Dell Inspiron 13 5390 vs. Lenovo Legion 5i 17”: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell Inspiron 13 5390 and Lenovo Legion 5i 17” specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 Pros

Reasons that Dell Inspiron 13 5390 is better than Lenovo Legion 5i 17”.

About 61% lighter

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 weighed 2.16 pounds, 61% lighter than the 5.5 pounds Lenovo Legion 5i 17”.

WeightDell Inspiron 13 5390Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Pound
2.16 lbs.
5.5 lbs.
Kilogram
0.98 kg
2.49 kg

Lenovo Legion 5i 17” Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion 5i 17” is better than Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-10875H inside Lenovo Legion 5i 17” has a 195% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8565U inside Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Lenovo Legion 5i 17” - Intel Core i7-10875H
6,874
Lenovo Legion 5i 17” - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
Lenovo Legion 5i 17” - Intel Core i5-10300H
3,747
Dell Inspiron 13 5390 - Intel Core i7-8565U
2,327
Dell Inspiron 13 5390 - Intel Core i5-8265U
2,132
Dell Inspiron 13 5390 - Intel Core i3-8145U
1,553
Supports larger memory

Lenovo Legion 5i 17” supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell Inspiron 13 5390. It supports up to 32GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Max system memory size
Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
32 GB
Dell Inspiron 13 5390
8 GB
Supports faster memory

Lenovo Legion 5i 17” supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Inspiron 13 5390. It supports up to 2933 MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Memory type and speed
Lenovo Legion 5i 17” - DDR4
2,933 MHz
Dell Inspiron 13 5390 - LPDDR3
2,133 MHz
Upgradable memory

Lenovo Legion 5i 17” comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Dell Inspiron 13 5390 since it has onboard memory.

MemoryDell Inspiron 13 5390Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeLPDDR3DDR4
30% larger display

Lenovo Legion 5i 17” has a 17.3-inch screen size 30% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Display size
Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
17.3-inch
Dell Inspiron 13 5390
13.3-inch

Prices

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

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 Price
Dell Inspiron 45W Laptop Charger Adapter Power Cord for Inspiron 13 5368 5378 7352 7353 7359 7368 7378; Inspiron 14 3451 3452 3458 3459 5451 5452 5455 5458 5459 5468 7437 7460; XPS 11 12 13
Dell Inspiron 45W Laptop Charger Adapter Power Cord for Inspiron 13 5368 5378 7352 7353 7359 7368 7378; Inspiron 14 3451 3452 3458 3459 5451 5452 5455 5458 5459 5468 7437 7460; XPS 11 12 13
By Dell
$19.90
$22.90 13% OFF
Dell Inspiron 13 5310, 13.3 inch QHD (Quad High Definition) Laptop - Thin and Light Intel Core i7-11370H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Services - Windows 10 Home
Dell Inspiron 13 5310, 13.3 inch QHD (Quad High Definition) Laptop - Thin and Light Intel Core i7-11370H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Services - Windows 10 Home
By Dell
$789.99
$1,099.99 28% OFF
Dell Inspiron 7430 14" FHD+ (1920x1200) IPS Touch 2-in-1 Laptop | Intel i7-1355U 10-Core | Iris Xe Graphics | Backlit Keyboard | Fingerprint | Thunderbolt 4 | WiFi 6E | 16GB LPDDR5 1TB SSD | Win11 Pro
Dell Inspiron 7430 14" FHD+ (1920x1200) IPS Touch 2-in-1 Laptop | Intel i7-1355U 10-Core | Iris Xe Graphics | Backlit Keyboard | Fingerprint | Thunderbolt 4 | WiFi 6E | 16GB LPDDR5 1TB SSD | Win11 Pro
By Dell
$775.41
Lenovo Legion 5i 17” Price
Lenovo - Legion 5i - Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i7-11800H - 8GB DDR4 RAM - 1TB NVMe TLC SSD - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Graphics - 17.3" FHD 144Hz - Windows 11 Home - Phantom Blue
Lenovo - Legion 5i - Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i7-11800H - 8GB DDR4 RAM - 1TB NVMe TLC SSD - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Graphics - 17.3" FHD 144Hz - Windows 11 Home - Phantom Blue
By Lenovo
$1,342.99
$1,449.99 7% OFF
Lenovo Legion 5i Gaming Laptop with 17.3" FHD IPS 144Hz Display, i7-10750H Processor, GeForce RTX 2060 6GB, 16GB, 1TB SSD, Win 10 Home
Lenovo Legion 5i Gaming Laptop with 17.3" FHD IPS 144Hz Display, i7-10750H Processor, GeForce RTX 2060 6GB, 16GB, 1TB SSD, Win 10 Home
By Lenovo
$679.99
Lenovo 2023 Legion 5i 17.3" 144Hz FHD IPS Gaming Laptop 8-Core Intel i7-11800H 32GB RAM 1TB NVMe SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Ti 4GB GDDR6 HDMI Thunderbolt4 WiFi AX RJ45 Backlit Windows 11 Pro w/RE USB
Lenovo 2023 Legion 5i 17.3" 144Hz FHD IPS Gaming Laptop 8-Core Intel i7-11800H 32GB RAM 1TB NVMe SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Ti 4GB GDDR6 HDMI Thunderbolt4 WiFi AX RJ45 Backlit Windows 11 Pro w/RE USB
By Lenovo
$2,019.99

