Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (2025)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max (91/100)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (2025) (52/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max

91/100
· $2499
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Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (2025)
Lenovo

Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (2025)

52/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (2025)
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 39.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 52.0 Below Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 63.0 Average
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (2025)
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Charge power — 170 / 245 W
Charging port position — Left, Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes, 100 W
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 1:35 hr
Replaceable — No
Weight of AC adapter — 535 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (2025)
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.4
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — No
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — No
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
SD card reader — No
Thunderbolt — No
USB Type-C — 2x USB 3.2
USB-A — 3x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 2560 x 1440
Wi-Fi standard — v7

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (2025)
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (2025)
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Adaptive refresh rate — No
Ambient light sensor — No
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Matte
Contrast — 1000:1
HDR support — No
PPI — 150 ppi
Refresh rate — 165 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1200 pixels
Size — 15.1 inches
Sync technology — G-Sync
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD
sRGB color space — 100%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (2025)
Cpu Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU: 12P + 4E) —
Gpu Apple 40-core Integrated GPU (Hardware Ray Tracing) —
Ram 36 GB Unified Memory (300 GB/s bandwidth) —
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (up to 7.4 GB/s) —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (2025)
Base frequency — 2.6 GHz
Cores — 14 (6P + 8E)
Fabrication process — 10 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
L3 Cache — 24 MB
Threads — 20
Turbo frequency — 4.9 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (2025)
Area — 881 cm2(136.5 inches2)
Colors — Black
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 344.9 x 255.35 x 19.95-21.54 mm13.58 x 10.05 x 0.79-0.85 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic
Noise level (max. load) — 66.7 dB
Number of fans — 2
Opening angle — 180°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~75.1%
Side bezels — 9.8 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (2025)
Blender GPU — 2806
Solar Bay — 43100

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (2025)
FLOPS — 14.9 TFLOPS
GPU performance — 14.9 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 128 bit
Memory size — 8 GB
Memory speed — ~24 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR7
Nvidia Optimus — Yes, Advanced Optimus
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 32
Shading units (cores) — 2560
TGP — 115 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 80

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (2025)
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.6 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — Yes
Surface — Plastic
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (2025)
Channels — 1x8 GB
Clock — 5600 MHz
Max. ram size — 64 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (2025)
Audio chip — Realtek ALC3287
Dolby Atmos — No
Loudness — ~80.6 dB
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 (2025)
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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