Detailed Specs Comparison

Lenovo Legion Tower 5i vs. 2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i

Here is a side by side comparison between Lenovo Legion Tower 5i and 2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 25, 2022

Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new		Intel® B560 Chipset. 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake Processors. 11th Generation Intel Rocket Lake Processors. Up to Intel Core i7-11700 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W TDP . Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3060 with 12GB GDDR6 VRAM. Up to 32GB 3200MHz DDR4 memory Up to 380W with 80 Plus Platinum PSU.

Availability	Lenovo Legion Tower 5i	2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i
Released	2021	2021
Release Info	Announced on January 13, 2021.	Announced on March 10, 2021.
Applicable Models	Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Lenovo Legion Tower 5i - 28IMB05 2021 Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Lenovo Legion Tower 5 (Intel 10th Gen) Lenovo Legion Tower 5 (Intel B460)	Lenovo IdeaCentre G5 14IOB6 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i 14IOB6 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i (14L, 06)
Generations		2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i Current 2020 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i Compare

Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Price
	Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-11700F, GeForce RTX 3070, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD + 8TB HDD, RJ-45, Display Port, HDMI, Wired Keyboard & Mouse, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Black By Lenovo $2,299.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo LOQ i5 RTX 4060 Premium Gaming Tower Desktop, i5-14400F(Beats Intel i7-13700H), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Wired KB & Mouse, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro By Lenovo $1,249.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Gen 6 Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-11700, GTX 1660 Super, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD + 2TB HDD, HDMI, DP, Wi-Fi 6, Wired KB&Mouse, RJ-45, Windows 11 Home, Black By Lenovo $799.00	See at Amazon
Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5 Intel 11th Gen Price
	Lenovo Legion 5i Gaming Laptop, Intel 24-Core i9-14900HX, 16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600) 165Hz IPS Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB DDR6, 32GB DDR5 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $1,759.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion 5i Gaming Laptop, 14th Gen Intel 24-Core i9-14900HX, 16" WQXGA(2560x1600) 165Hz, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, GeForce RTX 4060(TGP 140W), RGB Backlit KB, W/ 128GB PSD, Windows 11 PRO By Lenovo $1,799.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Desktop \| IdeaCentre Gaming 5 \| Intel-12 Core i7-12700 4.8GHz \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6 \| 32 GB DDR4 \| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD \| Win11 Pro\|- Wi-Fi- 1xHDMI- 3xDP- 7xUSB- Black By Lenovo $1,489.00	See at Amazon

Exterior	Lenovo Legion Tower 5i	2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i
Size Comparison
Dimensions	17.99” x 17.94” x 7.26” (457 x 455.8 x 184.5 mm)	11.5” x 14.37” x 5.71” (292.2 x 365 x 145 mm)
Weight	27.6 lbs (12.5 kg)	13.2 lbs (6.0 kg)
Colors	Phantom Black	Raven black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Lenovo Calliope Keyboard (USB connector), black Lenovo Keyboard (USB connector), black Mouse Lenovo Calliope Mouse (USB connector), black Lenovo Mouse (USB connector), black	Lenovo Calliope Keyboard (USB connector), black Lenovo Calliope Mouse (USB connector), black No keyboard and mouse
Ports	Top 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps). 1 x Headset Headphone/Microphone combo 3.5mm jack. 1 x Microphone 3.5mm jack. 1 x Power button Rear 2 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480Mbps). 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps). 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps). 1 x RJ-45 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet. 3 x Audio jack 3.5mm Microphone/Headphone/Line-out jack. 1 x Power connector	Front 2 x USB-A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), support data transfer and 5V@3A charging. 1 x Universal Audio Jack 1 x SD Card Reader Optional. Rear 4 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps). 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x VGA 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x Audio port Line-out audio port. 1 x Power Connection

