Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) vs Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15 (2021) Side-by-Side Laptop Comparison

Tested using Methodology v0.8.2

Updated Dec 06, 2023 05:47 PM

Size16"

Operating SystemmacOS

Size15.6"

Operating SystemWindows 11

Variants

MacBook Pro 16 (‎MVVM2L/A) (Silver - i9-9880H/Radeon Pro 5500M/16GB/1TB)
MacBook Pro 16 (MVVJ2LL/A) (Space Gray - i7-9750H/Radeon Pro 5300M/16GB/512GB)
MacBook Pro 16 (‎MVVK2LL/A) (Space Gray - i9-9880H/Radeon Pro 5500M/16GB/1TB)

IdeaPad 5 15 (82FG00VMUS) (Abyss Blue - IPS/i5-1135G7/8GB/256GB)
IdeaPad 5 15 (82FG00DKUS) (Abyss Blue - IPS/i5-1135G7/8GB/256GB)
IdeaPad 5 15 (82FG00N5CC) (Abyss Blue - IPS/i5-1135G7/8GB/512GB)
IdeaPad 5 15 (82FG015XUS) (Graphite Gray - IPS/i5-1135G7/16GB/512GB)
IdeaPad 5 15 (82FG015NUS) (Graphite Gray - IPS/i5-1135G7/8GB/512GB)
IdeaPad 5 15 (82FG00EQUS) (Graphite Gray - IPS/i7-1165G7/12GB/512GB)

Review

See Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) review

See Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15 (2021) review

Our Verdict

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15 (2021)

The Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15 (2021) and the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) are very different. The IdeaPad 5 is an ultraportable Windows laptop designed for light productivity tasks, while the MacBook Pro is a macOS mobile workstation designed for more demanding workloads like video editing. The MacBook is a more premium laptop with a sturdier build, a sharper and brighter display, and better-sounding speakers. Its haptic touchpad is larger and easier to use, and its webcam captures a much cleaner image for video calls. On the other hand, the IdeaPad has a keyboard that feels more comfortable to type on, and it doesn't get as hot or loud as the MacBook under load.

Check Price

Silver - i9-9880H/Radeon Pro 5500M/16GB/1TB

MacBook Pro 16 (‎MVVM2L/A)

Abyss Blue - IPS/i5-1135G7/8GB/256GB

IdeaPad 5 15 (82FG00VMUS)

Space Gray - i7-9750H/Radeon Pro 5300M/16GB/512GB

MacBook Pro 16 (MVVJ2LL/A)

Abyss Blue - IPS/i5-1135G7/8GB/256GB

IdeaPad 5 15 (82FG00DKUS)

Space Gray - i9-9880H/Radeon Pro 5500M/16GB/1TB

MacBook Pro 16 (‎MVVK2LL/A)

Abyss Blue - IPS/i5-1135G7/8GB/512GB

IdeaPad 5 15 (82FG00N5CC)

Graphite Gray - IPS/i5-1135G7/16GB/512GB

IdeaPad 5 15 (82FG015XUS)

Graphite Gray - IPS/i5-1135G7/8GB/512GB

IdeaPad 5 15 (82FG015NUS)

Graphite Gray - IPS/i7-1165G7/12GB/512GB

IdeaPad 5 15 (82FG00EQUS)

Notice: Two or more of the products selected have been tested with different test methodologies, so some of the results below aren't directly comparable. Learn how our test benches and scoring system work, and read more about the latest changes to our laptops test methodology.

Main Differences for

Threshold

0.10

School

7.9

7.4

Touchpad

9.7

6.9

Build Quality

9.5

7.5

Keyboard

6.9

8.1

Full Comparison

School

7.9

7.4

Gaming

6.3

6.0

Multimedia

7.9

7.1

Workstation

7.8

7.4

Business

7.7

7.5

Design

Style

Style Photo

Form Factor

Traditional (Clamshell)

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Build Quality

9.5

7.5

Build Quality Photo

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Hinge

9.1

5.7

Hinge Photo

Range

134°

160°

Stability

Good

Decent

One Finger Lift

Yes

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Portability

7.7

7.9

Dimensions Photo

Size

16"

15.6"

Thickness

0.6" (1.6 cm)

0.9" (2.3 cm)

Width

14.1" (35.8 cm)

14.1" (35.7 cm)

Depth

9.7" (24.7 cm)

9.1" (23.2 cm)

Volume

86.2 in³ (1,411.9 cm³)

116.2 in³ (1,905.0 cm³)

Weight

4.3 lbs (2.0 kg)

3.7 lbs (1.7 kg)

Charger Size

11.3 in³ (185.6 cm³)

9.3 in³ (151.8 cm³)

Charger Weight

0.8 lbs (0.4 kg)

0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)

