Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 15” (Intel) vs MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI (2025)
Performance Scores
Metric
Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 15” (Intel)
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI (2025)
Battery Life
61.00
60.00
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
5804.00
37763.00
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1578.00
2346.00
Connectivity
70.00
62.00
Display
33.00
63.00
GPU performance
2.00
18.00
Gaming
23.00
59.00
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
5684.00
21832.00
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2187.00
3163.00
Max. brightness
300.00
500.00
NanoReview Score
47.00
68.00
Performance
52.00
94.00
Portability
74.00
37.00
Specifications
Specification
Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 15” (Intel)
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI (2025)
Adaptive refresh rate
N/A
No
Adobe RGB profile
-
86.1%
Ambient light sensor
No
No
Area
832 cm2 (128.9 inches2)
1131 cm2 (175.3 inches2)
Aspect ratio
16:9
16:10
Audio chip
Realtek ALC3287
N/A
Audio jack (3.5 mm)
No
Yes
Backlight
Optional
Yes
Base frequency
1.2 GHz
2.7 GHz
Battery
-
45 Wh57 Wh76 Wh
N/A
Battery type
Li-Po
Li-Po
Bluetooth
v5.2
v5.3
Bus
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
CPU
Intel Core i3 1215UIntel Core i5 1235UIntel Core i5 1240PIntel Core i7 1255UIntel Core i7 1260P
N/A
Channels
1x256 GB
1x1024 GB
Charge power
45 / 65 / 100 W
240 W
Charging port position
Left
Left, Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery)
Yes
Yes, 100 W
Clock
3200 MHz
6400 MHz
Coating
Matte
Matte
Colors
Gray, Blue
Black
Contrast
1200:1
1264:1
Cooling system
Active
Active
Cores
6 (2P + 4E)
24 (8P + 16E)
DCI-P3 color gamut
-
98%
Dimensions
356.67 x 233.13 x 17.9 mm 14.04 x 9.18 x 0.7 inches
404 x 280 x 25.6-29.9 mm 15.91 x 11.02 x 1.01-1.18 inches
Display
-
1920 x 1080 (Non-Touch)1920 x 1080 (Touch)
2560 x 1600
DisplayPort
No
No
Dolby Atmos
Yes
No
Ethernet (RJ45)
No
Yes
FLOPS
2.7 TFLOPS
18.4 TFLOPS
Fabrication process
12 nm
4 nm
Fast charging
Yes
Yes
Fingerprint
Optional
No
Full charging time
-
-
GPU
GeForce MX550 2GB
GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GBGeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 8GB
GPU base clock
1065 MHz
-
GPU boost clock
1320 MHz
-
HDMI
1x HDMI 1.4
1x HDMI 2.1
HDR support
No
No
Infrared sensor
No
No
Integrated GPU
Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Key travel
-
N/A
Keyboard type
Island
Island
L3 Cache
10 MB
36 MB
Liquid metal
No
No
Loudness
-
~84.5 dB
Material
Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic
Plastic
Max. ram size
N/A
96 GB
Memory bus
64 bit
128 bit
Memory size
2 GB
8 GB
Memory speed
~12 Gbps
~24 Gbps
Memory type
GDDR6
GDDR7
Microphones
2
2
NVMe
Yes
Yes
Noise level (max. load)
-
58.6 dB
Number of fans
1
2
Numpad
No
Yes
Nvidia Optimus
-
Yes, Advanced Optimus
Opening angle
-
N/A
Optical drive
No
No
PPI
141 ppi
168 ppi
Power
2x2W
2x2W
Proprietary charging port
No
Yes
RAM
-
8GB12GB16GB24GB
-
16GB32GB64GB96GB
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs)
16
48
Refresh rate
60 Hz
240 Hz
Replaceable
No
No
Resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels
2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time
N/A
7 ms
SD card reader
Yes
No
Screen-to-body ratio
~80.7%
~83%
Shading units (cores)
1024
3328
Side bezels
5.6 mm
8.2 mm
Size
10.4 x 6.9 cm
13.0 x 8.2 cm
Speakers
2.0
2.0
Storage
-
256GB512GB1024GB2048GB
-
1024GB2048GB4096GB
Storage type
SSD (M2)
SSD (M2)
Surface
Plastic
Plastic
Sync technology
No
No
TGP
-
115 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs)
32
104
Threads
8
24
Thunderbolt
No
Thunderbolt 4
Total slots
1
2
Touchscreen
No
No
Transformer
No
No
Turbo frequency
4.4 GHz
5.4 GHz
Type
DDR4
DDR5
USB Type-C
2x USB 3.2
1x USB 3.2
USB-A
2x USB 3.2
3x USB 3.2
Upgradable
Yes
Yes
VGA
Yes
No
Vapor chamber
No
No
Webcam
Above the display
Above the display
Webcam resolution
1920 x 1080
1280 x 720
Weight
1.77 kg (3.9 lbs)
3.1 kg (6.84 lbs)
Weight of AC adapter
-
729 grams
Wi-Fi standard
v6
v6E
Windows Precision
Yes
Yes
sRGB color space
-
100%