Are you a desktop gamer looking to upgrade for gaming on the go? While they might not be as monstrous as a gaming rig or pack as big a punch as an i7 gaming laptop, an Intel core i5 gaming laptop will keep you going when gaming away from home.
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Intel i5 gaming laptops (14 products)
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MSI Katana 17 B12UDXK-071UK 17.3 inch Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5, RTX 3050
- Screen: 17.3 Inch Full HD 144Hz
- RAM / Storage: 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
£
796.97
inc.
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£ 664.14 ex.
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MSI Prestige 14Evo 14 inch Laptop - Core i5-12450H, RTX 2050
- Screen: 14 inch FHD (1920x1200) 60 Hz
- RAM / Storage: 16GB LPDDR5, 512GB SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050
£
679.00
inc.
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£ 565.83 ex.
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HP Victus 16 Inch Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5 13500H - RTX 3050
- Screen: 16.1 Inch Full HD
- RAM / Storage: 16GB DDR5 RAM & 512GB SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5 13500H
£
996.99
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£ 830.82 ex.
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Medion Erazer Deputy P40 15.6 Inch Laptop - Intel Core i5-12450H
- Screen: 15.6 inch Full HD 144Hz
- RAM / Storage: 16GB / 512GB SSD
- Operating Systems: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
£
819.99
inc.
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£ 683.32 ex.
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HP Victus 15.6 Inch Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5 12500H, RTX 4050
- Screen: 15.6 inch Full HD
- RAM / Storage: 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5 12500H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
£
799.98
inc.
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£ 666.65 ex.
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Acer Nitro 5 15.6 Inch Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5-12450H, RTX 4050 6GB
- Screen: 15.6 Inch 165Hz/ 3ms QHD Display
- RAM / Storage: 8GB / 512GB SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Battery Life: Up to 5 hours
£
937.19
inc.
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£ 780.99 ex.
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ASUS ROG Strix G16 16 Inch Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5-13450HX, RTX 4060 8GB
- Screen: 15.6 Inch Full HD+ WUXGA IPS
- RAM / Storage: 16GB DDR5, 512GB NVMe SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-13450HX up to 4.6GHz
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
£
1,540.97
inc.
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£ 1,284.14 ex.
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Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58 Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5-12450H, RTX 3050
- Screen: 15.6 inch Full HD IPS 144Hz
- RAM / Storage: 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
£
824.99
inc.
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£ 687.49 ex.
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Medion Erazer Crawler E50 15.6 Inch Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5-12450H, RTX 4050
- Screen: 15.6 inch Full HD 144Hz
- RAM / Storage: 16GB / 512GB SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
£
679.98
inc.
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£ 566.65 ex.
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Medion Erazer Crawler E30 15.6 Inch Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5-12450H, GeForce GTX 1650
- Screen: 15.6 Inch FHD 144Hz
- RAM / Storage: 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
£
569.98
inc.
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£ 474.98 ex.
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MSI Cyborg 15 A12UCX-437UK Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5-12450H, RTX 2050
- Screen: 15.6 Inch Full HD 144Hz
- RAM / Storage: 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050
£
629.01
inc.
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£ 524.17 ex.
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MSI Thin 15.6 Inch Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5 - RTX 2050
- Screen: 15.6 Inch 144Hz Display
- RAM / Storage: 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050
£
679.00
inc.
vat
£ 565.83 ex.
vat
Acer Nitro 5 17.3 Inch Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5-12450H, RTX 4050 6GB
- Screen: 17.3 Inch IPS Full HD
- RAM / Storage: 16GB / 512GB SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Battery Life: Up to 5 hours
£
1,030.91
inc.
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£ 859.09 ex.
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Medion Erazer Deputy P30 15.6 Inch Laptop - Intel Core i5-12500H
- Screen: 15.6 Full HD 144Hz
- RAM / Storage: 16GB / 512GB SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12500H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB
£
749.98
inc.
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£ 624.98 ex.
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MSI Katana 17 B12UDXK-071UK 17.3 inch Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5, RTX 3050
- Screen: 17.3 Inch Full HD 144Hz
- RAM / Storage: 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
SKU: 9S7-17L541-071
£
796.97
inc.
vat
£ 664.14 ex.
