Detailed Specs Comparison

Lenovo Legion T530 vs. Lenovo Legion T5i (26L)

Here is a side by side comparison between Lenovo Legion T530 and Lenovo Legion T5i (26L) specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest October 02, 2021

Specs Comparison

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Availability
Released	2018	2021
Release Info	Originally released in 2018 Updated in 2019 and 2020 for up to date specs	Announced on April 07, 2021.

Lenovo Legion T530 Desktop Price
	Lenovo Legion T530-28Icb Gaming Desktop (Intel 8th Gen i5-8400 6 Core 1.7-4.0 GHz, 8GB-DDR4, 1TB HDD + Optane 16GB System Accelerator, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5, Win 10 Home) 90JL007RUS By Lenovo $1,699.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion 5i Gaming Laptop - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8G - 16” WQXGA Display - Intel Core i7-14650HX - 32GB RAM - 512GB SSD - Windows 11 Home - Luna Grey By Lenovo $1,287.85 Was: $1,499.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion T5 28IMB05 Tower Desktop \| Core i5-10400 - 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super \| 6 cores @ 4.3 GHz - 6GB GDDR6 Win 10 Home Black By Lenovo $549.99	See at Amazon
Lenovo Legion T5 Intel Gaming Desktop Price
	Lenovo Legion T5 High - Performance Gaming Tower Desktop, Intel Core i7-13700F, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, HDMI, DP, Wired Keyboard&Mouse, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, Black By Lenovo $1,995.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion T5 Gen 8 Gaming Tower Desktop, 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700F Processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD + 2TB HDD, HDMl, DP, RJ-45, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, Grey By Lenovo $2,300.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion T5 26IRB8 90UT001QUS Gaming Desktop Computer - Intel Core i7 14th Gen i7-14700F - 16 GB - 1 TB SSD - Tower - Storm Gray - Intel B660 Chip - Windows 11 Pro - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB By Lenovo $2,207.65	See at Amazon

Exterior	Lenovo Legion T530	Lenovo Legion T5i (26L)
Size Comparison
Dimensions	17.95 x 17.32 x 7.26 (456 x 440 x 184.5 mm)	16.54” x 15.57” x 8.07” (420 x 395.4 x 205 mm)
Weight	26.46 lbs (12 kg)	30.9 lbs (14 kg)
Colors	Raven 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	Keyboard Lenovo Calliope Keyboard (USB connector), black Lenovo Keyboard (USB connector), black Mouse Lenovo Calliope Mouse (USB connector), black Lenovo Mouse (USB connector), black
Ports	Top 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Type-A) port 1 x microphone (3.5mm) 1 x headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5mm) Rear 2 x USB 2.0 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 1 x Ethernet (RJ-45) 1 x headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5mm) 1 x power connector	Top 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps). 1 x Headphone 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 2 (10Gbps). 1 x RJ-45 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet. 3 x Audio jack 3.5mm Microphone/Headphone/Line-out jack. 1 x Power connector

Chasis	Lenovo Legion T530	Lenovo Legion T5i (26L)
Form Factor	Tower (28L)	Tower (26L)
Power Supply	280W 350W 400W 450W 500W	350W 80+ Bronze 85% Efficiency 100 - 240V 550W 80+ Silver 88% Efficiency 220V 650W 80+ Gold 90% Efficiency 100 - 240V
Bays	1 x slim ODD bay 2 x 3.5" disk bay	1 x 2.5” disk bay 2 x 3.5" disk bay
Optical Drives	Tray load DVD Drive Reads and Writes to DVD/CD
Chasis Information	System Lighting Red internal system lighting Cooling System (Optional) Rear system fan (Optional) Front system fan, rear system fan (Optional) Two front system fan, one rear system fan (Optional) 65W Air-Cooler Chasis Features Carry Handle	System Lighting Optional Internal Ambinet Lighting Cooling System (Optional) Top system fan with ARGB (Optional) Front system fan (Optional) M.2 SSD heatsink or M.2. SSD DECO MYLAR heatsink (Optional) Rear system fan with ARGB (Optional) PCH heatsink (Optional) Rear system fan (Optional) Front system fan with ARGB (Optional) 65W basic cooler, 95W advance cooler, 150W premium cooler (Optional) CPU VRM heatsink Chasis Features (Optional) Inner decorate cover (Optional) Normal side cover (Optional) Transparent side cover