Availability

Dell Inspiron 13 5390Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Released20192020
Release Date
  • Announced at Computex 2019
Announced in April 2020
Pricing
  • Starting at $579.99 (non-WWAN)
  • Starting at $729.99 (WWAN)
Starting at $1,099.99

Exterior

Dell Inspiron 13 5390Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Dimensions
  • Non-WWAN Models
    • Front: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.59 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 14.90 mm)
    • Back: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.65 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 16.50 mm)
  • WWAN Models
    • Front: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.66 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 16.80 mm)
    • Back: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.73 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 18.50 mm)
15.84" x 11.41" x 1.05" / 398.6mm x 290mm x 24.3-26.6mm
Weight
  • Non-WWAN Models
    • 2.16 lb (1.18 kg)
  • WWAN Models
    • 2.65 lb (1.20 kg)
Starting at 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Colors
  • Platinum Silver with dark gray bezel and keyboard (available on configurations without a backlit keyboard)
  • Platinum Silver with light gray bezel and silver keyboard (available on configurations with a backlit keyboard)
  • Ice Lilac
Phantom Black
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size, spill-resistant keyboard
  • Optional backlit full-size, spill-resistant keyboard
  • Multi-touch gesture-enabled precision touchpad with integrated scrolling
  • Keyboard
    • Backlit full-size with the white backlit keyboard.
  • Touchpad
    • Precision Touchpad.
    • Supports multi-touch gesture.

Display

Dell Inspiron 13 5390Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Size13.3 Inches17.3 Inches
Info13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) TrueLife LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border Wide Viewing Angle Display
  • 17.3" FHD 60Hz
    1920 x 1080, IPS, 60 Hz, 72% NTSC, 300 nits.
  • 17.3" FHD 144Hz
    1920 x 1080, IPS, 144 Hz, 72% NTSC, 300 nits, Dolby Vision™ Enabled.

