2020 HP ENVY 13 vs. Lenovo Legion Y740 15”: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the 2020 HP ENVY 13 and Lenovo Legion Y740 15” specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

2020 HP ENVY 13 Pros

Reasons that 2020 HP ENVY 13 is better than Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

About 41% lighter

The 2020 HP ENVY 13 weighed 2.88 pounds, 41% lighter than the 4.85 pounds Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.

Weight2020 HP ENVY 13Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
Pound
2.88 lbs.
4.85 lbs.
Kilogram
1.31 kg
2.20 kg

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion Y740 15” is better than 2020 HP ENVY 13.

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-9750H inside Lenovo Legion Y740 15” has a 65% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10510U inside 2020 HP ENVY 13.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Lenovo Legion Y740 15” - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Lenovo Legion Y740 15” - Intel Core i7-8750H
4,470
Lenovo Legion Y740 15” - Intel Core i5-8300H
3,269
2020 HP ENVY 13 - Intel Core i7-10510U
2,942
Supports larger memory

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” supports a larger memory capacity than the 2020 HP ENVY 13. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the 2020 HP ENVY 13.

Max system memory size
Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
32 GB
2020 HP ENVY 13
16 GB
Upgradable memory

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” 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 2020 HP ENVY 13 since it has onboard memory.

Memory2020 HP ENVY 13Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4
17% larger display

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch 2020 HP ENVY 13.

Display size
Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
15.6-inch
2020 HP ENVY 13
13.3-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2020 HP ENVY 13 and Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.

Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed
2020 HP ENVY 13 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Lenovo Legion Y740 15” - DDR4
3,200 MHz

Prices

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

2020 HP ENVY 13 Price
HP 2020 Envy x360 2-in-1 13.3" FHD IPS Touchscreen Laptop Intel Evo Platform 11th Gen Core i7-1165G7 8GB Memory 512GB SSD Pale Gold - Backlit Keyboard -Fingerprint Reader -Thunderbolt - WiFi 6
HP 2020 Envy x360 2-in-1 13.3" FHD IPS Touchscreen Laptop Intel Evo Platform 11th Gen Core i7-1165G7 8GB Memory 512GB SSD Pale Gold - Backlit Keyboard -Fingerprint Reader -Thunderbolt - WiFi 6
By HP
$799.00
HP ENVY 13 Laptop, Intel Core i7-1165G7, 8 GB DDR4 RAM, 256 GB SSD Storage, 13.3-inch FHD Touchscreen Display, Windows 10 Home With Fingerprint Reader, Camera Kill Switch (13-ba1010nr, 2020 Model)
HP ENVY 13 Laptop, Intel Core i7-1165G7, 8 GB DDR4 RAM, 256 GB SSD Storage, 13.3-inch FHD Touchscreen Display, Windows 10 Home With Fingerprint Reader, Camera Kill Switch (13-ba1010nr, 2020 Model)
By HP
$749.00
HP - Envy 2-in-1 13inch Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Evo Platform Core i5-1135G7 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Pale Gold - Backlit Keyboard -Fingerprint Reader -Thunderbolt - WiFi 6 13-13.99 inches
HP - Envy 2-in-1 13inch Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Evo Platform Core i5-1135G7 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Pale Gold - Backlit Keyboard -Fingerprint Reader -Thunderbolt - WiFi 6 13-13.99 inches
By HP
$599.00
Lenovo Legion Y740 15” Price
New Gneuine Replacement LCD Back Cover for Lenovo Legion Y740-15 Series with Antenna Cables 5CB0S16417
New Gneuine Replacement LCD Back Cover for Lenovo Legion Y740-15 Series with Antenna Cables 5CB0S16417
By Comp XP
$189.95
Lenovo Legion 5 Gaming Laptop 15.6" WQHD IPS 165Hz 350nits 100% sRGB AMD Octa-Core Ryzen 7 7735HS 32GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 4060 8GB USB-C Backlit Rapid Charge Win11 Gray + HDMI Cable
Lenovo Legion 5 Gaming Laptop 15.6" WQHD IPS 165Hz 350nits 100% sRGB AMD Octa-Core Ryzen 7 7735HS 32GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 4060 8GB USB-C Backlit Rapid Charge Win11 Gray + HDMI Cable
By Lenovo
$1,179.00
Lenovo Legion 5 15 Gaming Laptop 15.6" WQHD IPS 165Hz AMD 8-core Ryzen 7 6800H 32GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 6GB USB-C RGB Backlit Win11
Lenovo Legion 5 15 Gaming Laptop 15.6" WQHD IPS 165Hz AMD 8-core Ryzen 7 6800H 32GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 6GB USB-C RGB Backlit Win11
By Lenovo
$1,199.00

Availability

2020 HP ENVY 13Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
Released20202019
Release Date-
  • Announced at CES 2019
  • Available in February 2019
  • Refreshed in April 2019 for 9th Gen Intel processors
PricingStarting at $1,199.99Starting at $1,749.99
Generations-

Exterior

2020 HP ENVY 13Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
Dimensions12.07 x 7.66 x 0.67 in (306.57 x 194.56 x 17.08 mm)14.2” x 10.5” x 0.88” / 361.42 x 267 x 22.45 (mm)
Weight2.88 lbs (1,306 g)Starting at 4.85 lbs (2.2 kg)
Colors
Natural silver aluminum
Iron Grey
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Full-size, island-style, backlit, natural silver keyboard
  • Trackpad
    • HP Imagepad with multi-touch gesture support
  • Keyboard
    • Backlit full-size, Backlit with Corsair® iCUE RGB lighting keyboard.
    • The water-repellent keyboard delivers 100% anti-ghosting.
  • Touchpad
    • Precision Touchpad.
    • Supports multi-touch gesture.
    • Two physical left-right click buttons.