Internal Specs	Lenovo Legion T530	Lenovo Legion T5i (26L)
Chipset	Intel B360 Chipset	Intel B560 Chipset
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8100 4C/4T, 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8400 6C/6T, 2.80 → 4.00 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 65W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400 6C/6T, 2.90 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 65W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400F 6C/6T, 2.90 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 65W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700 8C/8T, 3.00 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700F 8C/8T, 3.00 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900 8C/16T, 3.10 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 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™ i5-11600K 6C/12T, 3.90 → 4.90 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF 6C/12T, 3.90 → 4.90 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 125W 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 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700K 8C/16T, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 125W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900 8C/16T, 2.50 → 5.20 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900F 8C/16T, 2.50 → 5.20 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8100 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Not Available 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700F Not Available 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 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™ i5-11600K Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF 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 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Not Available
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 - 2GB GDDR5 GTX 1050 Ti - 4GB GDDR5 GTX 1060 - 3GB GDDR5 GTX 1060 - 6GB GDDR5 GTX 1650 - 4GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 - 6GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 SUPER™ - 6GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 Ti - 6GB GDDR6 RTX™ 2060 - 6GB GDDR6 RTX 2060 SUPER™ - 8GB GDDR6 RTX™ 2070 - 8GB GDDR6 AMD® Radeon™ RX 570 - 4GB GDDR5 RX 5500 - 4GB GDDR6 RX 5700 XT - 8GB GDDR6	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 SUPER™ - 4GB GDDR6 1660 SUPER™ - 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX™️ 2060 - 6GB GDDR6 2070 - 8GB GDDR6 2070 SUPER - 8GB GDDR6 3060 - 12GB GDDR6 3060 Ti - 8GB GDDR6 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 3080 - 10GB GDDR6
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB Single or dual-channel DDR4 2400 MHz or 2666 MHz. 2 x DDR4 UDIMM slots, dual-channel capable	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB Single or dual-channel DDR4 3200 MHz. 4 x DDR4 UDIMM slots, dual-channel capable
Storage	128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive	128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 (Gen 4) NVME SSD. 1TB 2TB 7200 rpm 3.5” SATA Hard Drive. Supports up to 5 drives: 2 x 3.5” HDD + 2 x M.2 SSD + 1 x open 2.5” HDD Bay.
Slots	1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Full-length (< 312mm) full-height (< 111mm) 1 x M.2 2230 slot for WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot for PCIe solid-state drive	1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card. 2 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For PCIe solid-state drive.

Connectivity	Lenovo Legion T530	Lenovo Legion T5i (26L)
Wi-Fi	Optional M.2 Wireless Card 802.11ac 1x1 Wi-Fi 802.11ac 2x2 Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5 2 x 2 802.11 AC Wi-Fi 6 2 x 2 802.11 AX
Bluetooth	Optional Bluetooth 4.1	Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Realtek RTL8118AS Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Realtek RTL8111H Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Lenovo Legion T530	Lenovo Legion T5i (26L)
OS	Windows 10 Home	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-day trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription Cyberlink Media Suite Essentials without Media	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

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Legion T530	Lenovo Legion T5i (26L)
Audio	Realtek ALC233 codec High Definition (HD) Audio	High Definition (HD) Audio Nahimic Audio for Gamers

Misc	Lenovo Legion T530	Lenovo Legion T5i (26L)
Security	BIOS Security Power-on password Administrator password	BIOS Security Power-on password Administrator password
Warranty	1-year mail-in service 1-year depot service 1-year limited onsite service 2-year depot service	1-year depot service 2-year depot service

Lenovo Legion T530 vs. Lenovo Legion T5i (26L)

The Lenovo Legion T5i (26L) is a newer system that was released in 2021, while the Lenovo Legion T530 was released years earlier in 2018. Both systems share the same full-tower form factor that can accommodate a large motherboard, multiple graphics cards, extra storage, and better cooling solution.

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 T530, you have options to configure it with a 65W 8th Generation Intel Coffee Lake quad-core Intel Core i3-8100 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i9-9900 with a boost speed up to 5.00 GHz.

While Lenovo Legion T5i (26L) has configurations with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-10400 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i9-11900F with a boost speed up to 5.20 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 T530 has two RAM slots that support up to 32GB of 2666MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. On the other hand, the Lenovo Legion T5i (26L) has four RAM slots that you can upgrade up to 64GB of 3200MHz or 128GB of 2933MHz 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 8 USB ports available on the Lenovo Legion T530, one more than the Lenovo Legion T5i (26L) that has only 7 USB ports. 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 T530 has seven USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. It has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), four ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), and two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).

For Lenovo Legion T5i (26L), it has six USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), four 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 T530 Desktop Price
	Lenovo Legion T530-28Icb Gaming Desktop (Intel 8th Gen i5-8400 6 Core 1.7-4.0 GHz, 8GB-DDR4, 1TB HDD + Optane 16GB System Accelerator, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5, Win 10 Home) 90JL007RUS By Lenovo $1,699.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion 5i Gaming Laptop - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8G - 16” WQXGA Display - Intel Core i7-14650HX - 32GB RAM - 512GB SSD - Windows 11 Home - Luna Grey By Lenovo $1,287.85 Was: $1,499.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion T5 28IMB05 Tower Desktop \| Core i5-10400 - 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super \| 6 cores @ 4.3 GHz - 6GB GDDR6 Win 10 Home Black By Lenovo $549.99	See at Amazon
Lenovo Legion T5 Intel Gaming Desktop Price
	Lenovo Legion T5 High - Performance Gaming Tower Desktop, Intel Core i7-13700F, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, HDMI, DP, Wired Keyboard&Mouse, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, Black By Lenovo $1,995.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion T5 Gen 8 Gaming Tower Desktop, 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700F Processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD + 2TB HDD, HDMl, DP, RJ-45, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, Grey By Lenovo $2,300.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion T5 26IRB8 90UT001QUS Gaming Desktop Computer - Intel Core i7 14th Gen i7-14700F - 16 GB - 1 TB SSD - Tower - Storm Gray - Intel B660 Chip - Windows 11 Pro - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB By Lenovo $2,207.65	See at Amazon