an RGB keyboard and a 165hz screen 3ms latency which is a beautiful panel and even better than Legion5's.. response time wise. Also, Dell has taking it up a notch in regards to its update scheduling and with the latest bios and vbios updates the Dell G15 has been granted with an even better cooling and now the RTX 3060's TDP has been increased from 125w to 130w while providing an outstanding 10hr battery life with proper settings (irrespective of it having a 120hz or 165hz panel) **Neither of these updates have been applied to Jarrod's G15 and still, it performed quite well. Last but not least, the amazing pricing $1079.. (lowest price it's been so far) .. for a Ryzen7 5800H, RTX 3060, 86wh battery, RGB keyboard and a 165hz screen is just unbeatable.
Wow! This is a very tight match indeed. The Dell G15 has wowed me with it's long battery life, cheaper cost and overall performance however I am very concerned about the high operating temperatures. As for the Lenovo Legion 5, I love the keyboard, especially those four arrow keys, better screen and the extra USB ports as well as the indicator lights on the back has me torn between the two.
@pangiospp when the laptop overheat i just switch to alienware mode then it puts the cpu and max performance, after a little i turn off the alienware mode and my laptop is at the right temperature
I was leaning more towards a legion 5, but ended up getting the g15 after finding one for $1250 Canadian open box on best buy. (something like $950 US?) I've been really happy with it, the battery life is much nicer than my old msi ge73 that never went more than 3 hours even when it was new. its also crazy going from a quad core that never goes over 3.4 ghz to an octo core that sits at 3.9-4 in most games (in my testing so far)
@Prabh anything returned for any reason, sometimes they are refurbished, sometimes it's just the customer didn't want it anymore, whatever the reason, they usually work fine and you can get a pretty steep discount. make sure that the seller has good ratings and check their return policy just in case, but its usually pretty safe in my experience and gets some good deals
As always, absolutely great rewiev, with lot of interesting details about both models!! And, as always - Legion 5 is The best !! But white color on Dell looks really expensive and so nice!
I guess reason why G15 has got a higher battery life is due to its lower refresh rate screen otherwise the battery life would be lesser than Legion 5 if it was 165 hz screen in my opinion.
This is a very good point, since screen refresh rate does affect battery consumption, and in this case the Legion 5's refresh rate is 30% greater. Given the only small price difference between the two Legion 5 is a no brainer.
I had dell in the past, cpu always used to run at 100 degrees thus thermal throttling and bottlenecking the system in games. I opted for legion this time and it cost me 1080$ for 3060+5600H, I am so happy for that purchase
i scooped my son a G15 / Ryzen 5/ 3050ti up for about $720 overstock shipped from Dell outlet on presidents day, I have to say its a fantastic little rig!
Fun fact, you mentioned their weird port positioning - well, for their lower specked model with Ryzen 5 and RTX 3050 graphics (we had one for testing) the 2 USB 3 ports are in fact USB 2.0 and one of them has the same speed as USB 3.0. I don't know why Dell did this, but it will confuse a lot of users.
Honestly YOU are my favorite youtuber , I wish i have found you sooner , really! Amazing Reviews , amazing information's , and really really professional job you did , I am so grateful!
You have to review the Acer Triton 500 SE, and compare it with the big boys like Legion 7, M16, X17 and S17. I also heard they're making a 16:10 inch mini led screen that will be over 1000 nits brightness.
I recommend the Dell G15. Lenovo has a major quality control issue. I ordered one in Sept of 2021 and the GPU failed after 20 days. I returned-repurchased and the spacebar on the second one didn't work. I again returned-replaced, and the touchpad didn't work on the third Lenovo. During that time, I lucky hedged my bet and purchased a Dell G15 during the Cyber Monday sales and it has been working and running fine. It's all been a massive mess. Lenovo's customer service is horrible and I'm still waiting on my last refund. Due to shortages (I think), they basically told me to go away and that they could no longer help me. 3 defective computers, 50+ hours on the phone and 0 to show for it. For piece of mind and longevity I'd stick with Dell.
Your videos and comparisons are really good 🙂 Thanks! I can't buy the Lenovo in South Africa, unless it's with worse specs. We have no options. Happy 2022 to you!
Jarrod do you intend to do a full review of either the Dell G16 2022 or 2023 models? Would love to see your thoughts on how dell have modified and improved the product since the earlier G15 days and if G16 is something worth investing in as a gamer
@@JarrodsTech Thanks Jarrod, hoping you can get a hold of either models (or both) soon as there aren't really many full reviews out there of the G16 2022 or 2023 on RUclips so hoping you can beat the other main stream tech content creators to the punch. Fingers crossed
I love my -budget Alienware m15 R5- Dell G15, even if I DID have to buy the SSD mount for the second m.2 drive slot on Amazon. Didn't even have a mux switch at the time either :D
Great review again !! Cheers Jarrod .. BUT could you or have you explained either in a video or on your website explain this Memory x 16 and x 8 differences ... Cheers
is your laptop still in good condition? I want to buy a g15 laptop, but looking at some reviews on the internet it says there are some problems with the g15 laptop, what do you think?
man i got really lucky and at first i hesitated... i got a g15 3060 woth 165hertz panel ryzen edition for as little as 993$ us...before taxes... it was sold as refurbished because apparently someone didnt liked it and sent it back to dell to get a refund...dell then sent it to someone for refurbishing and so on..i just cant believe how much i got it for..
I'm looking to buy my first gaming laptop and would like to know which of these two laptops is more entry-level. My latest laptop is a Dell Inspiron 3583 and I lean more towards the Lenovo Legion. Does the Lenovo Legion support Raytracing for Minecraft?
I've been planning to get a Lenovo Legion but still isn't sure and hoping some of the comparison videos would change my mind but it only makes me want Legion more.
Hey mate, could you please tell me the battery type of the dell g15 and the one on the legion 5? I'm from Brazil and im thinking of buying the Legion in the us. But im a little concerned of needing to replace the battery in the next few years. I already have the the dell inspirion 7567 gaming, i had problems with battery (almost exploded, bought in mid 2017) and it was fairly easy to find replacement here. This applies to anyone who has knowledge about the battery type.
Hello! Can you pls suggest the best between Dell G15 5520, 3060 (2022)/ Asus F17 3060 (2022) / Legion Pro My purpose is for video production & MUX switch is my priority.
