8.4 / 10 Score Cnet Score CNET provides expert, unbiased reviews of products and services. When we assign a score, we use a scale of 1-10. Each product we score is evaluated by criteria specific to its category with most assessing pricing, quality, features and performance. Read more on: How we test Lenovo Legion Tower 5 Gen 10 Pros Exceptional 1080p performance
Quiet operation
Slick design
Great value as tested Cons Disappointing port selection
Unique design poses customization challenges
A removable dust filter would be nice
The Legion Tower 5 Gen 10 might not be the top-of-the-line for Lenovo, but don't sleep on this midranger. A smart combination of components makes it a truly potent 1080p gaming system, and one that also has the chops to run games at 4K. The heart of its speed in our test configuration was the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, which can help it blow past otherwise much more powerful Intel-based systems at 1080p, even when they have the faster RTX 5080 over the T5's 5070.
The system is routinely discounted to $1,449, and to see a bargain gaming PC square up against desktops double the price is always a joy. Those high-end systems have their place, but for high-speed, competitive-on-a-budget gaming, this one passes muster and delivers with great value. It could use a better port selection and has an unusual internal layout, but none of that stopped it from performing admirably, consistently and quietly. This is just a great machine and worthy of its Editors' Choice award.
Lenovo Legion Tower 5 Gen 10 (30AGB10) Price as reviewed $1,879 Size 43 liter (19.3x8.3x16.28 inches/490x211x414 mm) Motherboard Lenovo B650 mATX CPU 4200MHz AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Memory 32GB DDR5-5600 Graphics Nvidia RTX 5070 Storage 1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen 4 SSD (boot) (WD PC SN740) Networking 2.5GbE, Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 802.11AX, Bluetooth 5.3 Connections USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (x1 front, x2 rear), USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (x1 rear), USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C (x1 front), USB 2.0 Type-A (x2 rear), USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (x2 rear), 3.5mm audio connector (x1 front, x3 rear), 2.5Gb Ethernet, HDMI 2.1b FRL (x1 on GPU), DisplayPort 2.1b UHBR20 (x3 on GPU) Operating system Windows 11 Home
The Lenovo Legion Tower 5 Gen 10 (30AGB10) I tested comes as configured above. It appears to be a Best Buy exclusive, and has a listed value of $1,879 but it's consistently discounted to $1,449. That price is a strong value when you look at the price of the individual components, as well as the quality of the build and the performance of the whole package.
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