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Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 16 (2023)
Dell Alienware m18 (2023)
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Size
16"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
18"
Operating System
Windows 11
Our Verdict
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 16 (2023)
Dell Alienware m18 (2023)
The Dell Alienware m18 (2023) is better than the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 16 (2023) for gaming and other demanding productivity workloads, as it's available with faster NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 and 4090 Laptop GPUs. It also has a sturdier build, a better keyboard, and a wider port selection. However, the Lenovo is lighter and more compact, making it easier to carry around.
Variants
- Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 16 (82WM0001US) (Onyx Grey - 2.5K/165Hz/Ryzen 5 7645HX/RTX 4050/16GB/1TB)
- Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 16 (82WM0000US) (Onyx Grey - 2.5K/165Hz/Ryzen 5 7645HX/RTX 4050/16GB/512GB)
- Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 16 (82WM001JUS) (Onyx Grey - 2.5K/165Hz/Ryzen 7 7745HX/RTX 4060/16GB/1TB)
- Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 16 (82WM0004US) (Onyx Grey - 2.5K/165Hz/Ryzen 7 7745HX/RTX 4060/16GB/512GB)
- Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 16 (82WM0005US) (Onyx Grey - 2.5K/165Hz/Ryzen 7 7745HX/RTX 4070/16GB/1TB)
- Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 16 (82WM0006US) (Onyx Grey - 2.5K/165Hz/Ryzen 7 7745HX/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
- Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 16 (82WM004QUS) (Onyx Grey - 2.5K/165Hz/Ryzen 7 7745HX/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
- Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 16 (82WM00BGUS) (Onyx Grey - 2.5K/240Hz/Ryzen 7 7745HX/RTX 4070/16GB/1TB)
- Alienware m18 (AWM18) (Dark Metallic Moon - FHD/480Hz/Ryzen 9 7845HX/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
- Alienware m18 (AWM18-A780BLK-PUS) (Dark Metallic Moon - FHD/480Hz/Ryzen 9 7845HX/RTX 4080/32GB/1TB)
- Alienware m18 (AWM18-A145BLK-PUS) (Dark Metallic Moon - FHD/480Hz/Ryzen 9 7845HX/RTX 4080/32GB/512GB)
- Alienware m18 (AWM18-A791BLK-PUS) (Dark Metallic Moon - QHD/165Hz/Ryzen 9 7845HX/RTX 4070/32GB/1TB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
6.1
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
8.0
9.0
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.4
9.2
Hinge Photo
Range
178°
145°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
4.7
2.4
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
18"
Thickness
1.3" (3.3 cm)
1.1" (2.9 cm)
Width
14.4" (36.5 cm)
16.2" (41.1 cm)
Depth
10.2" (26.0 cm)
12.6" (32.0 cm)
Volume
188.2 in³ (3,084.3 cm³)
232.8 in³ (3,814.8 cm³)
Weight
5.4 lbs (2.4 kg)
8.6 lbs (3.9 kg)
Charger Size
30.2 in³ (495.0 cm³)
51.3 in³ (840.0 cm³)
Charger Weight
2.3 lbs (1.1 kg)
3.7 lbs (1.7 kg)
Serviceability
8.6
9.1
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
8.0
9.0
RAM Slots
2
2
Storage Slots
2
3
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2560 x 1600
1920 x 1200
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
189 PPI
126 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
86%
84%
Refresh Rate
9.1
9.8
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
480 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
FreeSync
G-SYNC
Contrast
6.8
7.1
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,003 : 1
1,194 : 1
Brightness
7.1
7.5
Maximum Brightness
310 cd/m²
343 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
2 cd/m²
2 cd/m²
Reflections
7.1
7.1
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
5.04%
5.71%
Indirect Reflections
2.28%
4.09%
Calculated Direct Reflections
2.77%
1.62%
Black Uniformity
7.1
6.7
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.218%
1.526%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.5
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
24°
Color Washout From Right
24°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
31°
Color Shift From Right
37°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
28°
Brightness Loss From Right
28°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
28°
Gamma Shift From Right
27°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.7
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
26°
Color Washout From Above
27°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
34°
Color Shift From Above
37°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
28°
Brightness Loss From Above
29°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
32°
Gamma Shift From Above
34°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
10
7.0
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
0.86
2.88
Avg. Gamma
2.2
2.33
Avg. Color dE
0.91
3.87
Avg. Color Temperature
6,579.1 K
6,590 K
Color Gamut
8.6
9.6
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.99%
142.98%
sRGB uv
99.99%
139.44%
Adobe RGB xy
76.14%
91.08%
Adobe RGB uv
87.78%
96.14%
Gamut HDR
DCI-P3 xy
78.51%
99.26%
DCI-P3 uv
86.99%
99.65%
Rec. 2020 xy
56.47%
75.56%
Rec. 2020 uv
64.08%
80.59%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
8.3
8.8
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
8.5
Numpad
Yes
Yes
Backlighting
RGB Zones
Per-Key RGB
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
67 gf
70 gf
Actuation Force
34 gf
32 gf
Pre-Travel
1.28 mm
1.27 mm
Total Travel
1.61 mm
1.79 mm
Touchpad
7.8
8.2
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.0
8.0
Size
14.0 in² (90.0 cm²)
16.7 in² (108.0 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
7.2
8.7
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
75 dB SPL
78 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.4 dB
4.2 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-2.5
1.0
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
359 Hz
236 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
11 kHz
16 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
2.5 dB
0.8 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.8
7.8
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
8.0
8.0
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
No
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
9.0
9.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
4
3