Can you compare the intel version of the Dell with the ryzen version? (5510 vs 5515)? I think it would be interesting to see how much different they perform
i need advice I have to make a choice between two processors ryzen 5 4600H and 10700H....which processor I should opt for ...I will be using this laptop for editing and coding ...no gaming
hi Jarrod, i've watched your comparisons and this is quality stuff. In my country for 1480USD you can get either G15 R7 5800h, Legion 5 with r5 5600H or Zephyrus G14 5800HS all of them with RTX3060 (120,130 and 80TGP). Aiming for longetivity (I expect it should last for at least 5 years) and of course performance to play occasionaly after work warzone and some RTS games or half life alyx, which one should be the best pick? are all of them VR ready?
I just bought the G15 yesterday. Sadly I got the 120 Hz display but I will use a monitor most of the time anyway. It will be a huge upgrade from my decades old laptop. I wish there was a good comparison of the G15 5515 and the G15 5510 with the i7-10870H. Edit: I just checked, the new onboard graphics are better than my old dedicated GPU :D.
@perryschnabel i going to get dell g15 5510 intel 7 10g and rtx 3060 wdy think ? and what version iam gonna take like 90 or 120 btw you can overclock your screen to 144
@@mohammedkhaled9486 I now got the 5515 because the rtx has 120W and in the 5510 90W. But in the end it does not matter that much. The Intel processor in the 5510 is better for single core gaming so maybe there is no best model and both have pros and cons.
A Légió 5 csuklása, sarka, körülbelül egy évig tart, és eltörik, repedezik, nem ér 5 lábat, a fűtés is szemét, és az ÍDell g15 egy all-in-one tartály, fűtés, anyag stb.
The Legion has higher CPU frequencies whilst running cooler.. that's a big win IMO and latencymon still passes and it just performs better overall. Hitting 100 degrees in the G15 at 3400 mhz is NOT a good thing. In my Alienware M17 R3, I can sustain 100% load on all 8 cpu cores of a 10980HK, no undervolt, Cooler master CF-17 cooler though, at 4.3ghz at 88-90 degrees at max fan speed or 95 degrees at the performance fan speed mode which sounds less than half as loud in DB. If I undervolt I can easily get 4.4ghz 100% sustained load. But it idles quite high, around 50 celsius or more, which is why I was so surprised how well it does under load.. the vapour chamber in action I guess. After this laptop's thermals, nothing much else has impressed me anymore.
@@samgoff5289 Unfortunately, some laptops throttle even at max fan speed, or have harsh power limits on GPU and CPU to keep thermals in check. I would prefer loud fan noise to compromised performance any day personally.
@@samgoff5289 You have no idea what you are talking about. Jarrod's tests of maximum frequencies under load are with fans at full speed, so it's all completely relative. On performance mode it's just a pleasant whir anyway, even soft game music out of a portable speaker overtakes it, and I can sustain 4.3ghz at 100% load on 8 cores in that mode. The thermals of my laptop are exceptional, and my cinebench scores equal those of beasts like the GT76 that had a desktop 9900K in it. With complete and utter quietness, I can sustain between 3.5 - 3.8ghz on all cores under load, that's without fans ramping up at *all*, quiet mode. It's the quietest laptop I have ever heard at that sort of speed. I basically play all my games and RPCS3 emulation in complete silence, and I can produce my massive music projects in complete silence. I only use full speed mode for testing purposes like any other bench marker, and I occasionally engage performance mode which as I said is less than half the volume of full speed mode and not unpleasant at all, when I am running an RPCS3 game that is hard to emulate, such as God of War 3 upscaled to 4K. This laptop also keeps the full speed 2080S at perfect temps, and yes, an 150 watt 2080S blows away a mobile 3060..I have set throttling of the 2080S to 77 degrees and it has never ever happened. I paid 4 grand AUD for my laptop, almost 3 grand off, with 10980HK, Win 10 Pro, 32GB ram, 2080S, and a single 2TB SSD. The laptops in this review are actually more expensive when equipped with similar specs. Yeah, I got that 3 grand off in the end of life sale but who cares? The only difference in the R4 was the 3080, and I wasn't going to pay 2 or so grand more for 1080P gaming when a 2080S can play any 1080P game at ultra and will so for the lifetime of this laptop. I can still blow the pants off almost any current laptop and I have had it 8 months already. Now to really drive it home that you are a tool who just felt he'd try be aggressive and insulting me to start an argument and be an ass - Jarrod, in his entire history of videos (of which I have seen every single one), has NEVER reviewed an EIGHT core laptop that can sustain the CPU's factory rated all core turbo speeds without any undervolting, and he has barely ever reviewed one that can sustain its top speed even with every trick in the trade and maximum undervolting. It is really *really* rare, so if you think this laptop has poor thermals, you need a head check, quick. Only desktop replacements like the Asus mothership and GT76 have been able to sustain the sort of frequencies my thin and light 17" does. Jealous, much?
@@lordquaggan That's what I love about Alienware, they allow everything to run at max power and never disable undervolting. No bios tricks needed! That said, I really dislike that it only has 4 USB ports and I don't like the new X17 which is missing secondary key lighting and a number pad, and has ALL ports at the back. I'll be sticking with this M17 R3 till the 3 year warranty I added is expired or till it literally dies, but I do need a second laptop for travelling. A nice 14 or 15" gaming laptop that also has low latencymon results for music production. Since the world should open up for traveling again soon, I'd like to get something within the next 3 months I think. The M17 will stay as my home work and gaming laptop :) This is why I still love watching every review Jarrod does, and would still probably watch them even if I had 2 laptops, just to keep up with tech news and portables. Plus, he does the best laptop reviews, hands down.
@@avidyoutubeenjoyer708 do you have the ryzen 7 5800h with rtx 3060? If you do, are there any specific settings you have to get the 10 hrs? Like lower refresh rate, etc?
Hey Jarrod! just want your opinion what would you prefer between Dell G15 5515 Ryzen Edition Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7 5800H OctaCore Processor 32GB 1-TB SSD 6-GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX3060 GDDR6 GC 15.6" Full HD 165Hz 300nits and Lenovo Legion 5 Gen 6 - Tiger Lake - 11th Gen Core i7 Octa-Core Processor 32GB 1-TB SSD 4-GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Ti GDDR6 GC 16" Full HD 1080p IPS 300nits AG, 165Hz Both are available at the same price in my region. I am asking because most of the legion 5 reviews had AMD-based processors. Also, will there be a significant difference between 3060 and 3050 Ti GPUs?
