Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3i 15.6" 82K1015CUS Shadow Black 2021
CPU Intel Core i5 11300H
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
OS Windows 11
40 Overall Score
Price CA$820
About This Laptop
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3i 15.6" 82K1015CUS Shadow Black 2021 — CPU Intel Core i5 11300H, RAM 8 GB, storage 256 GB, screen 15.6" 1920x1080, GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, OS Windows 11.
- CPU Intel Core i5 11300H
- RAM 8 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
- GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
- OS Windows 11
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong gpu (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average ram (14th percentile) 14th
- Below average storage (19th percentile) 19th
- Below average port (26th percentile) 26th
- Below average cpu (27th percentile) 27th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 11300H |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 |
Value & Pricing
May 1, 2026 CA$820
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3i 15.6" 82K1015CUS | Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 11300H | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | AMD Radeon 8060S | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 | Mac OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 70 | 15 | - | 39 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3i 15.6" 82K1015CUS | 27 | 71.2 | 14.4 | 25.7 | 40.4 | 37 | 18.9 | 78.5 | 38.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare | 81.6 | 18.4 | 59.3 | 74.3 | 99.3 | 67.6 | 90.1 | 96.1 | 87.6 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 Compare | 95.1 | 79.8 | 99.9 | 78.6 | 89.5 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 58.2 | 99.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.4 | 68 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.8 | 78.5 | 94.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.4 | 83.8 | 90.2 | 95.4 | 73.8 | 58.2 | 86.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 66.2 | 64 | 93.3 | 62.4 | 86.8 | 86.8 | 81.5 | 78.5 | 70.7 |
Usage Scores
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