Chasis	Lenovo Legion Tower 5i	2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i
Form Factor	Tower (28L)	Tower (13.6 L)
Power Supply	350W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 100 - 240V 400W 80+ Gold 90% Efficiency 100 - 240V 650W 80+ Gold 90% Efficiency 100 - 240V	310W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency 380W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency
Bays	2 x 3.5" disk bay	1 x 2.5" disk bay 1 x 3.5" disk bay
Optical Drives	Optional DVD burner DVD±RW, SATA 1.5Gb/s, slim (9.0mm)
Chasis Information	System Lighting Front panel light; Optional ARGB cooler light and ARGB system fan light Cooling System (Optional) Front system fan, rear system fan for airflow or liquid (Optional) 65W Air-Cooler, 95W Air-Cooler, 150W Air-Cooler, or 150W Liquid-Cooler Chasis Features Carry handle	Cooling System (Fan & Cooler) 1 x front system fan Optinal. 1 x rear system fan

Internal Specs	Lenovo Legion Tower 5i	2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i
Chipset	Intel B460 Chipset	Intel® B560 Chipset
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700K 8C/16T, 3.80 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900 10C/20T, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900F 10C/20T, 2.80 → 5.20 GHz, 20MB SmartCache, 65W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400F 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700F 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700K Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10900F Not Available	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Not Available 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Intel® UHD Graphics 730 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Not Available 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Not Available
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 SUPER™ - 4GB GDDR6 1660 SUPER™ - 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX™️ 2060 - 6GB GDDR6 2070 - 8GB GDDR6 2070 SUPER - 8GB GDDR6 2080 SUPER - 8GB GDDR6 3060 - 12GB GDDR6 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 AMD Radeon™ RX 5500 - 4GB GDDR6 5700XT - 8GB GDDR6	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 - 4GB GDDR6 1 x HDMI 2.0b, 2 x DP 1.4 GTX 1660 SUPER - 6GB GDDR6 1 x DVI, 1 x HDMI 2.0b, 1 x DP 1.4 RTX 3060 - 12GB GDDR6 1 x HDMI 2.1, 3 x DP 1.4a.
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB Single or dual-channel DDR4 2933 or 3200 MHz. 4 x DDR4 UDIMM slots, dual-channel capable	4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB Memory Slots: 2 x DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel Non-ECC DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2666 MHz for 10th Gen Intel Core i3/i5 CPU 2933 MHz for 10th Gen Intel Core i7/i9 CPU 3200 MHz for 11th Gen Intel Core i7/i9 CPU Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB
Storage	128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 (Gen 4) NVME SSD. 1TB 2TB 7200 rpm 3.5” SATA Hard Drive.	256GB 512GB 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVME SSD 500GB 1TB 2TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 2.5" SATA Hard Drive 1TB 2TB 4TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive
Slots	1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card. 2 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For PCIe solid-state drive.	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 3.0, Full-height 1 x PCIe x1 slot PCIe Gen 3.0, Full-height SATA 1 x SATA slots For 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch HDD/SSD. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For SSD/Intel Optane

Connectivity	Lenovo Legion Tower 5i	2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 5 2 x 2 802.11 AC Intel® Wi-Fi 6 2 x 2 802.11 AX	No WLAN Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac 2x2 Wi-Fi® + Bluetooth 5.0, M.2 card Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.0, M.2 card
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1	Optional Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Lenovo Legion Tower 5i	2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows® 10 Home 64 Windows® 11 Home 64 No OS
Built-in Apps	Legion Vantage McAfee LiveSafe™ Microsoft Office Trial XBOX Game Pass PowerDVD/Power2Go Lenovo PC Manager Lenovo Antivirus Microsoft Office 2016 Home and Student Microsoft LinkedIn	Lenovo Vantage

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Legion Tower 5i	2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i
Audio	Dolby Atmos® Gaming Effect	No Speakers Audio controller High Definition (HD) Audio External Ports 1 x Universal Audio Jack Front 1 x Audio port Line-out (Rear).