What’s the better option between the two? I’m mainly looking for a new laptop for video editing on premiere, general use like web surfing, emails, Microsoft office etc. will also use it for some causal gaming but I mainly game on ps5. I can get the Legion 5 for $1329 Canadian and the g15 for $1499 with the same specs ryzen 5800h, rtx 3060, 165hz, 512 ssd, 16gb ram. Both will come to the same price of around $1900 after warranties
If you for sure need the laptop now and both the same specs I’d go for the legion. If not I’d wait til Black Friday. You could possibly land a newer, more powerful 6800h or i7 12700 for the same price. If you absolutely can’t wait, I wouldn’t make too big of a deal about it. 5800h 3060 will run everything you mentioned very smoothly.
@@M16God411 For the 5800h, Jarrod tested 9.5 hours for Legion and 12.5 for Dell in the RUclips playback test. Gaming battery life was around the same, just above 2 hours playing Witcher 3. So, I'm guessing the gap may become closer when doing more moderate to heavier tasks. You're going to have to decide yourself if the differences are enough for you to choose one above the other.
@@M16God411 I'll be honest it probably just depends on your budget and your country as well that other laptops are better. What country do you live in and what's your budget?
-Dell G15 5515 Ryzen edition with 165hz Ryzen 7 5800h/ Ram 16GB / SSD 1TB 1100$. -Lenovo legion 5 pro with 2k 165hz Ryzen 7 5800h / Ram 16GB / SSD 512GB 1279$. This 2 has the same GPU rtx 3060 Which one should I choose?
G15 with intel 11800h, rtx 3060 has a 130w tdp. 165hz screen as well 100% srgb. Silent at idle or normal browsing. Very quiet fans for gaming when on battery.
What would you choose between a leigion 5 with a r5 5600h and a rx 6600m (8gb) and a dell g 15 with an i7 11800h and a rtx 3060 (6 gb) all other specs are eaqual. I don't really need a 8 core processor since i will only do light work on the laptop and i already have a gaming pc but i want to be able to game when i am away from home and since it is not going to be my main computer, i want to keep the same laptop for as long as possible.
Your videos are great. Picked up a Dell G15 6800H/3050 ti/16gb Memory/120Hz screen off of Best Buy for $899.99 I pretty much just play World of Warcraft/Final Fantasy XIV so it's enough for me and I'm sure 60+fps will be easy to get in both games without raytracing. Thanks for the video.
Nice buy. I have the 3060 version I strongly suggest disabling turbo if you don’t play aaa or high quality games often. It makes the laptop run like a dream. If you ever need the extra power you can always just switch it back on.
is your laptop still in good condition? I want to buy a g15 laptop, but looking at some reviews on the internet it says there are some problems with the g15 laptop, what do you think?
Hey is your Dell G15 still working/in good condition? Because I previously owned the Dell G15 laptop and it broke literally two days later after buying.
considering alder lake from intel will come with big/little cores later this year, what are the chances we'll see them in laptops, and how much of an improvement in performance will that be? if any. battery life will probably get better.
Can I ask what’s the part name of that Legion 5 with Ryzen 7? All Legion 5’s in my country seem to only offer Ryzen 5. I dunno if its true but the salesman I spoke to even said that Legion 5 with a Ryzen 7 is an old model
The g15 with i9 12 gen and 3070ti is under 2000 CAD so any updated review would be great. I want to use it for motion design, some 3d , and mobile djaying
16:28 You don't have to restart Legion 5 to turn off iGPU. Because Legion 5 supports Advanced Optimus you may use Hybrid Mode and during launching the game Advanced Optimus should entirely turn off iGPU and enable G-Sync
I actually want to buy the legion 5 but can you tell how the hinges on legion are cause it doesn't last long that's the only thing holding me back from buying it instead of the G15
Jarrod, I've been following you recently, I also subscribed to the channel, as always, your analyzes are always done well, I must tell you that I recently purchased the Dell Ryzen edition you mentioned, and I must say that I found it very performing, from all points of view. 👍 I have to tell you that I have upgraded the memory and SSD drive 👍 SSD Samsung Memory MZ-V8P1T0B 980 PRO 1TB, PCIe NVMe M.2 - Memory Kingston FURY Impact 16 (2x8GB) 3200MHz DDR4 CL20 - now he's a monster 🐲🔥
@@khaledfkry5541 the samsung 980 pro costs € 176.77 the kingston fury instead € 92.42, the ssd I installed it in the second slot, I only put the games library in it, the operating system left it on the primary ssd, a seagate to be precise, it makes no sense to have games and operating system on the same ssd when you can have an extra slot to increase the storage capacity, in this way, the system always remains fluid and performing, I wish you a Merry Christmas to you and family.
Hey jarrod, i wonder what material does alienware use for their chassis? From M15r5, M15r6 to X15/X17, I can’t find anywhere talking about that, I think it’s all plastic
More comparisons with both of these laptops coming soon, make sure you're subscribed 😎
i'd rather eat glass than deal with Dell.
I am Litrally going to buy the g15 5511 today and i see this video. Even i had compared both legion and g15 but g15 cheaper so i went for it and also i needed the battery life.
Yo review the rog zephyrus duo 15 se
Waiting for the 165hz vs 165hz
IF YOU WERE ME which laptop u choose : i am not gamer , i want to do video editing, may be record some video from screen. if u want one with low fan noise. [I think u said legion has louder fan]. I had vostro 10 years ago and it was shut down by itself when it get hot. i dont want to repeat that experience again. does G15 is handling heat well.
you also said usb type c doesnot allow usb c charging ??? on DELL [may be in futire devies only connect through this port]
my options are
cheaper 250$
DELL G15
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H 8-core/16-thread Mobile Processor,
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti 4GB GDDR6
16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 3200MHz
512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
. 6-Cell Battery, 86WHr (Integrated) arrive in 10 days
AGANST Legion
LEGION 5 GEN 6 AMD (15") STANDARD WITH NVIDIA GPU
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H Processor (3.20 GHz, up to 4.40 GHz Max Boost, 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 16 MB Cache)
16 GB DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8 GB)
Graphic Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 3050 Ti 4GB
***4 Cell Li-Polymer 60Wh
arrive after 3 months
I looked for the legion 5 for months earlier this year and couldn’t find it anywhere. I started looking for other options in the price range and, as I was mainly interested in a high wattage 3060 laptop, I finally went with the G15 which was on sale at the time. I’m quite happy with the performance of the ryzen 7, 165Hz model.
