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Dell Inspiron 13 5391 vs. Lenovo Legion Y540 17”: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell Inspiron 13 5391 and Lenovo Legion Y540 17” specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell Inspiron 13 5391 Pros

Reasons that Dell Inspiron 13 5391 is better than Lenovo Legion Y540 17”.

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 weighed 2.16 pounds, 65% lighter than the 6.17 pounds Lenovo Legion Y540 17”.

Weight	Dell Inspiron 13 5391	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Pound	2.16 lbs.	6.17 lbs.
Kilogram	0.98 kg	2.80 kg

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion Y540 17” is better than Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Intel Core i7-9750H inside Lenovo Legion Y540 17” has a 65% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10510U inside Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” - Intel Core i5-9300H

3,308

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 - Intel Core i3-10110U

1,866

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell Inspiron 13 5391. It supports up to 32GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Max system memory size

Lenovo Legion Y540 17”

32 GB

Dell Inspiron 13 5391

8 GB

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Inspiron 13 5391. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Lenovo Legion Y540 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 5391 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Dell Inspiron 13 5391	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	LPDDR3	DDR4

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” has a 17.3-inch screen size 30% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Display size

Lenovo Legion Y540 17”

17.3-inch

Dell Inspiron 13 5391

13.3-inch

Prices

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

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 Price
	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	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 13 2-in-1 7391-13.3" FHD Touch - 10th gen i5-10210U - 8GB - 512GB SSD By Dell $999.99	See at Amazon
	Dell - Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1 - 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 512GB SSD + 32GB Optane - Silver - i7300-5395SLV-PUS By Dell $599.00 $647.91 8% OFF	See at Amazon
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 By Lenovo $1,599.00	See at Amazon
	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	See at Amazon
	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 By Lenovo $1,079.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Inspiron 13 5391	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Released	2019	2019
Release Date	Announced at IFA 2019 Available on October 1, 2019	Announced at CES 2019 Refreshed in April 2019 for 9th Gen Intel processors Available in May 2019
Pricing	Starting at $579.99 (non-WWAN) Starting at $729.99 (WWAN)	Starting at $1,399.99

Exterior	Dell Inspiron 13 5391	Lenovo Legion Y540 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)	15.74” x 11.72” x 0.98”- 1.04” / 399.8 x 290 x 25 - 26.3 mm
Weight	Non-WWAN Models 2.16 lb (1.18 kg) WWAN Models 2.65 lb (1.20 kg)	Starting at 6.17 lbs (2.8 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	Raven 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. The water-repellent keyboard delivers. Touchpad Precision Touchpad. Supports multi-touch gesture. Two physical left-right click buttons.

Display	Dell Inspiron 13 5391	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Size	13.3 Inches	17.3 Inches
Info	13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) TrueLife LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border Wide Viewing Angle Display	17.3” FHD 60Hz 1920 x 1080, IPS, anti-glare, 60Hz, 300 nits 17.3" FHD 144Hz 1920 x 1080, IPS, anti-glare, 144Hz, 300 nits

Ports	Dell Inspiron 13 5391	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
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	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	Dell Inspiron 13 5391	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 4.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U Intel® UHD Graphics 23 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 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: 2666MHz
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 64-bit, 1518 → 1582 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores.	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 (6GB GDDR6)
Storage	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 5391	Lenovo Legion Y540 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)	Wireless 802.11 AC (2 x 2) Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac.
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)	-

Battery	Dell Inspiron 13 5391	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Size	4-Cell Battery, 45 Whr (Integrated) 4-Cell Battery, 52 Whr (Integrated)	57 Wh (3 Cell Li-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 5 hours
Power Supply	65 Watt AC Adapter	230W AC power adapter Lenovo proprietary charging port.

Software	Dell Inspiron 13 5391	Lenovo Legion Y540 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 Lenovo Nerve Center McAfee LiveSafe™ Lenovo Antivirus Microsoft Office Trial Microsoft LinkedIn PowerDVD/Power2Go

Camera & Audio	Dell Inspiron 13 5391	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Camera	Integrated Widescreen HD (720p) Webcam	Front-facing camera Bottom-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	Harman® speakers with Dolby Atmos® for Gaming. Dual-array microphones

Misc	Dell Inspiron 13 5391	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Sensors	Fingerprint reader sensor (Optional)	-
Security	Fingerprint Reader with Windows Hello (Optional)	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	Dell Inspiron 13 5391	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
At Glance	Released in Late 2019 16:9 FHD 13.3” 1080p 60Hz Weight 2.16 lb 0.98 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10510U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 957 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,942 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 8GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 Nvidia GeForce MX250 2GB GDDR5	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