USB-C Ports
2
3
Thunderbolt
No
No
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
2.1
DisplayPort
No
Mini DisplayPort 1.4
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
SD UHS 2
Ethernet
Yes
Yes
Proprietary Port
Lenovo Power Connector
Alienware Power Adapter Port
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.2
Configuration
CPU
Brand
AMD
AMD
Model
Ryzen 5 7645HX
Ryzen 9 7845HX
Core Count
6
12
Thread Count
12
24
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Model
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Dedicated
VRAM Size
6 GB
12 GB
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
140W
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
32 GB
Modules
2
2
Type
DDR5
DDR5
Speed
5,200 MHz
4,800 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
450 GB
392 GB
Drive 1
SK Hynix HFS512GEJ9X115N
Western Digital PC SN810 NVMe
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
10
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
2,011 points
CPU Multi-Thread
16,625 points
GPU Compute
202,907 points
CPU/RAM Performance
7.5
Cinebench 2024 - Single Core
107 points
Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core
775 points
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
2,707
Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
11,553
Blender - CPU (Avg)
62 samples/min
PassMark PT - CPU Mark
27,202
PassMark PT - Memory Mark
3,093
PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)
N/A
Mozilla Kraken
397 ms
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
10
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,875 points
Multi-Thread
26,181 points
Low Tier Graphics
8.3
Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute
88,226
Basemark Web 3.0
2,479
PassMark PT - 2D Mark
1,367
PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark
18,508
PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)
N/A
Novabench 5 - GPU
618.0
mprep - Stress My GPU
58,441
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.6
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
1.6 min
GPU Render Time
0.2 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
7 s
High Tier Graphics
6.6
3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)
1,804
3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)
1,889
Basemark GPU (DX12)
102,571
Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)
97,982
GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)
5,249 Frames
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
10
Basemark Image
Overall Score
211,669
Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)
3.5
Blender - GPU (Avg)
887 samples/min
Cinebench 2024 - GPU
7,989 points
CPU-Intensive Game Performance
7.8
Civilization VII - AI
17.8 s/turn
Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)
160.2 fps
Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)
115.4 fps
Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)
49.0 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)
55.8 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)
42.8 fps
Previous Methodology Score
9.0
Previous Methodology Score Converted
8.5
GPU-Intensive Game Performance
6.2
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
40.8 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
35.5 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
29 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
23 fps
GTA V (Avg)
103.1 fps
GTA V (1% Low)
86.4 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
31 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
27 fps
Resident Evil 4 (Avg)
52.7 fps
Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)
36.8 fps
Previous Methodology Score
8.6
Previous Methodology Score Converted
7.1
Borderlands 3
8.3
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
157 fps
1% Low
79 fps
0.1% Low
34 fps
1% Low Delta
6 ms
0.1% Low Delta
23 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
259 fps
Ray Tracing Performance
3.5
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
27.7 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
21.7 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
19 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
16 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
16 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
13 fps
Civilization VI
9.2
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
242 fps
1% Low
167 fps
0.1% Low
115 fps
1% Low Delta
2 ms
0.1% Low Delta
5 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
362 fps
Avg. Turn Time
6.2 s
Storage Drive Performance
9.7
9.7
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
2,541.2 MB/s
2,211.9 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
5,297.1 MB/s
4,763.8 MB/s
Random Write Speed
168.6 MB/s
135.0 MB/s
Random Read Speed
71.0 MB/s
72.0 MB/s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
9.7
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
508 fps
1% Low
256 fps
0.1% Low
156 fps
1% Low Delta
2 ms
0.1% Low Delta
4 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
622 fps
Battery
4.8
3.0
Capacity
78 Wh
97 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
4.8 hrs
3.2 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
3.7 hrs
2.6 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.3 hrs
0.8 hrs
Charge Time
0.9 hrs
2.8 hrs
Counter-Strike 2
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Thermals And Noise
6.7
6.7
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
35 °C (96 °F)
30 °C (85 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
45 °C (113 °F)
44 °C (111 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
33.0 dBA
25.5 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
49.0 dBA
54.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
9.1
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
173 fps
1% Low
105 fps
0.1% Low
73 fps
1% Low Delta
4 ms
0.1% Low Delta
8 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
181 fps
Performance Over Time
10
9.9
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
89 °C
100 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
0% loss
1% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
65 °C
73 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
Biometrics
No
Face Recognition
RGB Illumination
Yes
Yes
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
Touch Pen
No
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