Lenovo LOQ 15 Core i7 Review: Affordable Legion alternative that throws up an Intel vs AMD conundrum


Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N





4770 (4758.02min – 4770.39max) MB/s +76%

Average of class Gaming
  (1291 – 6045, n=199, last 2 years) HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02





2735 (2694.63min – 2735.3max) MB/s +1%

Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11




2726 (2058.49min – 2725.67max) MB/s +1%

Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G




2706 (2645.56min – 2705.91max) MB/s

Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM





2578 (2552.79min – 2578.03max) MB/s -5%

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM




2253 (2206.83min – 2252.55max) MB/s -17%

Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL





2171 (2026.48min – 2171.33max) MB/s -20%

Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK





1773 (1758.83min – 1773.33max) MB/s -34%

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N





4938 (864.6min – 4938.37max) MB/s +103%

HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02




3641 (3537min – 3640.66max) MB/s +49%

Average of class Gaming
  (535 – 9108, n=199, last 2 years) MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM





3115 (2904.62min – 3115.38max) MB/s +28%

Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G




2437 (2333.71min – 2436.52max) MB/s

Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK




2177 (2040.95min – 2176.84max) MB/s -11%

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM




1671 (1641.02min – 1670.59max) MB/s -31%

Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL




1640 (1629.39min – 1639.55max) MB/s -33%

Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11





535 (364.49min – 535.22max) MB/s -78%

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N




7328 (6805.28min – 7327.89max) MB/s +181%

HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02




6169 (5196.32min – 6168.56max) MB/s +137%

Average of class Gaming
  (1620 – 16089, n=199, last 2 years) MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM





4719 (4052.12min – 4719.01max) MB/s +81%

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM




4294 (3669.6min – 4293.91max) MB/s +65%

Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL




3507 (3153.28min – 3506.65max) MB/s +35%

Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11





2985 (2124.05min – 2985.09max) MB/s +15%

Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G





2605 (2370.7min – 2605.47max) MB/s

Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK




2594 (2430.98min – 2593.81max) MB/s 0%

HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02




5355 (5315.44min – 5354.87max) MB/s +95%

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N





4936 (877.32min – 4936.28max) MB/s +80%

Average of class Gaming
  (86.2 – 14571, n=199, last 2 years) MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G




2741 (2725.88min – 2740.8max) MB/s

Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK




2404 (653.05min – 2403.95max) MB/s -12%

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM





1773 (1734.23min – 1773.16max) MB/s -35%

Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL





1645 (1638.71min – 1645.22max) MB/s -40%

Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11




539 (518.84min – 539max) MB/s -80%

Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL





82.1 (81.04min – 82.14max) MB/s +13%

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N




75.5 (74.6min – 75.45max) MB/s +4%

Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G




72.9 (72.39min – 72.89max) MB/s

Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  Average of class Gaming
  (30.6 – 97.4, n=199, last 2 years) HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02




56.6 (54min – 56.56max) MB/s -22%

Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK





42.6 (42.32min – 42.63max) MB/s -42%

MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM




37.7 (37.23min – 37.65max) MB/s -48%

Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11




34 (32.67min – 33.95max) MB/s -53%

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM




32.8 (32.61min – 32.76max) MB/s -55%

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N




296 (293.22min – 295.97max) MB/s +15%

Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL





288 (280.44min – 288.2max) MB/s +12%

MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM




286 (269.48min – 285.84max) MB/s +11%

Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G





258 (254.71min – 258.21max) MB/s

Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  Average of class Gaming
  (66.6 – 421, n=199, last 2 years) Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11




224 (206.15min – 223.94max) MB/s -13%

Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK




166.4 (154.44min – 166.37max) MB/s -36%

HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02




142.3 (140.08min – 142.3max) MB/s -45%

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM




132 (125.41min – 131.99max) MB/s -49%

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N




3794 (3727.63min – 3793.69max) MB/s +117%

MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Average of class Gaming
  (313 – 5870, n=199, last 2 years) Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G





1751 (1733.17min – 1751.15max) MB/s

Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM




1705 (1701.1min – 1704.63max) MB/s -3%

Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11




1054 (829.37min – 1053.72max) MB/s -40%

HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02





1004 (933.19min – 1004.48max) MB/s -43%

Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK





705 (694.52min – 705.09max) MB/s -60%

Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL




478 (473.67min – 477.66max) MB/s -73%

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N




2679 (789.09min – 2678.78max) MB/s +220%

MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM




2635 (2459.5min – 2634.95max) MB/s +214%

Average of class Gaming
  (288 – 4869, n=199, last 2 years) Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL




1631 (1609.28min – 1630.54max) MB/s +95%

Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM





1585 (1554.44min – 1585.47max) MB/s +89%

Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G




838 (789.23min – 837.94max) MB/s

Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11




507 (419.46min – 506.66max) MB/s -39%

HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02





488 (476.91min – 488.32max) MB/s -42%

Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK





414 (109.85min – 414.12max) MB/s -51%

Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N Average of class Gaming
  (1923 – 10783, n=187, last 2 years) MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02 Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11 Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N Average of class Gaming
  (528 – 3980, n=187, last 2 years) MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02 Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11 Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N Average of class Gaming
  (515 – 5339, n=187, last 2 years) HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02 MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11 Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02 Average of class Gaming
  (1473 – 12763, n=187, last 2 years) MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11 Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N Average of class Gaming
  (495 – 11316, n=187, last 2 years) MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02 Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11 Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N Average of class Gaming
  (28.8 – 112.1, n=187, last 2 years) Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02 MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11 Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02 Average of class Gaming
  (59 – 364, n=187, last 2 years) Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11 Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Average of class Gaming
  (312 – 3395, n=187, last 2 years) Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11 HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02 Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N Average of class Gaming
  (277 – 4533, n=187, last 2 years) HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02 MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11 Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11 MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02 Average of class Gaming
  (0.02 – 0.163, n=185, last 2 years) Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N Lenovo LOQ 15APH8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKCD512TFK Dell G15 5530
SSTC CL4-3D512-Q11 Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617XS
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA1T0QFM Average of class Gaming
  (0.011 – 1.028, n=187, last 2 years) Lenovo LOQ 16IRH8
Solidigm SSDPFINW512GZL Lenovo LOQ 15IRH8 Core i7
Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G Average Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNT512G
  HP Victus 16-r0077ng
Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02 Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16ARX8 (R5 7645HX, RTX 4050)
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X115N

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