2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 vs. Lenovo Legion Y540 17”: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 and Lenovo Legion Y540 17” models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Pros

Reasons that 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 is better than Lenovo Legion Y540 17”.

Newer manufacturing

2021 vs. 2019

Significantly faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 7-5800H inside 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 has a 45% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-9750H inside Lenovo Legion Y540 17”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
7,098
Lenovo Legion Y540 17” - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Lenovo Legion Y540 17” - Intel Core i5-9300H
3,308
Supports faster memory

The 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Legion Y540 17”. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Legion Y540 17”.

Memory type and speed
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Lenovo Legion Y540 17” - DDR4
2,666 MHz
About 18% lighter

The 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 weighed 5.07 pounds, 18% lighter than the 6.17 pounds Lenovo Legion Y540 17”.

Weight2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Pound
5.07 lbs.
6.17 lbs.
Kilogram
2.30 kg
2.80 kg

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion Y540 17” is better than 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

10% larger display

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15.

Display size
Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
17.3-inch
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
15.6-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 and Lenovo Legion Y540 17”.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 32GB

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15
32 GB
Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
32 GB
Upgradable memory

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

Memory2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Slots
x2
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Price
ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 4070, AMD Ryzen 7 7940HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA507XI-EH94(Mecha Gray)
 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 4070, AMD Ryzen 7 7940HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA507XI-EH94(Mecha Gray)
By ASUS
$1,299.99
$1,699.99 24% OFF
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ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050, AMD Ryzen™ 5 7535HS, 8GB DDR5, 512GB PCIe® Gen4 NVMe™ SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA506NC-ES51
 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD 144Hz Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050, AMD Ryzen™ 5 7535HS, 8GB DDR5, 512GB PCIe® Gen4 NVMe™ SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA506NC-ES51
By ASUS
$749.54
$799.99 6% OFF
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ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz FHD IPS-Type, AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, GeForce GTX 1650, 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, Gigabit Wi-Fi 5, Windows 10 Home, FA506IH-AS53
 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz FHD IPS-Type, AMD Ryzen 5 4600H, GeForce GTX 1650, 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe SSD, Gigabit Wi-Fi 5, Windows 10 Home, FA506IH-AS53
By ASUS
$795.00
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Lenovo Legion Y540 17” Price
2019 Lenovo Legion Y540 17.3" FHD Gaming Laptop Computer, 9th Gen Intel Hexa-Core i7-9750H Up to 4.5GHz, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB 7200RPM HDD + 256GB PCIE SSD, GeForce GTX 1650, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10
 2019 Lenovo Legion Y540 17.3" FHD Gaming Laptop Computer, 9th Gen Intel Hexa-Core i7-9750H Up to 4.5GHz, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB 7200RPM HDD + 256GB PCIE SSD, GeForce GTX 1650, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10
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$1,599.00
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Lenovo Legion Y540 Gaming Laptop, 17.3" Full HD IPS Screen, Intel Core i7-9750H Processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Graphics, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home, Black
 Lenovo Legion Y540 Gaming Laptop, 17.3" Full HD IPS Screen, Intel Core i7-9750H Processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Graphics, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home, Black
By Lenovo
$1,599.00
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Lenovo Legion Y540 15.6" Gaming Laptop 144Hz i7-9750H 16GB RAM 256GB SSD GTX 1660Ti 6GB - 9th Gen i7-9750H Hexa-Core - 144Hz Refresh Rate - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Ti 6GB GDDR6 - Legion Ultimate S
 Lenovo Legion Y540 15.6" Gaming Laptop 144Hz i7-9750H 16GB RAM 256GB SSD GTX 1660Ti 6GB - 9th Gen i7-9750H Hexa-Core - 144Hz Refresh Rate - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Ti 6GB GDDR6 - Legion Ultimate S
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$1,079.00
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Specs Comparison

Availability

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Released20212019
Release DateAnnounced on January 13, 2021 (CES 2021)
  • Announced at CES 2019
  • Refreshed in April 2019 for 9th Gen Intel processors
  • Available in May 2019
Pricing-Starting at $1,399.99
Generations-

Exterior

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Dimensions14.13 x 10.08 x 0.90 - 0.96 inches (359 x 256 x 22.8 ~ 24.5 mm)15.74” x 11.72” x 0.98”- 1.04” / 399.8 x 290 x 25 - 26.3 mm
Weight5.07 lbs (2.30 Kg)Starting at 6.17 lbs (2.8 kg)
Colors
Graphite Black Eclipse Gray
Raven Black
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Chiclet keyboard with isolated Numpad key.
  • RGB backlight with ASUS AURA RGB with four modes:
    Static Breathing Color Cycle Strobing
  • Overstrike technology can withstand over 20 million presses.
  • Keyboard
    • Backlit full-size with the white backlit keyboard.
    • The water-repellent keyboard delivers.
  • Touchpad
    • Precision Touchpad.
    • Supports multi-touch gesture.
    • Two physical left-right click buttons.

