Best Laptops with Intel Core i5 Processor, May 2023

The laptop also gets 65W fast charging support via a type-c charger. It employs a rather big 54Wh battery and the laptop also has an Intel Evo certification which ensures long battery life. Realme Book Slim is small but tough because its entire body is made out of metal. Which also prevents any unnecessary flex or wear and tear. And lastly, the laptop also incorporates a fingerprint sensor in the power button. Allowing you to log in and power on your laptop with just a single button.

Speaking more about the slim factor of the laptop, it is only 14.2mm thick and weighs just 1.58 kg. But despite the laptop’s slim design, it features plenty of I/O ports including two type-c ports, one of which is a Thunderbolt 4 port, two USB type-a 3.2 ports, an HDMI 1.4 slot, a micro SD card slot and a 3.5 mm audio jack. Moreover, the keyboard also has a pretty good 1.2mm key travel and the size of the trackpad is also quite generous. That’s not all because, despite an under Rs 40,000 price tag, the Infinix Inbook X2 Plus also features 16GB DDR4 memory and 512GB SSD as well.

And despite being one of the most affordable Intel 12th Gen Core i5 laptops, the MSI Modern 14 is still a complete package featuring 16GB DDR4 memory and 512GB SSD. Its feature list also includes plenty of I/O ports including an SD card slot, a Thunderbolt 4 port, and an HDMI out slot as well. Furthermore, a 1.5mm key travel makes this laptop’s keyboard comfortable for typing and its MIL-STG-810G certified build quality makes it quite durable. Lastly, the laptop packages a 14-inch 1080p display on top of its long feature list and tops it off with a mere 1.4kg body weight making it one of the most portable and compact laptops on this list.

Overall, the HP Victus does have a better Intel 12th Gen Core i5 CPU but the Pavilion gaming 15 is a better gaming laptop thanks to a more powerful GPU and more memory. The Nvidia GeForce RTX series cards also boost performance in several games with the help of DLSS, further making it better than the GTX 1650. Meanwhile, both laptops have a strong cooling performance, which HP is famous for. The Pavilion Gaming 15 also features a wide variety of I/O ports including a full-size media reader slot, a ethernet port, and plenty of USB ports.

The Vivobook S14’s OLED display also has 100% DCI-P3 colour space coverage is also perfect for creative professionals who do colour grading and for those too who like to consume content in HDR. The laptop packs in 16GB LPDDR4 memory, where the ‘LP’ stands for ‘low-powered,’ for overall improved efficiency. The laptop also comes with 512GB memory, which can be expanded to up to 2TB PCIe Gen 4 standard. The laptop’s webcam also comes with a camera shutter and ASUS has integrated a fingerprint sensor with the power button, which is a great move in my opinion. The OLED screen also has a 180-degree hinge and the entire laptop weighs just 1.5kg and is 18.9mm thick, making it easy enough to carry around all day.

Other specs of the Intel Core i5-powered gaming laptop include 16GB DDR4 memory and 512GB SSD, which should be enough to store and run most games. The laptop’s display is also a 144Hz 1080p panel which is more than good enough to play AAA games like GTA V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and eSports titles like Fortnite and Valorant. Being a gaming laptop, the MSI Katana GF66 also includes plenty of ports including multiple type-a and type-c ports along with an HDMI 2.0 output port and an ethernet slot. If this laptop had an HDMI 2.1 output port then it’d have also been suitable to power an ultrawide monitor and play games on it. But as of right now, it is limited to only a 16:9 aspect ratio screen.

Every creative work requires strong I/O port support so the ASUS Zenbook 13 Flip OLED delivers but in its own way. For instance, it comes with two Thunderbolt 4 ports and each of them can separately power a 4k display. Moreover, the laptop also has a USB type-a 3.2 gen 1 port and an HDMI out port as well. So there isn’t a space for an SD card slot or more than one type-a port but you can attach a USB hub using the three ports and get reasonably fast speed as well. Lastly, keeping connectivity in mind, the laptop also comes with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0 support.

In terms of specs, the laptop comes with 16GB DDR4 memory but you can expand it to up to 24GB. Similarly, you can also increase its 512GB SSD to a maximum of 2TB as well. And doing so is also quite easy thanks to pop-open screws. The laptop's display also checks all the right boxes. It features 100% sRGB colour gamut coverage, 144Hz high refresh rate support along with adaptive sync technology which reduces screen tearing, lowers stuttering and minimizes input lag. And the I/O support for the laptop is also pretty strong as it features all the important ports including a Thunderbolt 4 port and an ethernet slot but does not feature an SD card slot.