Lenovo LOQ 15 (Intel i5-12450HX, RTX 4050, 16GB, 512GB, 15.6" FHD 144Hz)

Are you looking for a gaming laptop that is easy on your pockets? Then the Lenovo LOQ 15 with the Intel i5-12450HX CPU and RTX 4050 GPU might be of interest.

Lenovo LOQ 15 (15IAX9E) Overview

Design and Display

Lenovo LOQ 15 (15IAX9E) is a gaming laptop that comes in a rather sleek design with a noticeable protrusion on the back. The chassis is made out of PC-ABS, however, it does boast the MIL-STD-810H certification. It comes in Luna Grey colouring and weighs nearly two and a half kilos. As for the ports, you get plenty — three USB-A, one USB-C, an HDMI port, one combo audio jack, an Ethernet, and a power-in socket. The Lenovo LOQ 15 (15IAX9E) comes with a wide 15.6-inch display of FHD (1,920 x 1,080) resolution with a high 144Hz refresh rate. It is an IPS panel with a 16:10 aspect ratio, 300 nits peak brightness, and a 100% sRGB colour gamut. The keyboard has white backlighting whereas the touchpad comes with PTP support.

Performance and the rest

Other than that, the Lenovo LOQ 15 (15IAX9E) ensures smooth performance with the combination of 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12450HX processor and NVIDIA RTX 4050. The processor has eight (four performance + four efficiency) cores, 12 threads, and 12MB of L3 cache. It can also go up to 4.4 GHz of max clock speed. As for the GPU, NVIDIA's RTX 4050, with a maximum TGP of 105W, supports graphical workloads. In addition, Lenovo has also included an LA1 AI chip to improve FPS in games. In addition to the CPU and GPU combo, the Lenovo LOQ 15 2024 (15IAX9) ships with dual-channel memory. This particular model comes with 16GB DDR5-4800 RAM, which can be further upgraded to 32GB. Furthermore, there are two M.2 2280 slots, one of which is preoccupied with a 512GB NVMe PCIe Gen 4 SSD. For power, it packs an integrated 60Wh battery that supports Super Rapid Charge Pro. This technology can juice the laptop to 50% in just 30 minutes via the 135W adapter that ships in the box. Check out more Lenovo Laptops, HERE!