2020 HP ENVY 15 vs. Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”): Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between 2020 HP ENVY 15 and Lenovo Yoga C940 (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 Yoga C940 (15”).

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Supports larger memory

The 2020 HP ENVY 15 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”). It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”).

Max system memory size
2020 HP ENVY 15
32 GB
Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
16 GB
Supports faster memory

The 2020 HP ENVY 15 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”). It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”).

Memory type and speed
2020 HP ENVY 15 - DDR4
2,933 MHz
Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) - DDR4
2,666 MHz
Upgradable memory

The 2020 HP ENVY 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 Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) since it has onboard memory.

Memory2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Slots
x2
Onboard
TypeDDR4DDR4

Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) is better than 2020 HP ENVY 15.

Slightly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-9880H inside Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) has a 12% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10750H inside 2020 HP ENVY 15.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) - Intel Core i9-9880H
6,100
2020 HP ENVY 15 - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
About 7% lighter

Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) weighed 4.41 pounds, 7% lighter than the 4.74 pounds 2020 HP ENVY 15.

Weight2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Pound
4.74 lbs.
4.41 lbs.
Kilogram
2.15 kg
2.00 kg

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 Yoga C940 (15”) Price
Lenovo Yoga C940-15.6" FHD Touch - i7-9750H - NVIDIA GTX 1650-16GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
Lenovo Yoga C940-15.6" FHD Touch - i7-9750H - NVIDIA GTX 1650-16GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
By Lenovo
$579.00
Lenovo Yoga C940-15.6" 4K Touch - i7-9750H - NVIDIA GTX 1650-16GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
Lenovo Yoga C940-15.6" 4K Touch - i7-9750H - NVIDIA GTX 1650-16GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
By Lenovo
$1,499.00
Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
By Lenovo
$1,249.99

Availability

2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Released20202019
Release Date-
  • Announced at Lenovo Tech Life (Auguest 2019)
PricingStarting at $1,599.99-
Generations-

Exterior

2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Dimensions14.09 x 9.32 x 0.73 in (357.88 x 236.72 x  18.54 mm)13.98” x 9.38” x 0.68-0.77” (355.2 mm x 238.39 mm x 17.5-19.7 mm)
Width: 13.98” (355.2 mm)
Depth: 9.38” (238.39 mm)
Height: 0.68-0.77” (17.5-19.7 mm)
Weight4.74 lbs (2,150 g)Starting at 4.41 lbs (2.0 kg)
ColorsNatural silver aluminum, polished chrome logo
Iron Grey
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Full-size, island-style, backlit, cool gray keyboard
  • Trackpad
    • HP Imagepad with multi-touch gesture support
  • Full-size keyboard with 6 rows, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight
  • Numeric Keypad
  • Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad

Display

2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo Yoga C940 (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” HDR FHD Touch Screen
    1920 x 1080, IPS display, glossy, VESA-Certified Display HDR™, 500 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch.
    Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
  • 15.6” 4K HDR UHD Touch Screen
    3840 x 2160, IPS display, glossy, VESA-Certified Display HDR™, 500 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch.
    Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).

Ports

2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo Yoga C940 (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
  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3
    Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort.
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2
    Full-size USB Type-A port.
  • 1 x Audio jack
  • 1 x Lenovo Active Pen Storage

Internal Specs

2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 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)
  • 12GB 16GB
    2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 (Soldered).
Discrete GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design (6GB GDDR6 VRAM)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1395 → 1560 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.
Storage
  • Storage Slots
    • 2 x M.2 PCIe SSD slot
  • Storage Configurations
    • 512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD + Intel® Optane™ memory 32 GB
  • 256 GB 512 GB 1TB 2TB
    M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.

Connectivity

2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6 AX 201 (2x2)
  • Lenovo WiFi-6 802.11ax Wireless (2x2)
    Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
BluetoothBluetooth® 5.0
  • Bluetooth 5.0

Battery

2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Size6-cell, 83 Wh Li-ion polymer
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 69 Wh
Battery Life
ENERGY STAR® certified; EPEAT® Silver registered
  • Up to 12 hours on FHD panel
  • Up to 9 hours on UHD panel
* Tested with MobileMark 2014.
Power Supply200 W Smart AC power adapter
Supports battery fast charge: approximately 50% in 45 minutes
135 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
Supports Rapid Charge

Software

2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
OS
  • Windows 10 Home x64
  • Windows 10 Pro x64
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Built-in Apps
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Netflix
  • Biometric Fingerprint Reader
  • 1-month trial for new Microsoft Office 365 customers
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Microsoft Office 2019
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Dolby Vision™

Camera & Audio

2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
CameraHP Wide Vision HD Camera with a camera shutter
  • Front-facing camera
    720p HD Camera.
Audio
  • Audio by Bang & Olufsen
  • 2 speakers
  • Integrated dual array digital microphone
  • Rotating Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos® Speaker System
  • 2 Base Speakers inside D-Cover
  • 2 x far-field microphones

Misc

2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Inking-
  • Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
Sensors
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • IR Thermal sensor
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest
  • Ambient light sensor
Security
  • All-in-One keyboard
  • Camera Shutter
  • Mic Mute key
  • Biometric fingerprint authentication
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • TrueBlock Privacy Shutter
  • Lenovo Privacy Essentials by FigLeaf
Warranty
  • 1 year limited hardware warranty
  • 90-day phone support (from date of purchase)
  • Complimentary chat support within warranty period
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Key Features

2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo Yoga C940 (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 Mid
2019
16:9 4K UHD
15.6”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
4.41 lb
2.00 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C/16T, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,066
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,100
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
2666 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 1650
4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q

Comparison Summary

2020 HP ENVY 15 vs. Lenovo Yoga C940 (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 Yoga C940 (15”) was introduced by Lenovo about a year earlier in mid-2019. It comes with up to an octa-core Intel Core i9-9880H with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 with 4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

2020 HP ENVY 151
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H1,134100.00%
Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)1
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,04492.06%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H1,06694.00%
01,134

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

2020 HP ENVY 151
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H5,41288.72%
Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)1
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,88080.00%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H6,100100.00%
06,100

Both 2020 HP ENVY 15 and Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) have the same 15.6-inch display size. In addition, the 2020 HP ENVY 15 weighs 4.74 lbs. about 7% heavier than the 4.41 lbs. Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”). Moreover, measured at 14.09” x 9.32” x 0.73”, the 2020 HP ENVY 15 is slightly more portable than the Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) at 13.98” x 9.38” x 0.77”.

2020 HP ENVY 15Lenovo Yoga C940 (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 Yoga C940 (15”), it supports up to 16GB 2666 MHz DDR4 memory. Unlike 2020 HP ENVY 15, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.

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