Yea jerot (jarrods) can you answer that?
As well in my country all Legion 5 pro out of stock yet
It is good ffor editing 4k videos?
How much and from where did you bought it?
@@wegener5540 the monitor id 2k. Di far so nice so good. About 2500 usd
It is a no brainer to me. I will pick the Legion 5 over the Dell G15. Dell purposely place the CPU and GPU facing the keyboard so that it is difficult for the end-user to clean the heatsink and redo the thermal paste in future. That is a big turnoff for me. Being said, from thermal imaging 10:12 , the Legion 5 is blowing alot of hot air to the sides where people use their mouse , it is good in the winters, but probably not comfortable in long gaming runs in other times.
@Kyle Norris Same story
yep, I hate companies which make it nearly impossible to do some self maintenance without breaking something
Kinda despicable. Might I ask whether they do this to their newet m15 alienware laptops as in the UK, it's the best value for me.
I'm coming from a razer blade 15 2020 (rtx 2070), and that was quite easy to maintain
dell is crap lol
feels good when a tech guy talks about exactly the points and details you thinking of
Thanks Jarrod for a quality comparison.
Also liked the recap you did at end!
Looking forward to more such comparisons!
Edit: I agree Legion 5 is a better pick.
Was going to get a legion, but good ones were over budget (budget was $1k)
Saw this vid, went to dell’s website, and because of their, “Black Friday” sale, got a better spec G15 for $950, which was way less than what Lenovo offered.
Thank you so much Jarrod! Wouldn’t have found this sweet steal on an awesome laptop like this without you!
You the best, man! Keep it up! ;)
Great performance and Great battery life! What else do you need? The only thing that stopped me from buying Dell was it's screen and need for a separate Linux software to adjust things since I use Linux a lot. But Legion doesn't have as much battery life as Dell so it's a tradeoff I had to make! Dell G15 is a great choice!
Just did the same thing. I got a g15 with a i7 11800h 16gb 1tb and 3060 for $865!
@@whitewalker608 The screen on the 3060 is 165hz and 300nit and full sRGB. This guy is not reviewing that screen unfortunately.
@@anthonyrossi5255 Where I live, the screen is 120Hz one. The products in Jarrod's region and my region susally are the same.
@@anthonyrossi5255 i bought the same @1184$ with tax+2 year support and accidental damage and 175 cashback from top cashback
but today lenovo legion 5 17" was available for 1050-12% cashback which seemed a better deal
Dell made a huge sale the weekend before Labor's day and I got this G15 (but with the Ryzen 5) for $699. I think the Legion is better overall but for this price, I can't imagine a best competitor.
How did you get it at $699? Did you use student discount or something?
@@Michael45007 the one on sale for that price was probably the 3050 model. i picked up the same one
I got the 3060 with the intel i7-11800H for $1569.99 CDN during that sale. Normally would cost $2200
@@Jeppy121s besides wanting the Legion, i got that same Dell model for $ 1,380
@@Jeppy121s I'm in Canada too, did you get the 165hz screen?
I snagged a G15 with the good screen for $1,100 on sale yesterday. Pretty hard to beat that value for money. Tried waiting for a GPU and I just can’t do it anymore. Hopefully I’ll get a 40 series GPU but I’m fine using the G15 until then.
You are the best, man. I was literally thinking about this comparison.
Wow Jarrod this was literally what i was talking about in yesterday's comment section. You should even try with 80-95 ( hp victus cause it's cheaper than these )vs either of these.
Hp victus limited to 3050/ti
@@NamelessPassenger top config has a 3060
@@NamelessPassenger no bro there's also a 3060 version but TDP is 95 w
@@gamerlifeon8794 80W + 15W boost. Most of the time it will be 80W.
@@kshitijchauhan9764 writing mistake thanks
I picked the legion 5. Overall seemed to have a better user experience and looks better in my opinion
Thanks, Jarrod for the comprehensive comparison, could you please mention the durability and hassle-free long term usage perspective of Lenovo or Dell
dell
i went to a shop and put the legion 5, the legion 5 pro, and the dell g15 side by side to make my decision. the g15's build quality feels great, and in person it looks better than i expected. i ended up buying the 5 pro, but my second favorite would have been the g15.
good choice i get the G15 i7 16ram Rtx3060 and not liked the updates for the future, PCI 3 Slots for the SDD and no XMP profiles for High performance RAM you are Stuck in latency 22
Hi, any issues you faced till now during these 3 years
After waiting months for the Legion to become available I looked at other options and found the G15. Got is on sale for about $400 less than the Legion (if I could have got one), and have been happy with it. Mine has the 165Hz screen, and it is very pretty. I agree with your assessment of the included software, the Alienware is next to useless, and has one additional issue that if you let the computer sleep it will break the keyboard lighting until you uninstall and reinstall the Alienware. Wish Dell would get the move on and fix that. Otherwise it has been a great machine.
what about the thermal performance as the new bios are out there and i have read on the internet that these bios updates happened to make the dell thermal much better and it is performing very well. what do you know and think about this?
@@muhammadtalha804 Downloaded the new bios almost right away, the maximum temperature I'm seeing is about 93, so it did drop. I would say the biggest difference to the Legion is that the Legion keeps the fans on at a lower temperature, so at idle it gets cooler. I'm uncertain which is better for the machine, the G15 has smaller temperature swings so less thermal cycling, however the Legion has a lower average temperature.
hey what do you think of the response time of 165 hz screen? and colors?
Does the keyboard lighting still breaks when you let the laptop sleep?
Is there any other issues you experience whilst using it? I'm looking to get one off dell outlet 😅
@@chimmy2822 Software updates seem to have corrected it, although they did break it a couple of times, but it has become stable.
Thanks Jarrod. These are the two best entry level gaming laptops this generation. Too bad the Alienware software does not do much on the G15s. The Vantage software is excellent
These are mid range, not entry level with a 100w+ 3060..lol.
Entry level laptops start with 1650s with a tgp of roughly 40+w lmao
@@chilledbit Ya ur not wrong
was using a Dell for work and as pointed out in the video it's really annoying that there isn't a single app to configure things on the Dell and that you'd have to go into the bios every time.
