2020 HP ENVY 15 vs. Lenovo Legion Y740 15”: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between 2020 HP ENVY 15 and Lenovo Legion Y740 15” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

2020 HP ENVY 15 Pros

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

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Slightly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-10750H inside 2020 HP ENVY 15 has a 10% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-9750H inside Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2020 HP ENVY 15 - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
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

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” Pros

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

Supports faster memory

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” supports a faster memory speed than the 2020 HP ENVY 15. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the 2020 HP ENVY 15.

Memory type and speed
Lenovo Legion Y740 15” - DDR4
3,200 MHz
2020 HP ENVY 15 - DDR4
2,933 MHz

Key Similars

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

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 32GB

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

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

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

Memory2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
Slots
x2
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4

Prices

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

2020 HP ENVY 15 Price
2020 Newest HP ENVY x360 2-in-1 Laptop, 15.6" Full HD Touchscreen, AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Processor up to 4.0GHz, 8GB Memory, 256GB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, HDMI, Wi-Fi, Windows 10 Home, Nightfall Black
2020 Newest HP ENVY x360 2-in-1 Laptop, 15.6" Full HD Touchscreen, AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Processor up to 4.0GHz, 8GB Memory, 256GB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, HDMI, Wi-Fi, Windows 10 Home, Nightfall Black
By HP
$519.99
HP Envy 15T x360 2022 i7-1195G7 11th Gen Quad, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB NVME SSD, 15.6" FHD Touch, Tilt Pen, B&O Speakers, Intel Xe Graphics, Win 11 Pro, Wi-Fi 6, No numpad, 64 GB Tech Warehouse Flash Drive
HP Envy 15T x360 2022 i7-1195G7 11th Gen Quad, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB NVME SSD, 15.6" FHD Touch, Tilt Pen, B&O Speakers, Intel Xe Graphics, Win 11 Pro, Wi-Fi 6, No numpad, 64 GB Tech Warehouse Flash Drive
By HP
$799.00
HP - Envy x360 2-in-1 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop - AMD Ryzen 5-8GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Nightfall Black
HP - Envy x360 2-in-1 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop - AMD Ryzen 5-8GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Nightfall Black
By HP
$489.90
$519.99 6% OFF
Lenovo Legion Y740 15” Price
Lenovo Legion Y740 15-Inch Iron Grey Laptop (81UH0001US) Intel i7-9750H, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 15.6-inch FHD 1920x1080, NVIDIA GeForce RTX2070, Win10 Home, 720p Webcam, RGB Backlit KB, 230W SlimTip AC
Lenovo Legion Y740 15-Inch Iron Grey Laptop (81UH0001US) Intel i7-9750H, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 15.6-inch FHD 1920x1080, NVIDIA GeForce RTX2070, Win10 Home, 720p Webcam, RGB Backlit KB, 230W SlimTip AC
By Lenovo
$2,499.00
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 Y740-15IRH Gaming Laptop, 15.6" Screen, Intel Core i7, 16GB Memory, 1TB Hard Drive/256GB Solid State Drive, Windows 10, 81UF0001US
Lenovo Legion Y740-15IRH Gaming Laptop, 15.6" Screen, Intel Core i7, 16GB Memory, 1TB Hard Drive/256GB Solid State Drive, Windows 10, 81UF0001US
By Lenovo
$1,219.90

Availability

2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo 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 $1,599.99Starting at $1,749.99
Generations-

Exterior

2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
Dimensions14.09 x 9.32 x 0.73 in (357.88 x 236.72 x  18.54 mm)14.2” x 10.5” x 0.88” / 361.42 x 267 x 22.45 (mm)
Weight4.74 lbs (2,150 g)Starting at 4.85 lbs (2.2 kg)
ColorsNatural silver aluminum, polished chrome logoIron Grey
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Full-size, island-style, backlit, cool gray 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 15Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
Size15.6 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 15.6" 4K UHD with touch
    UWVA, BrightView, micro-edge, AMOLED, multitouch-enabled, edge-to-edge glass, 400 nits, 100% DCI-P3 (3840 x 2160)
  • 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 15Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3
    (40Gbps signaling rate) with SuperSpeed USB Type-C® 10Gbps signaling rate (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort™ 1.4, 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 HDMI 2.0a
  • 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 15Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  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™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 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
    • 2 x SODIMM slots
  • Memory Configurations
    • 16 GB DDR4-2933 SDRAM (2 x 8 GB)
    • 32 GB DDR4-2933 SDRAM (2 x 16 GB)
  • Memory Slots
    • 2 x DDR4 SODIMM
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 8GB
    • Maximum Memory: 32GB
    • Memory Speed: 2666MHz or 3200MHz
Discrete GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design (6GB GDDR6 VRAM)
  • 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
    • 2 x M.2 PCIe SSD slot
  • Storage Configurations
    • 512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD + Intel® Optane™ memory 32 GB
  • 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 15Lenovo 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 15Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
Size6-cell, 83 Wh Li-ion polymer
  • 57 Wh (3 Cell Li-Polymer)
  • 76 Wh (4 Cell Li-Polymer)
Battery Life
ENERGY STAR® certified; EPEAT® Silver registered
Up to 5 hours
Power Supply200 W Smart AC power adapter
Supports battery fast charge: approximately 50% in 45 minutes
230W AC power adapter
Lenovo proprietary charging port.

Software

2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo 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 15Lenovo 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 15Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
Sensors
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • IR Thermal 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 15Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 4K UHD
15.6”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
4.74 lb
2.15 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i7-10750H
6C/12T, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,134
Single Core
Geekbench 5
5,412
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
2933 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2060
6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q
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

Comparison Summary

2020 HP ENVY 15 vs. Lenovo Legion Y740 15”

HP has released the ENVY 15, a 15.6-inch machine, in 2020. It is powered by a hexa-core Intel Core i7-10750H with a boost clock speed up to 5.00 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.

On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch Legion Y740 15” was introduced by Lenovo about a year earlier in 2019. It comes with up to a hexa-core Intel Core i7-9750H with a boost clock speed up to 4.50 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 with 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

2020 HP ENVY 151
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H1,134100.00%
Lenovo Legion Y740 15”1
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H93582.45%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H97585.98%
3
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,04492.06%
01,134

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

2020 HP ENVY 151
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H5,412100.00%
Lenovo Legion Y740 15”1
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H3,26960.40%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H4,47082.59%
3
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,88090.17%
05,412

Both 2020 HP ENVY 15 and Lenovo Legion Y740 15” have the same 15.6-inch display size. In addition, The 2020 HP ENVY 15 weighs 4.74 lbs. about 2% lighter than the 4.85 lbs. Lenovo Legion Y740 15”. Moreover, measured at 14.09” x 9.32” x 0.73”, the 2020 HP ENVY 15 is much more portable than the Lenovo Legion Y740 15” at 14.2” x 10.5” x 0.88”.

2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo Legion Y740 15”

Moving over to upgradability, HP claims that the 2020 HP ENVY 15 supports up to 32GB 2933 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also comes with two M.2 slots that users can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

For Lenovo Legion Y740 15”, it supports up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed. Besides that, it also comes with a SATA slot where you can install an additional 2.5-inch SATA-based SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive.

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