Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5a Gen 11 (16" 2026) vs Pro 5 16 Gen 10 (16" 2025)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5a Gen 11 (16" 2026)
- Around 38% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16 Gen 10 (16" 2025)
- Performs significantly better (up to 4.6x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 186-254% higher FPS
- Provides 120% higher max. screen brightness: 1100 vs 500 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.66 kg (3.66 lbs) | 1.72 kg (3.79 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356 x 250 x 15.85 mm 14.02 x 9.84 x 0.62 inches |
356.8 x 251 x 15.95 mm 14.05 x 9.88 x 0.63 inches |
| Area | 890 cm2 (138 inches2) | 896 cm2 (138.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.4% | ~82.9% |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 6.1 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | - | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| PPI | 212 ppi | 212 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | - | No |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 100 W | 100 / 170 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 385 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 6 (3P + 3E) |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 860M | Radeon 840M |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 105 W |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 600 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 3100 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS | 14 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 8.53 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 3.2 TFLOPS | 14 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 184 | 2759 |
| Solar Bay | 10962 | 39630 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8, 1x16 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 8000 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 13.5 x 8.0 cm | 13.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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