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Serviceability

2.8

6.8

Internals Photo

Ease Of Access

5.5

7.5

RAM Slots

Storage Slots

Replaceable Battery

Yes

Replaceable Wireless Adapter

Yes

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In The Box

In The Box Photo

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Display

Screen Specs

Display Photo

Resolution

3072 x 1920

1920 x 1080

Aspect Ratio

16:10

16:9

Pixel Density

226 PPI

141 PPI

Panel Type

IPS

Touch Screen

Yes

Screen-To-Body Ratio

87%

86%

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Refresh Rate

5.9

Motion Blur

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate

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Contrast

7.6

7.3

Contrast Photo

Native Contrast

1,496 : 1

1,294 : 1

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Brightness

8.7

7.2

Maximum Brightness

496 cd/m²

315 cd/m²

Minimum Brightness

5 cd/m²

1 cd/m²

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Reflections

8.9

8.1

Reflections Photo Off

Reflections Photo Max

Screen Finish

Glossy

Matte

Total Reflections

1.69%

4.009%

Indirect Reflections

0.17%

4.229%

Calculated Direct Reflections

1.52%

0.22%

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Black Uniformity

8.3

6.4

Black Uniformity Photo

Uniformity (Std. Dev.)

0.777%

1.754%

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Horizontal Viewing Angle

6.8

6.5

Horizontal Viewing Angle Video

Horizontal Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Left

25°

23°

Color Washout From Right

27°

26°

Horizontal Hue Picture

Color Shift From Left

40°

35°

Color Shift From Right

44°

41°

Horizontal Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Left

29°

26°

Brightness Loss From Right

28°

29°

Black Level Raise From Left

60°

Black Level Raise From Right

60°

Gamma Shift From Left

33°

23°

Gamma Shift From Right

35°

27°

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Vertical Viewing Angle

6.6

Vertical Viewing Angle Video

Vertical Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Below

24°

26°

Color Washout From Above

26°

27°

Vertical Hue Picture

Color Shift From Below

37°

36°

Color Shift From Above

44°

42°

Vertical Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Below

28°

26°

Brightness Loss From Above

30°

28°

Black Level Raise From Below

45°

Black Level Raise From Above

45°

Gamma Shift From Below

28°

27°

Gamma Shift From Above

25°

27°

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Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy

9.4

5.8

White Balance Screencap

Gamma Curve Screencap

Color Screencap

Avg. White Balance dE

2.0274

3.02

Avg. Gamma

2.1628

2.17

Avg. Color dE

1.3813

5.63

Avg. Color Temperature

6,899.1 K

6,217.6 K

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Color Gamut

9.5

3.9

Gamut SDR

sRGB xy

99.99%

63.45%

sRGB uv

99.99%

51.21%

Adobe RGB xy

88.38%

48.49%

Adobe RGB uv

93.57%

44.4%

Gamut HDR

DCI P3 xy

99.88%

48.25%

DCI P3 uv

99.82%

41.27%

Rec. 2020 xy

73.42%

34.62%

Rec. 2020 uv

76.37%

30.08%

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Flicker

Flicker Graph

Flicker-Free

Yes

Flicker Frequency

No Flicker

Flicker Active Below

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Interface

Keyboard

6.9

8.1

Keyboard Photo

Typing Quality

6.5

8.0

Numpad

Yes

Backlighting

Adjustable

Key Switch Actuation Graph

Operating Force

62 gf

67 gf

Actuation Force

44 gf

33 gf

Pre-Travel

0.82 mm

1.01 mm

Total Travel

1.09 mm

1.39 mm

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Touchpad

9.7

6.9

Touchpad Photo

Tracking Quality

9.5

7.0

Size

24.8 in² (160.0 cm²)

11.4 in² (73.5 cm²)

Material

Glass

Plastic

Dedicated Buttons

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Speakers

8.9

7.2

Frequency Response Plot

Max Volume

82 dB SPL

74 dB SPL

Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)

5.9 dB

5.7 dB

Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)

2.2

-0.8

Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)

155 Hz

359 Hz

Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)

20 kHz

Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.

2.1 dB

0.6 dB

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Webcam & Microphone

8.2

7.0

Webcam Video Sample

Video Quality

8.5

6.5

Resolution

720p

Position

Top Center

Privacy Cover

Yes

Face Unlock

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Connectivity

Ports

6.5

8.0

Ports Photo

USB-A Ports

USB-C Ports

Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt 3

USB-C Charging

Yes

USB-C Display Out

Yes

HDMI

1.4

DisplayPort

3.5mm Jack

Combo mic/headphone

Card Reader

SD UHS 2

Ethernet

Proprietary Port

NOVO button

Security Lock

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Wireless Communication

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

Bluetooth

5.0

5.1

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Configuration

CPU

Brand

Intel

Model

Core i9-9880H

Core i5-1135G7

Core Count

Thread Count

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GPU

Brand

AMD

Intel

Model

Radeon Pro 5500M

Iris Xe Graphics G7

Dedicated/Integrated

Dedicated

Integrated

VRAM Size

4 GB

N/A

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RAM

Capacity

16 GB

8 GB

Modules

2 (Soldered)

Type

DDR4

Speed

2,667 MHz

3,200 MHz

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Storage

Advertised Capacity

1,000 GB

512 GB

Usable Capacity

983 GB

422 GB

Drive 1

Apple SSD AP1024N

Samsung MZALQ512HALU-000L2

Drive 1 Type

SSD

Drive 2

No 2nd Drive

Drive 2 Type

No 2nd Drive

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Performance

Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)

