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Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (16IRX9)
Lenovo's 16-inch Legion 5i (16IRX9) pairs Core i5 to i9 HX processors with an RTX 4050, 4060 or 4070 rated at 140W and a 2560x1600 IPS panel at 165Hz or 240Hz. It adds an 80Wh battery, 140W USB-C input and a display that folds flat, with a launch price from $1,399.
Pros
- 16-inch 2560x1600 IPS at 165Hz and 350 nits, with a 240Hz 500-nit DisplayHDR 400 option
- RTX 4050, 4060 and 4070 options all run at a 140W power limit, with Advanced Optimus switching
- In review testing, cooling was noticeably quieter than similarly specced competitors
- Upgradeable memory (two SODIMM slots, up to 64GB) and two M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots
- Two USB-C ports with DisplayPort 1.4 (one with 140W power input), three USB-A, HDMI 2.1, Ethernet and a microSD card reader
Cons
- No fingerprint reader or face unlock
- In review testing, the 80Wh battery lasted 4 hours 1 minute in a PCMark 10 battery test
- USB-C ports are limited to 10Gbps, with no Thunderbolt
- Large 16-inch chassis at about 2.36kg, and the 230W power adapter is slim but large overall
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (16IRX9)
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- IPS
- Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Refresh rate
- 165 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 350 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-14650HX
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (8GB, 140W)
- RAM
- 16 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-5600 (2x SO-DIMM)
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (2 slots)
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,856Bottom 51%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 17,201Top 34%
Battery
- Capacity
- 80 Wh
- Charging
- 230 W
Design
- Weight
- 2.36 kg
- Thickness
- 25.2 mm
- Material
- Aluminum lid, PC-ABS base
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x USB-C 10Gbps (both with DisplayPort 1.4, one with 140W power input), 3x USB-A 5Gbps (one always-on), HDMI 2.1, Gigabit Ethernet, microSD card reader, 3.5mm combo jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Webcam
- 1080p with e-shutter
- Biometrics
- None
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home
Quick answers
Is the Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (16IRX9) good in 2026?
The Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (16IRX9) earns an Inno Score of 51.5/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Lenovo's 16-inch Legion 5i (16IRX9) pairs Core i5 to i9 HX processors with an RTX 4050, 4060 or 4070 rated at 140W and a 2560x1600 IPS panel at 165Hz or 240Hz. It adds an 80Wh battery, 140W USB-C input and a display that folds flat, with a launch price from $1,399.
What are the key specs of the Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (16IRX9)?
Processor: Intel Core i7-14650HX · RAM: 16 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 2.36 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 9 (16IRX9)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (13.8-inch), Lenovo Googlebook 15, LG Gram 17 (2025) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