So that's about to change as I just placed an order for the Legion 5 stingray white version that came out in my country fairly recently. Just wanna thank Jarrod here for the extra push as his reviews is what made me decide to get the legion over any other brand in the same price bracket
Thanks for these videos, I went with Dell purely because that's what was available with 5800H+3060, and still at the set budget. Glad they're so close, so I don't feel like missing out on anything. Extra battery size (and performance) on Dell should be great.
I honestly can’t think of a reason to go with the Legion above the Dell besides slightly better software and more ports. Battery more than makes up for this
For all of you undecisive fellas out there keep this in mind when deciding between these two laptops..
Dell G15's new design has granted the laptop with good thermals at last. Jarrod isn't reviewing the top-end G15 which is the one shipped with an RGB keyboard and a 165hz screen 3ms latency which is a beautiful panel and even better than Legion5's.. response time wise.
Also, Dell has taking it up a notch in regards to its update scheduling and with the latest bios and vbios updates the Dell G15 has been granted with an even better cooling and now the RTX 3060's TDP has been increased from 125w to 130w while providing an outstanding 10hr battery life with proper settings (irrespective of it having a 120hz or 165hz panel)
**Neither of these updates have been applied to Jarrod's G15 and still, it performed quite well.
Last but not least, the amazing pricing $1079.. (lowest price it's been so far)
.. for a Ryzen7 5800H,
RTX 3060, 86wh battery, RGB keyboard and a 165hz screen is just unbeatable.
100% agreed.
G15 5511 with 11800h, rtx 3060 130w, 165hz 100% rgb screen, amazing sale price. Hard to beat.
Quite idling as well.
from where it has price of $1079
can you send the link ?
can i contact with you any where else i have to buy this i have some questions
@@muhammadtalha804 yes sure man
I need to contact with you SG as i am planning to buy i have some questions
Hi! Can you do a comparison between HP Omen 15 with rtx 3060 and Lenovo Legion 5 with rtx 3060?
Bought the Legion 5 with Ryzen 5 5600H and RTX 3060. Super happy with it! Thank you for your great reviews guiding me to the right product ;)
Hi i want to buy Legion 5 5800H, 3060 do you recommend???? For the games
@@lucefan91 me too haha
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Wow! This is a very tight match indeed. The Dell G15 has wowed me with it's long battery life, cheaper cost and overall performance however I am very concerned about the high operating temperatures. As for the Lenovo Legion 5, I love the keyboard, especially those four arrow keys, better screen and the extra USB ports as well as the indicator lights on the back has me torn between the two.
new BIOS update for the G15 fixed the temperature issues
@pangiospp when the laptop overheat i just switch to alienware mode then it puts the cpu and max performance, after a little i turn off the alienware mode and my laptop is at the right temperature
I think Dell's good battery life made it a great competition.
@@whitewalker608 Yes, that is true but the thermals is a turn off. Excessive heat is the killer of electronics.
@@CCobraProductions Are you on a budget, I think asus zephyrus g15 is almost perfect and better than legion 5 pro
I was leaning more towards a legion 5, but ended up getting the g15 after finding one for $1250 Canadian open box on best buy. (something like $950 US?) I've been really happy with it, the battery life is much nicer than my old msi ge73 that never went more than 3 hours even when it was new. its also crazy going from a quad core that never goes over 3.4 ghz to an octo core that sits at 3.9-4 in most games (in my testing so far)
@Prabh I've never had a problem with it
@Prabh anything returned for any reason, sometimes they are refurbished, sometimes it's just the customer didn't want it anymore, whatever the reason, they usually work fine and you can get a pretty steep discount. make sure that the seller has good ratings and check their return policy just in case, but its usually pretty safe in my experience and gets some good deals
Got my G15 for $750.
YES!!!!!! Thank you I was looking for that!
As always, absolutely great rewiev, with lot of interesting details about both models!! And, as always - Legion 5 is The best !! But white color on Dell looks really expensive and so nice!
I thought I was the only one that’s got that thought 💀
I guess reason why G15 has got a higher battery life is due to its lower refresh rate screen otherwise the battery life would be lesser than Legion 5 if it was 165 hz screen in my opinion.
Maybe, hard to say how much the gap closes without having it to try :(
You could lower the refresh rate to be the same and test it then
This is a very good point, since screen refresh rate does affect battery consumption, and in this case the Legion 5's refresh rate is 30% greater.
Given the only small price difference between the two Legion 5 is a no brainer.
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I had dell in the past, cpu always used to run at 100 degrees thus thermal throttling and bottlenecking the system in games. I opted for legion this time and it cost me 1080$ for 3060+5600H, I am so happy for that purchase
hi may i know where did u bought it?
i scooped my son a G15 / Ryzen 5/ 3050ti up for about $720 overstock shipped from Dell outlet on presidents day, I have to say its a fantastic little rig!
Fun fact, you mentioned their weird port positioning - well, for their lower specked model with Ryzen 5 and RTX 3050 graphics (we had one for testing) the 2 USB 3 ports are in fact USB 2.0 and one of them has the same speed as USB 3.0. I don't know why Dell did this, but it will confuse a lot of users.
I just received a new build G15 and the usb ports are all 3.2 now.
Very good work and review ! Many thanks for testing GNU / Linux !!! Regards
Honestly YOU are my favorite youtuber , I wish i have found you sooner , really! Amazing Reviews , amazing information's , and really really professional job you did , I am so grateful!
You have to review the Acer Triton 500 SE, and compare it with the big boys like Legion 7, M16, X17 and S17.
I also heard they're making a 16:10 inch mini led screen that will be over 1000 nits brightness.
Only the channel who show each and everything in detailed and full view wow u deserve more subscribers
I recommend the Dell G15. Lenovo has a major quality control issue. I ordered one in Sept of 2021 and the GPU failed after 20 days. I returned-repurchased and the spacebar on the second one didn't work. I again returned-replaced, and the touchpad didn't work on the third Lenovo. During that time, I lucky hedged my bet and purchased a Dell G15 during the Cyber Monday sales and it has been working and running fine. It's all been a massive mess. Lenovo's customer service is horrible and I'm still waiting on my last refund. Due to shortages (I think), they basically told me to go away and that they could no longer help me. 3 defective computers, 50+ hours on the phone and 0 to show for it. For piece of mind and longevity I'd stick with Dell.