Display

2020 HP ENVY 13Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
Size13.3 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 13.3" FHD
    IPS, BrightView, micro-edge, WLED-backlit, multitouch-enabled, edge-to-edge glass, 400 nits, 100% sRGB (1920 x 1080)
  • 15.6" FHD 144Hz
    1920 x 1080, IPS, Dolby Vision HDR400 Enabled, 144 Hz, 72% Color Gamut, 500 nits, NVIDIA® G-Sync™.
  • 15.6" FHD 144Hz
    1920 x 1080, IPS, 144 Hz, 72% Color Gamut, 300 nits, NVIDIA® G-Sync™.

Ports

2020 HP ENVY 13Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
  • 1 x SuperSpeed USB Type-C® 10Gbps signaling rate (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort™ 1.2, HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 1 x SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate (HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 1 x SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate
  • 1 x headphone/microphone combo
  • 1 x microSD media card reader
  • 1 x AC adapter port with LED indicator
  1. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C with Intel Thunderbolt 3 (DisplayPort, Data transfer)
  2. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2
  3. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
  4. 1 x Mini DisplayPort ™ 1.4
  5. 1 x HDMI™ 2.0
  6. 1 x RJ45 Ethernet
  7. 1 x Kensington® Wedge Lock slot
  8. 1 x 3.5mm microphone/headphone combo
  9. 1 x NOVO hole

Internal Specs

2020 HP ENVY 13Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Memory
  • Memory Slots
    • Onboard DDR4-3200 SDRAM
  • Memory Configurations
    • 16GB
  • Memory Slots
    • 2 x DDR4 SODIMM
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 8GB
    • Maximum Memory: 32GB
    • Memory Speed: 2666MHz or 3200MHz
Discrete GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® MX350 (2GB GDDR5)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 with Max-Q 8GB GDDR 6& G-SYNC support
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 with Max-Q 8GB GDDR 6 & G-SYNC support
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 6GB GDDR 6 & G-SYNC support
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR 6
Storage
  • Storage Slots
    • 1 x M.2 SSD slot
  • Storage Configurations
    • 512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
  • 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

2020 HP ENVY 13Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6 AX 201 (2x2)Killer™ Wireless 802.11 AC (2 x 2)
Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac.
BluetoothBluetooth® 5.0Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet-Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

2020 HP ENVY 13Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
Size3-cell, 51 Wh Li-ion polymer
  • 57 Wh (3 Cell Li-Polymer)
  • 76 Wh (4 Cell Li-Polymer)
Battery Life
  • Up to 9 hours and 45 minutes (productivity)
  • Up to 14 hours and 15 minutes (video playback)
ENERGY STAR® certified; EPEAT® Silver registered
Up to 5 hours
Power Supply65 W AC power adapter
Supports battery fast charge: approximately 50% in 30 minutes
230W AC power adapter
Lenovo proprietary charging port.

Software

2020 HP ENVY 13Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
OS
  • Windows 10 Home x64
  • Windows 10 Pro x64
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Netflix
  • Biometric Fingerprint Reader
  • 1-month trial for new Microsoft Office 365 customers
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • McAfee® Antivirus
  • Corsair® iCUE
  • PC Manager
  • Lenovo Antivirus Plus
  • Magic Y Key

Camera & Audio

2020 HP ENVY 13Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
CameraHP Wide Vision HD camera with a camera shutterFront-facing camera
Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio
  • Audio by Bang & Olufsen
  • 2 speakers
  • Integrated dual array digital microphone
  • Dolby Atmos® Speaker System with Soundbar and integrated subwoofer with Smart AMP technology for gaming.
  • Dual-array microphones

Misc

2020 HP ENVY 13Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
Sensors
  • IR Thermal sensor
  • Fingerprint sensor
-
Security
  • All-in-One keyboard
  • Camera Shutter
  • Mic Mute key
  • Biometric fingerprint authentication
  • Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock
In the box-
  • Legion Y740 15"
  • 230W AC Adapter
  • 3 Cell Li-Polymer, 57Wh
  • Quick start guide
Warranty
  • 1 year limited hardware warranty
  • 90-day phone support (from date of purchase)
  • Complimentary chat support within warranty period
1 Year Depot or Carry-in

Key Features

2020 HP ENVY 13Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
13.3”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
2.88 lb
1.31 kg
Powered By
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
16GB
3200 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
MX350
2GB GDDR5
Released in
2019
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
4.85 lb
2.20 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
3200 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 2080
8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q

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