Laptop Review: Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ARE05 81W4000AUS

The Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ARE05 81W4000AUS is powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U and Integrated and AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (4000/5000 Series). Other key specs include 8GB of RAM and 1TB HDD. The Display here is a 15.6 Inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Panel.

Pros and Cons.

Design and Build Quality

The Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ARE05 81W4000AUS has a plastic chassis with a metallic finish. The Design looks premium but the build quality feels a bit flimsy. The hinge upon opening lifts the base of the laptop this gives the laptop better thermal performance and typing experience. The Weight here is 1.7 Kg which is relatively light making it easy to carry. The bezels here quite thin makes the device look quite modern.

Ports:

Ports selection on the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ARE05 81W4000AUS is not that good.

• 1x HDMI
• 2x USB 3.2 Type A
• 1x USB 2.0 Type A
• SD card reader
• 3.5 mm audio jack

Performance

The Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ARE05 81W4000AUS is powered by the 6 core ryzen 5 4500U which is slightly more powerful than the 10th gen i7 1065G7. The 4500U should be able to handle most of your active workloads of Photo and Video editing or any other CPU-intensive task without a problem through the ram can prove to be a bottleneck you can easily upgrade it without any problem 8GB of RAM which you can easily upgrade. The Vega 6  graphics, on the other hand, has very limited gaming potential but considering it is only an entry-level GPU and competes with the likes of Nvidia’s Mx230 and Mx150 in terms of performance.  The 1TB HDD of storage should be enough for an average user, but it is slow but you can easily upgrade it.

Keyboard and Trackpad

The Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ARE05 81W4000AUS keyboard has chicklet style keys with no backlight. The key travel is short but the keys themselves feel tactile. The trackpad, on the other hand, is smooth and precise though it is a bit small it works perfectly.

Display

The FHD panel on the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ARE05 81W4000AUS has a 60Hz Refresh rate and doesn’t suffer from and noticeable issues such as backlight bleeding and PWM flickering. The display here has an below average color coverage and below-average brightness.

Display Specs:

• Panel Model Number: AU Optronics B156HAN02.1
• Coverage: 53% sRGB
• Max brightness: 220 Nits;
• Contrast Ratio: 500:1;

How is the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ARE05 81W4000AUS for Gaming?

The AMD Vega 6 Graphics (4000 Series) should be able to handle most modern games that are not very graphic demanding such as League of Legends, Dota 2, Minecraft, CS: GO, GTA 5, and Fortnite. But consider this it only has 12 percent of the benchmark performance when compared with industry-leading AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT.

Gaming Benchmarks

• below 20 FPS– Unplayable/laggy/stuttery
• 20-30 FPS– Below average, acceptable for some laggy for others.
• 30-45 FPS– Average, acceptable for most people.
• 45-60 FPS– Above Average, Smooth animation/No lag.
• 60-90 FPS– Semi-Professional.
• Above 90 FPS– God tier/Hardcore/Professional.

Fortnite

• Low ( 768p): 60 FPS
• Mid ( 1080p): 55 FPS
• High ( 1080p): 24 FPS
• Ultra ( 1080p): 17 FPS

PUBG ( PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds)

• Low ( 768p): 54 FPS
• Mid ( 1080p): 23 FPS
• Ultra ( 1080p): 21 FPS

GTA V

• Low ( 768p): 60 FPS
• Mid ( 1080p): 60 FPS
• High ( 1080p): 30 FPS
• Ultra ( 1080p): 11 FPS

CS:GO (Counter Strike: Global Offesnsive)

• Low (768p): 60 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 60 FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 60 FPS

League of Legends 

• Low (768p): 60 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 60 FPS
• High (1080p): 60 FPS

Overwatch

• Low (768p): 60 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 60 FPS
• High (1080p): 48 FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 27 FPS

Apex Legends

• Low (768p): 58 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 24 FPS
• High (1080p): 20 FPS