Your videos and comparisons are really good 🙂 Thanks! I can't buy the Lenovo in South Africa, unless it's with worse specs. We have no options. Happy 2022 to you!
I got the 165Hz model of the G15 during the July 4th sale for around $1100 after taxes, amazingly worth it!
Jarrod do you intend to do a full review of either the Dell G16 2022 or 2023 models? Would love to see your thoughts on how dell have modified and improved the product since the earlier G15 days and if G16 is something worth investing in as a gamer
Definitely interested. Just not sure when I'll be able to get a hold of them.
@@JarrodsTech Thanks Jarrod, hoping you can get a hold of either models (or both) soon as there aren't really many full reviews out there of the G16 2022 or 2023 on RUclips so hoping you can beat the other main stream tech content creators to the punch. Fingers crossed
I have been waiting for this one!! You're the best!!
I'm so indecisive!!! But your videos are a great help.
Literally just purchased a Legion 5 :D
Very honest and thorough review! So helpful
I love my -budget Alienware m15 R5- Dell G15, even if I DID have to buy the SSD mount for the second m.2 drive slot on Amazon. Didn't even have a mux switch at the time either :D
Great review again !! Cheers Jarrod .. BUT could you or have you explained either in a video or on your website explain this Memory x 16 and x 8 differences ... Cheers
Great video. Also looking forward for hp victus 16 review and comparison.
which is the best gaming laptop under 65k,i am planning to buy lenevo ideapad gaming 3 ryzen 5 4600 120hz,please tell me i am open for suggestions
Well done for the guys who bought the g15 in July when it was $1079 or $1099
I bought it in Labor's day for $699 (but the Ryzen 5 version).
@@victorleffa6733 WTF
@@TykoBrian7 probably the 3050 RTX as well?
Ha. Thats when I bought mine!!! Great freaking deal!!!
I bought it during july sale and also got 100$ more discount. cant complain with the top spec at 979$
I ended up getting the G15 Ryzen Edition on sale for $700, I'm pretty happy with my purchase
Where you get it ?
@@retrogamer847 Dell Outlet Store
@@MrMrGuy how CPU and GPU ?
is your laptop still in good condition? I want to buy a g15 laptop, but looking at some reviews on the internet it says there are some problems with the g15 laptop, what do you think?
man i got really lucky and at first i hesitated...
i got a g15 3060 woth 165hertz panel ryzen edition for as little as 993$ us...before taxes...
it was sold as refurbished because apparently someone didnt liked it and sent it back to dell to get a refund...dell then sent it to someone for refurbishing and so on..i just cant believe how much i got it for..
It's a great laptop, especially with the 165hz screen. You got it for a steal
Party
Can't wait for Victus review & comparison with Omen
Just what I was thinking :)
Thanks for comparison.your channels in my opinion is the best place for laptops comparison or exploring laptops.
Thank you, Jarrod, enjoyed the review, great as always
I would lean towards Legion 5 :D
I just got my dell g15 for $1200 and I think it was worth my money added by your review I can say that I’m contented with my purchase
Was looking forward to getting the legion after watching your vids on it but a greater than 2 month wait time is a ridiculous turn off.
Hi Jarrod, Should I get the dell g15 ryzen 5600h rtx 3050 or the lenovo ideapd gaming 3 rtx 3050
oh yea the g15 costs 699 and the ideapad gaming 3 costs 750 dollars
I'm looking to buy my first gaming laptop and would like to know which of these two laptops is more entry-level. My latest laptop is a Dell Inspiron 3583 and I lean more towards the Lenovo Legion. Does the Lenovo Legion support Raytracing for Minecraft?
I've been planning to get a Lenovo Legion but still isn't sure and hoping some of the comparison videos would change my mind but it only makes me want Legion more.
Hey mate, could you please tell me the battery type of the dell g15 and the one on the legion 5?
I'm from Brazil and im thinking of buying the Legion in the us. But im a little concerned of needing to replace the battery in the next few years.
I already have the the dell inspirion 7567 gaming, i had problems with battery (almost exploded, bought in mid 2017) and it was fairly easy to find replacement here.
This applies to anyone who has knowledge about the battery type.
how about Legion 5 vs G15 both with i7 12700h ? i wanna know about the screen, temperature and battery of both
Hello! Can you pls suggest the best between Dell G15 5520, 3060 (2022)/ Asus F17 3060 (2022) / Legion Pro My purpose is for video production & MUX switch is my priority.
KUDOS for the wintersun Tshirt, great band.
I have the Legion 5 and I can say the fans are really loud when you push the laptop to it's limits.
Is it good to buy
Hey Jarrod, which 20$ upgrade for wifi performance would be best with the legion 5? I’m not familiar with that kind of upgrade. Thanks
Can you compare the intel version of the Dell with the ryzen version? (5510 vs 5515)? I think it would be interesting to see how much different they perform
i need advice I have to make a choice between two processors ryzen 5 4600H and 10700H....which processor I should opt for ...I will be using this laptop for editing and coding ...no gaming
I wonder how much of the better battery life was due to the 120hz screen being way lower power then the 165hz screen.
I dont think that the hz of a screen actually affect battery life that much.
@@markfreier7194 it does
hi Jarrod, i've watched your comparisons and this is quality stuff. In my country for 1480USD you can get either G15 R7 5800h, Legion 5 with r5 5600H or Zephyrus G14 5800HS all of them with RTX3060 (120,130 and 80TGP). Aiming for longetivity (I expect it should last for at least 5 years) and of course performance to play occasionaly after work warzone and some RTS games or half life alyx, which one should be the best pick? are all of them VR ready?
Hi Whats the best docking station for each of the G15 and Legion 5?? I have a dual monitor setup.
I just bought the G15 yesterday. Sadly I got the 120 Hz display but I will use a monitor most of the time anyway. It will be a huge upgrade from my decades old laptop. I wish there was a good comparison of the G15 5515 and the G15 5510 with the i7-10870H.
Edit: I just checked, the new onboard graphics are better than my old dedicated GPU :D.
@perryschnabel
i going to get dell g15 5510 intel 7 10g and rtx 3060 wdy think ? and what version iam gonna take like 90 or 120
btw you can overclock your screen to 144
@@mohammedkhaled9486 I now got the 5515 because the rtx has 120W and in the 5510 90W. But in the end it does not matter that much. The Intel processor in the 5510 is better for single core gaming so maybe there is no best model and both have pros and cons.