Display

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Size15.6 Inches17.3 Inches
Info
  • 15.6” FHD 60Hz
    1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:62.50% Adobe:47.34% 60Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync
  • 15.6” FHD 144Hz
    1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:62.50% Adobe:47.34% 144Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync
  • 15.6” FHD 240Hz
    1920 x 1080 16:9 anti-glare sRGB:100.00% Adobe:75.35% 240Hz IPS-level Adaptive-Sync
  • 17.3” FHD 60Hz
    1920 x 1080, IPS, anti-glare, 60Hz, 300 nits
  • 17.3" FHD 144Hz 
    1920 x 1080, IPS, anti-glare, 144Hz, 300 nits

Ports

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Ports
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Left (7)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4
  • 2 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0b
  • 1 x RJ-45
    1 Gbps
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 1 x power port
Right (2)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x lock slot
  • 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C
  • 1 x Mini DisplayPort ™ 1.4
  • 1 x HDMI™ 2.0
  • 1 x RJ45 Ethernet
  • 1 x Kensington MiniSaver Lock slot
  • 1 x 3.5mm microphone/headphone combo
  • 1 x NOVO hole

Internal Specs

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB 32GB
Dual Channel DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM sockets for expansion.
  • Memory Slots
    • 2 x DDR4 SODIMM
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 8GB
    • Maximum Memory: 32GB
    • Memory Speed: 2666MHz
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060
    6GB GDDR6, Dynamic Boost up to 1630 MHz at 90W (95W with Dynamic Boost)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070
    8GB GDDR6, Dynamic Boost up to 1510 MHz at 90W (95W with Dynamic Boost)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 (6GB GDDR6)
Storage
512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD
2 x M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® Slots
  • Storage Slots
    • 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot
    • 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot
  • Storage Configurations
    • 128 GB/256 GB/512 GB/1 TB PCIe NVMe SSD
    • 1 TB/2 TB HDD

Connectivity

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Wi-FiIntegrated Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax (2x2))Wireless 802.11 AC (2 x 2)
Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac.
BluetoothBluetooth 5.2Bluetooth 5.0
EthernetGigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Size90 Wh
4-cell lithium-polymer battery
57 Wh (3 Cell Li-Polymer)
Battery Life
  • Up to 13.5 hours of web browsing
  • Up to 14.5 hours of video playback
Up to 5 hours
Power Supply200W power adaptor
Plug type :ø6.0 (mm) 20V/10A, supports fast charging 50% in 30 minutes.
230W AC power adapter
Lenovo proprietary charging port.

Software

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps
Armoury Crate
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Lenovo PC Manager
  • Lenovo Nerve Center
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Lenovo Antivirus
  • Microsoft Office Trial
  • Microsoft LinkedIn
  • PowerDVD/Power2Go

Camera & Audio

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
CameraFront-facing camera
Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).
Front-facing camera
Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio
  • Speakers
    • Two speakers with four cut-outs
    • 2 x 2W speakers
    • DTS:X™ Ultra technology
      Delivers high-fidelity 7.1-channel virtual surround sound for theater-quality audio with stereo headsets.
  • Microphone
    • Built-in array microphone
    • Advanced Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation.
  • Harman® speakers with Dolby Atmos® for Gaming.
  • Dual-array microphones

Misc

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Security
  • Kensington lock
  • FTPM (Firmware-based Trusted Platform Module)
  • Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock
In the box-
  • Legion Y540 17"
  • 230W AC Adapter
  • 3 Cell Li-Polymer, 57Wh
  • Quick start guide
Warranty-1 Year Depot or Carry-in

Key Features

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
At Glance
Released in Early
2021
16:9
15.6”
1080p 240Hz
Weight
5.07 lb
2.30 kg
Powered By
AMD Ryzen 7-5800H
8C/16T, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,334
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,098
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3070
8GB GDDR6
Released in
2019
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
6.17 lb
2.80 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-9750H
6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,044
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,880
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
2666 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 2060
6GB GDDR6

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