Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024)

[ 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 9 (2024) (51/100), 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 9 (2024)
Lenovo

Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024)

51/100
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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 9 (2024)
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 36.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 51.0 Below Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 57.0 Below Average
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024)
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Charge power — 230 W
Charging port position — Left, Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 1:10 hr
Replaceable — No
Weight of AC adapter — 898 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024)
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.3
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 — Yes
Thunderbolt — No
USB Type-C — 2x USB 3.2
USB-A — 3x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard — v6E

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024)
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024)
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Adobe RGB profile — 70.6%
Ambient light sensor — No
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Matte
Contrast — 1200:1
DCI-P3 color gamut — 72.8%
HDR support — Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI — 189 ppi
Refresh rate — 165 Hz
Resolution — 2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time — 3 ms
Size — 16 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 9 (2024)
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 9 (2024)
Base frequency — 2.4 GHz
Cores — 10 (6P + 4E)
Fabrication process — 10 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
L3 Cache — 20 MB
Threads — 16
Turbo frequency — 4.6 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024)
Area — 943 cm2(146.3 inches2)
Colors — Gray
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 359.7 x 262.3 x 19.7-25.2 mm14.16 x 10.33 x 0.78-0.99 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic
Noise level (max. load) — 58.3 dB
Number of fans — 2
Opening angle — 180°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~78.7%
Side bezels — 7.5 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024)
Blender GPU — 2780
Solar Bay — 36662

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024)
FLOPS — 13.4 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 2070 MHz
GPU boost clock — 2370 MHz
GPU performance — 13.4 TFLOPS
Memory bus — 96 bit
Memory size — 6 GB
Memory speed — ~16 Gbps
Memory type — GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus — Yes, Advanced Optimus
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 32
Shading units (cores) — 2560
TGP — 140 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 80

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024)
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.5 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — Yes
Surface — Glass
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024)
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 9 (2024)
Audio chip — Realtek ALC3287
Dolby Atmos — No
Loudness — ~78.4 dB
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024)
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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