Is he's still good what about c°?
@@1112ز still very happy and not too hot.
A Légió 5 csuklása, sarka, körülbelül egy évig tart, és eltörik, repedezik, nem ér 5 lábat, a fűtés is szemét, és az ÍDell g15 egy all-in-one tartály, fűtés, anyag stb.
Great review. Really helped me settle on one between the two. 👍
Great to hear!
When Dell is on sale(in the us), it's a pretty good bang for your buck. I got the Ryzen 5800 + 3600 + 165 refresh for ~$1100 which is just wild.
Hey bro which base model of these laptop is better for editing and gaming
Bought legion 5 I can say go for it my friend has g 15 he said there are many real time issue and screen blacks out sometime he bought it 3 months ago
Legion 5 for everyday to office and class blend in pretty well
The Legion has higher CPU frequencies whilst running cooler.. that's a big win IMO and latencymon still passes and it just performs better overall. Hitting 100 degrees in the G15 at 3400 mhz is NOT a good thing. In my Alienware M17 R3, I can sustain 100% load on all 8 cpu cores of a 10980HK, no undervolt, Cooler master CF-17 cooler though, at 4.3ghz at 88-90 degrees at max fan speed or 95 degrees at the performance fan speed mode which sounds less than half as loud in DB. If I undervolt I can easily get 4.4ghz 100% sustained load. But it idles quite high, around 50 celsius or more, which is why I was so surprised how well it does under load.. the vapour chamber in action I guess. After this laptop's thermals, nothing much else has impressed me anymore.
Who cares if you have to run fan speeds at hurricane levels? Anything can be ok at 100% fan speed but that isn't impressive
@@samgoff5289 Unfortunately, some laptops throttle even at max fan speed, or have harsh power limits on GPU and CPU to keep thermals in check. I would prefer loud fan noise to compromised performance any day personally.
@@samgoff5289 You have no idea what you are talking about. Jarrod's tests of maximum frequencies under load are with fans at full speed, so it's all completely relative. On performance mode it's just a pleasant whir anyway, even soft game music out of a portable speaker overtakes it, and I can sustain 4.3ghz at 100% load on 8 cores in that mode. The thermals of my laptop are exceptional, and my cinebench scores equal those of beasts like the GT76 that had a desktop 9900K in it. With complete and utter quietness, I can sustain between 3.5 - 3.8ghz on all cores under load, that's without fans ramping up at *all*, quiet mode. It's the quietest laptop I have ever heard at that sort of speed. I basically play all my games and RPCS3 emulation in complete silence, and I can produce my massive music projects in complete silence.
I only use full speed mode for testing purposes like any other bench marker, and I occasionally engage performance mode which as I said is less than half the volume of full speed mode and not unpleasant at all, when I am running an RPCS3 game that is hard to emulate, such as God of War 3 upscaled to 4K. This laptop also keeps the full speed 2080S at perfect temps, and yes, an 150 watt 2080S blows away a mobile 3060..I have set throttling of the 2080S to 77 degrees and it has never ever happened.
I paid 4 grand AUD for my laptop, almost 3 grand off, with 10980HK, Win 10 Pro, 32GB ram, 2080S, and a single 2TB SSD. The laptops in this review are actually more expensive when equipped with similar specs. Yeah, I got that 3 grand off in the end of life sale but who cares? The only difference in the R4 was the 3080, and I wasn't going to pay 2 or so grand more for 1080P gaming when a 2080S can play any 1080P game at ultra and will so for the lifetime of this laptop. I can still blow the pants off almost any current laptop and I have had it 8 months already.
Now to really drive it home that you are a tool who just felt he'd try be aggressive and insulting me to start an argument and be an ass - Jarrod, in his entire history of videos (of which I have seen every single one), has NEVER reviewed an EIGHT core laptop that can sustain the CPU's factory rated all core turbo speeds without any undervolting, and he has barely ever reviewed one that can sustain its top speed even with every trick in the trade and maximum undervolting. It is really *really* rare, so if you think this laptop has poor thermals, you need a head check, quick. Only desktop replacements like the Asus mothership and GT76 have been able to sustain the sort of frequencies my thin and light 17" does.
Jealous, much?
@@lordquaggan That's what I love about Alienware, they allow everything to run at max power and never disable undervolting. No bios tricks needed!
That said, I really dislike that it only has 4 USB ports and I don't like the new X17 which is missing secondary key lighting and a number pad, and has ALL ports at the back. I'll be sticking with this M17 R3 till the 3 year warranty I added is expired or till it literally dies, but I do need a second laptop for travelling. A nice 14 or 15" gaming laptop that also has low latencymon results for music production. Since the world should open up for traveling again soon, I'd like to get something within the next 3 months I think. The M17 will stay as my home work and gaming laptop :) This is why I still love watching every review Jarrod does, and would still probably watch them even if I had 2 laptops, just to keep up with tech news and portables. Plus, he does the best laptop reviews, hands down.
the 165 hz screen dell gets terrible battery life (~3 hours). It's a problem a lot of people/reviewers, myself included, have come across.
Get the ryzen editon though. I have the intel one and it doesn't have a MUX switch while the ryzen has
My g15 gets good battery life with 165hz. Easy 10 hours on browsing and youtube
I would be very surprised if the difference is that much on the Ryzen model. Intel? Yeah probably.
if you turn on optimus and put the screen to 60hz while on life saver mode you can get up to 9 hours easily
@@avidyoutubeenjoyer708 do you have the ryzen 7 5800h with rtx 3060? If you do, are there any specific settings you have to get the 10 hrs? Like lower refresh rate, etc?
nice video, 10/10 id also like the Legion 5! also can you do a Legion 5 vs Legion 5 pro?
Which er good
Hp victus 16 or dell g15?
Which should I buy?
Hey Jarrod! just want your opinion
what would you prefer between
Dell G15 5515 Ryzen Edition Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7 5800H OctaCore Processor 32GB 1-TB SSD 6-GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX3060 GDDR6 GC 15.6" Full HD 165Hz 300nits
and
Lenovo Legion 5 Gen 6 - Tiger Lake - 11th Gen Core i7 Octa-Core Processor 32GB 1-TB SSD 4-GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Ti GDDR6 GC 16" Full HD 1080p IPS 300nits AG, 165Hz
Both are available at the same price in my region.