Misc	Lenovo Legion Tower 5i	2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i
Security	BIOS Security Power-on password Administrator password	BIOS Security Administrator password Power-on password Hard disk password
Warranty	1-year depot service 1-year limited onsite service 2-year depot service	1-year depot service 1-year limited onsite service 2-year depot service

Lenovo Legion Tower 5i vs. 2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i

The Lenovo Legion Tower 5i and the 2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i were released in the same year, 2021. The Lenovo Legion Tower 5i has a full-tower form factor that can accommodate a large motherboard, multiple graphics cards, extra storage, and better cooling solution. The 2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i has a mini tower form factor that can fit a micro ATX and Mini ITX motherboard, a few hard disk drives, and a single full-height graphics card.

Processor

The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is like the brains of your desktop computer. Its performance determines how fast and responsive your PC is. Generally, a processor with newer architecture, more CPU cores, higher TDP (measured in W), and faster clock speed (measured in GHz) tends to be more expensive and run faster than others with older architecture, fewer CPU cores, lower TDP, and lower clock speed.

For Lenovo Legion Tower 5i, you have options to configure it with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-10400 up to a 65W 10-core Intel Core i9-10900F with a boost speed up to 5.20 GHz.

While 2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i has configurations with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-10400 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i7-11700F with a boost speed up to 4.90 GHz.

Memory

The Random Access Memory or RAM is the super-fast and temporary storage used to handle all active tasks, apps, and games that will go away when your PC turns off. The more memory your PC has, the better multitasking your PC can handle without having to reload data from slower permanent storage that includes the hard disk drive or solid-state drive.

Fortunately, both PC allows you to upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. The Lenovo Legion Tower 5i has four RAM slots that support up to 64GB of 3200MHz or 128GB of 2933MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. On the other hand, the 2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i has two RAM slots that you can upgrade up to 32GB of 3200MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory.

Ports

Computer ports are the interface for connecting your PC to its peripheral devices or other PCs. The most common peripherals are keyboard, mouse, monitor, flash drive, speaker, and printer. Most of them use Universal Serial Bus (USB) as their connection to your computer. So the PC with more USB ports can connect to more peripherals at the same time.

There is a total number of 7 USB ports available on both PCs. On top of the number of USB ports, the type and version of each USB port are also necessary for determining how fast it is.

The Lenovo Legion Tower 5i has six USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. It has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and five ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).

For 2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i, it has six USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. The PC has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), and one port that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).

Pricing

Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Price
	Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-11700F, GeForce RTX 3070, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD + 8TB HDD, RJ-45, Display Port, HDMI, Wired Keyboard & Mouse, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Black By Lenovo $2,299.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo LOQ i5 RTX 4060 Premium Gaming Tower Desktop, i5-14400F(Beats Intel i7-13700H), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Wired KB & Mouse, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro By Lenovo $1,249.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Gen 6 Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-11700, GTX 1660 Super, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD + 2TB HDD, HDMI, DP, Wi-Fi 6, Wired KB&Mouse, RJ-45, Windows 11 Home, Black By Lenovo $799.00	See at Amazon
Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5 Intel 11th Gen Price
	Lenovo Legion 5i Gaming Laptop, Intel 24-Core i9-14900HX, 16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600) 165Hz IPS Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB DDR6, 32GB DDR5 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $1,759.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion 5i Gaming Laptop, 14th Gen Intel 24-Core i9-14900HX, 16" WQXGA(2560x1600) 165Hz, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, GeForce RTX 4060(TGP 140W), RGB Backlit KB, W/ 128GB PSD, Windows 11 PRO By Lenovo $1,799.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Desktop \| IdeaCentre Gaming 5 \| Intel-12 Core i7-12700 4.8GHz \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6 \| 32 GB DDR4 \| 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD \| Win11 Pro\|- Wi-Fi- 1xHDMI- 3xDP- 7xUSB- Black By Lenovo $1,489.00	See at Amazon