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MSI Prestige 14Evo 14 inch Laptop - Core i5-12450H, RTX 2050
- Screen: 14 inch FHD (1920x1200) 60 Hz
- RAM / Storage: 16GB LPDDR5, 512GB SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050
SKU: 9S7-14F122-430
£
679.00
inc.
vat
£ 565.83 ex.
vat
HP Victus 16 Inch Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5 13500H - RTX 3050
- Screen: 16.1 Inch Full HD
- RAM / Storage: 16GB DDR5 RAM & 512GB SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5 13500H
SKU: 876Z5EA#ABU
£
996.99
inc.
vat
£ 830.82 ex.
vat
Medion Erazer Deputy P40 15.6 Inch Laptop - Intel Core i5-12450H
- Screen: 15.6 inch Full HD 144Hz
- RAM / Storage: 16GB / 512GB SSD
- Operating Systems: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
SKU: 30035513
£
819.99
inc.
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£ 683.32 ex.
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HP Victus 15.6 Inch Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5 12500H, RTX 4050
- Screen: 15.6 inch Full HD
- RAM / Storage: 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5 12500H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
SKU: 876Z1EA#ABU
£
799.98
inc.
vat
£ 666.65 ex.
vat
Acer Nitro 5 15.6 Inch Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5-12450H, RTX 4050 6GB
- Screen: 15.6 Inch 165Hz/ 3ms QHD Display
- RAM / Storage: 8GB / 512GB SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Battery Life: Up to 5 hours
SKU: NH.QLZEK.007
£
937.19
inc.
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£ 780.99 ex.
vat
ASUS ROG Strix G16 16 Inch Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5-13450HX, RTX 4060 8GB
- Screen: 15.6 Inch Full HD+ WUXGA IPS
- RAM / Storage: 16GB DDR5, 512GB NVMe SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-13450HX up to 4.6GHz
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
SKU: G614JV-N3106W
£
1,540.97
inc.
vat
£ 1,284.14 ex.
vat
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58 Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5-12450H, RTX 3050
- Screen: 15.6 inch Full HD IPS 144Hz
- RAM / Storage: 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
SKU: NH.QFJEK.005
£
824.99
inc.
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£ 687.49 ex.
vat
Medion Erazer Crawler E50 15.6 Inch Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5-12450H, RTX 4050
- Screen: 15.6 inch Full HD 144Hz
- RAM / Storage: 16GB / 512GB SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
SKU: 30036524
£
679.98
inc.
vat
£ 566.65 ex.
vat
Medion Erazer Crawler E30 15.6 Inch Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5-12450H, GeForce GTX 1650
- Screen: 15.6 Inch FHD 144Hz
- RAM / Storage: 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SKU: 30035526
£
569.98
inc.
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£ 474.98 ex.
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MSI Cyborg 15 A12UCX-437UK Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5-12450H, RTX 2050
- Screen: 15.6 Inch Full HD 144Hz
- RAM / Storage: 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050
SKU: 9S7-15K111-437
£
629.01
inc.
vat
£ 524.17 ex.
vat
MSI Thin 15.6 Inch Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5 - RTX 2050
- Screen: 15.6 Inch 144Hz Display
- RAM / Storage: 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050
SKU: 9S7-16R821-472
£
679.00
inc.
vat
£ 565.83 ex.
vat
Acer Nitro 5 17.3 Inch Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5-12450H, RTX 4050 6GB
- Screen: 17.3 Inch IPS Full HD
- RAM / Storage: 16GB / 512GB SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12450H
- Battery Life: Up to 5 hours
SKU: NH.QLGEK.001
£
1,030.91
inc.
vat
£ 859.09 ex.
vat
Medion Erazer Deputy P30 15.6 Inch Laptop - Intel Core i5-12500H
- Screen: 15.6 Full HD 144Hz
- RAM / Storage: 16GB / 512GB SSD
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12500H
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB
SKU: 30034001
£
749.98
inc.
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£ 624.98 ex.
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Gaming laptops have come a long way from their humble origins, and nowhere is their flexibility and untapped potential more apparent than with an i5 gaming laptop.
They might not be the biggest gaming laptops on the block, but an i5 laptop can still handle the majority of games out there. Although not built with the processing power for modern triple-A game graphics, these laptops are the quintessential choice for indie and old-school gamers alike.
You'll get smooth system operation, minimal frame lag, and the kind of performance that will make the average laptop user seethe with jealously.
When it comes to choice, there are a plethora of great i5 laptops out there. A gaming laptop with an i5 processor and 8GB of RAM will be more than enough to get you started, but if you know what you want, then start browsing our stock today!