I am asking because most of the legion 5 reviews had AMD-based processors. Also, will there be a significant difference between 3060 and 3050 Ti GPUs?
go with 3060, 3050ti's 4gb vram won't be enough for heavy games
Jarrod will you be posting a review of the alienware x15? 😶😶
Hope you review the new helios 300 2021. Heard its QHD rtx3060 sku cheaper than L5Pro, wonder what the cut 😁👌
Hi! Just a random question. Does i5 10300h will bottleneck rtx 3070? Or you won't feel any difference? Tia!
Thanks,great review.
Currently am considering the Legion 5, may I ask what's the maximum memory and storage capacity please?
I don't think there are limits, 64gb memory / 4TB SSDs should work.
I was looking for this exact review.
What’s the better option between the two? I’m mainly looking for a new laptop for video editing on premiere, general use like web surfing, emails, Microsoft office etc. will also use it for some causal gaming but I mainly game on ps5.
I can get the Legion 5 for $1329 Canadian and the g15 for $1499 with the same specs ryzen 5800h, rtx 3060, 165hz, 512 ssd, 16gb ram. Both will come to the same price of around $1900 after warranties
If you for sure need the laptop now and both the same specs I’d go for the legion.
If not I’d wait til Black Friday. You could possibly land a newer, more powerful 6800h or i7 12700 for the same price.
If you absolutely can’t wait, I wouldn’t make too big of a deal about it. 5800h 3060 will run everything you mentioned very smoothly.
@@suparcamel5852 if battery life is a big deal for me should I go for the G15 over the legion?
@@M16God411 For the 5800h, Jarrod tested 9.5 hours for Legion and 12.5 for Dell in the RUclips playback test.
Gaming battery life was around the same, just above 2 hours playing Witcher 3.
So, I'm guessing the gap may become closer when doing more moderate to heavier tasks.
You're going to have to decide yourself if the differences are enough for you to choose one above the other.
@@M16God411 I'll be honest it probably just depends on your budget and your country as well that other laptops are better. What country do you live in and what's your budget?
-Dell G15 5515 Ryzen edition with 165hz Ryzen 7 5800h/ Ram 16GB / SSD 1TB 1100$.
-Lenovo legion 5 pro with 2k 165hz Ryzen 7 5800h / Ram 16GB / SSD 512GB 1279$.
This 2 has the same GPU rtx 3060 Which one should I choose?
What a review! Thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
am buying the legion 5 with 165 hz 3050ti and ryzen 7, whats the wifi problem i dont quite get it?
G15 with intel 11800h, rtx 3060 has a 130w tdp.
165hz screen as well 100% srgb.
Silent at idle or normal browsing.
Very quiet fans for gaming when on battery.
What would you choose between a leigion 5 with a r5 5600h and a rx 6600m (8gb) and a dell g 15 with an i7 11800h and a rtx 3060 (6 gb) all other specs are eaqual. I don't really need a 8 core processor since i will only do light work on the laptop and i already have a gaming pc but i want to be able to game when i am away from home and since it is not going to be my main computer, i want to keep the same laptop for as long as possible.
Your videos are great. Picked up a Dell G15 6800H/3050 ti/16gb Memory/120Hz screen off of Best Buy for $899.99 I pretty much just play World of Warcraft/Final Fantasy XIV so it's enough for me and I'm sure 60+fps will be easy to get in both games without raytracing. Thanks for the video.
Nice buy. I have the 3060 version
I strongly suggest disabling turbo if you don’t play aaa or high quality games often.
It makes the laptop run like a dream.
If you ever need the extra power you can always just switch it back on.
is your laptop still in good condition? I want to buy a g15 laptop, but looking at some reviews on the internet it says there are some problems with the g15 laptop, what do you think?
Hey is your Dell G15 still working/in good condition? Because I previously owned the Dell G15 laptop and it broke literally two days later after buying.
considering alder lake from intel will come with big/little cores later this year, what are the chances we'll see them in laptops, and how much of an improvement in performance will that be? if any. battery life will probably get better.
They're definetely going to be in laptops bcz they're designed as more power efficient
Can I ask what’s the part name of that Legion 5 with Ryzen 7? All Legion 5’s in my country seem to only offer Ryzen 5.
I dunno if its true but the salesman I spoke to even said that Legion 5 with a Ryzen 7 is an old model
Hey Jarrod, is the 11800h variant better than the ryzen variant. I want the black version and it's only available with Intel
As long your electricity bill and mediocre battery life does not bother you it is better
The g15 with i9 12 gen and 3070ti is under 2000 CAD so any updated review would be great. I want to use it for motion design, some 3d , and mobile djaying
16:28 You don't have to restart Legion 5 to turn off iGPU. Because Legion 5 supports Advanced Optimus you may use Hybrid Mode and during launching the game Advanced Optimus should entirely turn off iGPU and enable G-Sync
Wait...advanced optimus is supported on the ryzen models?
I actually want to buy the legion 5 but can you tell how the hinges on legion are cause it doesn't last long that's the only thing holding me back from buying it instead of the G15
When will you vers the Rx 6600m and Rtx 3060?
Can you compare Lenove Legion with Predator Helios 300 please!
Jarrod, I've been following you recently, I also subscribed to the channel, as always, your analyzes are always done well, I must tell you that I recently purchased the Dell Ryzen edition you mentioned, and I must say that I found it very performing, from all points of view. 👍 I have to tell you that I have upgraded the memory and SSD drive 👍 SSD Samsung Memory MZ-V8P1T0B 980 PRO 1TB, PCIe NVMe M.2 - Memory Kingston FURY Impact 16 (2x8GB) 3200MHz DDR4 CL20 - now he's a monster 🐲🔥
did u open the laptop urself to upgrade it was it easy. how much is the ssd and the ram did u kept the SSD it comes with it
@@khaledfkry5541 the samsung 980 pro costs € 176.77 the kingston fury instead € 92.42, the ssd I installed it in the second slot, I only put the games library in it, the operating system left it on the primary ssd, a seagate to be precise, it makes no sense to have games and operating system on the same ssd when you can have an extra slot to increase the storage capacity, in this way, the system always remains fluid and performing, I wish you a Merry Christmas to you and family.
Hey jarrod, i wonder what material does alienware use for their chassis? From M15r5, M15r6 to X15/X17, I can’t find anywhere talking about that, I think it’s all plastic
Bro you are the best ! And thank you so much for the arabic translation