8.5

7.8

Geekbench Image

CPU Single-Thread

1,164 points

1,401 points

CPU Multi-Thread

6,795 points

4,769 points

GPU Compute

28,987 points

13,940 points

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Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)

8.9

8.4

Cinebench R23 Photo

Single-Thread

1,191 points

1,348 points

Multi-Thread

8,792 points

5,282 points

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Blender (3D Rendering)

7.8

6.0

Blender Image

CPU Render Time

4.4 min

7.5 min

GPU Render Time

N/A

GPU Render Time (Optix)

N/A

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Basemark GPU (Game Scene)

6.9

4.5

Basemark Image

Overall Score

37,312

12,638

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Storage Drive Performance

9.5

9.0

Storage Performance Image

Sequential Write Speed

1,886.2 MB/s

912.6 MB/s

Sequential Read Speed

2,820.4 MB/s

1,857.6 MB/s

Random Write Speed

97.1 MB/s

99.7 MB/s

Random Read Speed

68.2 MB/s

46.9 MB/s

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Battery

7.2

7.0

Capacity

100 Wh

55 Wh

Battery Life (Web Browsing)

9.6 hrs

8.7 hrs

Battery Life (Video Playback)

6.5 hrs

5.3 hrs

Battery Life (Gaming)

1.0 hrs

1.9 hrs

Charge Time

2.5 hrs

2.0 hrs

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Borderlands 3

1.1

1.5

Borderlands 3 Graph

Avg. FPS

7 fps

10 fps

1% Low

1 fps

0.1% Low

1 fps

1% Low Delta

534 ms

693 ms

0.1% Low Delta

946 ms

1,713 ms

Avg. FPS On Very Low

30 fps

24 fps

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Civilization VI

5.3

3.6

Civilization VI Graph

Avg. FPS

43 fps

16 fps

1% Low

23 fps

11 fps

0.1% Low

22 fps

9 fps

1% Low Delta

20 ms

31 ms

0.1% Low Delta

22 ms

52 ms

Avg. FPS On Minimum

80 fps

69 fps

Avg. Turn Time

10.77 s

8.07 s

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

8.8

5.8

CS:GO graph

Avg. FPS

110 fps

52 fps

1% Low

N/A

29 fps

0.1% Low

N/A

23 fps

1% Low Delta

N/A

15 ms

0.1% Low Delta

N/A

25 ms

Avg. FPS On Low

143 fps

103 fps

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Counter-Strike 2

CS2 Graph

Avg. FPS

1% Low

0.1% Low

1% Low Delta

0.1% Low Delta

Avg. FPS On Low

Shadow Of The Tomb Raider

6.0

2.1

SOTTR Graph

Avg. FPS

49 fps

13 fps

1% Low

31 fps

4 fps

0.1% Low

16 fps

2 fps

1% Low Delta

12 ms

199 ms

0.1% Low Delta

44 ms

518 ms

Avg. FPS On Lowest

71 fps

27 fps

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Thermals And Noise

6.4

7.9

Keyboard Temps Picture

Keyboard Temp While Idle

29 °C (85 °F)

Keyboard Temp Under Load

50 °C (123 °F)

42 °C (107 °F)

Fan Noise While Idle

25.0 dBA

Fan Noise Under Load

50.0 dBA

43.0 dBA

Power & Fan Control App

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Performance Over Time

9.6

Performance Over Time Graph

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CPU Temp (Cinebench)

96 °C

69 °C

CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)

0% loss

GPU Temp (Heaven)

75 °C

57 °C

GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)

0% loss

3% loss

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Additional Features And Software

Software

Operating System

macOS

Windows 11

Additional Software

None

Yes

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Extra Features

RGB Illumination

Touch Pen

Secondary Display

Yes

Biometrics

Fingerprint Sensor

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Check Price

Silver - i9-9880H/Radeon Pro 5500M/16GB/1TB

MacBook Pro 16 (‎MVVM2L/A)

Abyss Blue - IPS/i5-1135G7/8GB/256GB

IdeaPad 5 15 (82FG00VMUS)

Space Gray - i7-9750H/Radeon Pro 5300M/16GB/512GB

MacBook Pro 16 (MVVJ2LL/A)

Abyss Blue - IPS/i5-1135G7/8GB/256GB

IdeaPad 5 15 (82FG00DKUS)

Space Gray - i9-9880H/Radeon Pro 5500M/16GB/1TB

MacBook Pro 16 (‎MVVK2LL/A)

Abyss Blue - IPS/i5-1135G7/8GB/512GB

IdeaPad 5 15 (82FG00N5CC)

Graphite Gray - IPS/i5-1135G7/16GB/512GB

IdeaPad 5 15 (82FG015XUS)

Graphite Gray - IPS/i5-1135G7/8GB/512GB

IdeaPad 5 15 (82FG015NUS)

Graphite Gray - IPS/i7-1165G7/12GB/512GB

IdeaPad 5 15 (82FG00EQUS)