Ports

Dell Inspiron 13 5390Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Dell Inspiron 13 5390 Ports
Image Source: Dell
  • 1 x HDMI 1.4b
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C™ (DP/PowerDelivery)
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
  • 1 x Micro SD card reader
  • 1 x Headphone & Microphone Audio Jack
  • 1 x AC Power
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C (with DisplayPort)
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A (always on)
  • 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A
  • 1 x HDMI™ 2.0
  • 1 x RJ45 Ethernet
  • 1 x SD Card Reader
  • 1 x Kensington MiniSaver Lock slot
  • 1 x 3.5mm microphone/headphone combo
  • 1 x Power input
  • 1 x NOVO hole

Internal Specs

Dell Inspiron 13 5390Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Processor
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.90 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory
4 GB 8 GB
2133 MHz dual-channel onboard LPDDR3 RAM.
  • Memory Slots
    • 2 x DDR4 SODIMM
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 8GB
    • Maximum Memory: 32GB
    • Memory Speed: 2933MHz
Discrete GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 (Optional)
Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 64-bit, 1518 → 1582 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 (4GB GDDR5)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti (4GB GDDR6)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 (6GB GDDR6)
Storage
128 GB 256 GB 512 GB
M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive.
  • 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

Dell Inspiron 13 5390Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Wi-Fi
  • Intel 9560
    Up to 1730 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac)
  • Intel 9462
    Up to 433 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac)
WiFi 6 802.11AX (2 x 2)
Up to 2400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet-Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
More
  • Optional Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)
    • Intel 7360 (DW5820e)
    • Up to 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9)
    • Frequency bands supported (LTE FDD: 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9), LTE TDD: B347 Mbps DL/30 Mbps UL (Cat 9), UMTS/HSPA+: UMTS 384 Kbps DL/384 Kbps UL)
    • Wireless standards (LTE Category 16, UMTS/HSPA+)
    • Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) (Supports GPS, BDS, and GLONASS)
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Battery

Dell Inspiron 13 5390Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Size
  • 4-Cell Battery, 45 Whr (Integrated)
  • 4-Cell Battery, 52 Whr (Integrated)
80 Wh (4 Cell polymer)
Battery Life
  • Non-WWAN Models
    • Up to 13 hours 06 minutes
  • WWAN Models
    • Up to 13 hours 44 minutes
* Tested on the Mobile Mark 2014 benchmark test.
Up to 7.7 hours
Power Supply65 Watt AC Adapter
  • 170W AC power adapter
    Lenovo proprietary charging port.
  • 230W AC power adapter
    Lenovo proprietary charging port.

Software

Dell Inspiron 13 5390Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04
Upgradable to Windows 11
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30 Trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe
  • Foxit Phantom Standard PDF
  • SupportAssist
  • Dell Mobile Connect
  • Dell Color Profiles
  • SmartByte
  • Wave MaxxAudio® Pro
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Lenovo PC Manager
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Lenovo Antivirus
  • Microsoft Office Trial5
  • Power2Go

Camera & Audio

Dell Inspiron 13 5390Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Camera
  • Integrated Widescreen HD (720p) Webcam
Front-facing camera
Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio
  • 2 x tuned speakers, audio processing by Waves MaxxAudio® Pro
  • 1 x combo headphone/microphone jack
  • Dual Digital Microphone Array
  • 2 x 2W Harman Kardon® Speaker System with Chamber
  • Dolby Atmos® Headphone Support
  • Dual-array microphones

Misc

Dell Inspiron 13 5390Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Sensors
  • Fingerprint reader sensor (Optional)
-
SecurityFingerprint Reader with Windows Hello (Optional)
  • Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock
In the box-
  • Legion 5i 17"
  • AC Adapter
  • 80Wh Internal Battery
  • Quick start guide
Warranty-One Year Legion Ultimate Support

Key Features

Dell Inspiron 13 5390Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
At Glance
Released in Mid
2019
16:9 FHD
13.3”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
2.16 lb
0.98 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-8565U
4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
804
Single Core
Geekbench 5
2,327
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 620
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Configurable up to
8GB
2133 MHz LPDDR3
Dell Inspiron 13 5390 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
MX250
2GB GDDR5
Released in Early
2020
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
5.5 lb
2.49 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10875H
8C/16T, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,192
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,874
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
2933 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 2060
6GB GDDR6

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