2019 HP OMEN 17 vs. Lenovo Legion Y740 17”: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between 2019 HP OMEN 17 and Lenovo Legion Y740 17” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

2019 HP OMEN 17 Pros

Reasons that 2019 HP OMEN 17 is better than Lenovo Legion Y740 17”.

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-10885H inside 2019 HP OMEN 17 has a 39% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-9750H inside Lenovo Legion Y740 17”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2019 HP OMEN 17 - Intel Core i9-10885H
6,788
2019 HP OMEN 17 - Intel Core i9-9980HK
6,504
2019 HP OMEN 17 - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
2019 HP OMEN 17 - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Lenovo Legion Y740 17” - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Lenovo Legion Y740 17” - Intel Core i7-8750H
4,470
2019 HP OMEN 17 - Intel Core i5-10300H
3,747
2019 HP OMEN 17 - Intel Core i5-9300H
3,308
Lenovo Legion Y740 17” - Intel Core i5-8300H
3,269

Lenovo Legion Y740 17” Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion Y740 17” is better than 2019 HP OMEN 17.

Supports faster memory

Lenovo Legion Y740 17” supports a faster memory speed than the 2019 HP OMEN 17. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the 2019 HP OMEN 17.

Memory type and speed
Lenovo Legion Y740 17” - DDR4
3,200 MHz
2019 HP OMEN 17 - DDR4
2,933 MHz
10% larger display

Lenovo Legion Y740 17” has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch 2019 HP OMEN 17.

Display size
Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
17.3-inch
2019 HP OMEN 17
15.6-inch
About 11% lighter

Lenovo Legion Y740 17” weighed 6.4 pounds, 11% lighter than the 7.12 pounds 2019 HP OMEN 17.

Weight2019 HP OMEN 17Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Pound
7.12 lbs.
6.4 lbs.
Kilogram
3.23 kg
2.90 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2019 HP OMEN 17 and Lenovo Legion Y740 17”.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 32GB

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
2019 HP OMEN 17
32 GB
Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
32 GB
Upgradable memory

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

Memory2019 HP OMEN 17Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Slots
x2
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4

Prices

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

2019 HP OMEN 17 Price
OMEN by HP 2019 17-Inch Gaming Laptop, Intel i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB), 16 GB RAM, 512 GB Solid-State Drive, VR Ready, Windows 10 Home (17-cb0080nr, Shadow Black)
OMEN by HP 2019 17-Inch Gaming Laptop, Intel i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB), 16 GB RAM, 512 GB Solid-State Drive, VR Ready, Windows 10 Home (17-cb0080nr, Shadow Black)
By OMEN
$1,749.99
OMEN by HP 2019 17-Inch Gaming Laptop, Intel i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (8 GB), 16 GB RAM, 512 GB Solid-State Drive, VR Ready, Windows 10 Home (17-cb0090nr, Shadow Black)
OMEN by HP 2019 17-Inch Gaming Laptop, Intel i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (8 GB), 16 GB RAM, 512 GB Solid-State Drive, VR Ready, Windows 10 Home (17-cb0090nr, Shadow Black)
By OMEN
$2,999.00
HP OMEN 17 inch Laptop, QHD 165Hz Display, 3ms Response Time, Intel Core i7-13700HX, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU (8 GB), Windows 11 Home, 17-cm2020nr (2023), Black
HP OMEN 17 inch Laptop, QHD 165Hz Display, 3ms Response Time, Intel Core i7-13700HX, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU (8 GB), Windows 11 Home, 17-cm2020nr (2023), Black
By HP
$1,804.51
$1,979.99 9% OFF
Lenovo Legion Y740 17” Price
Lenovo Legion Y740 17.3-inch FHD 1TB SSD 2.6GHz i7 Gaming Laptop (16GB RAM, 6-Core i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2080, RGB Backlit Keyboard, HDMI, USB-C, Windows 10 Home) Black, 81UJ0001US
Lenovo Legion Y740 17.3-inch FHD 1TB SSD 2.6GHz i7 Gaming Laptop (16GB RAM, 6-Core i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2080, RGB Backlit Keyboard, HDMI, USB-C, Windows 10 Home) Black, 81UJ0001US
By Lenovo
$1,799.99
Lenovo Legion Y740 Gaming Laptop, 17.3 FHD (1920 x 1080), 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9750H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 with Max-Q, Windows 10 (Renewed)
Lenovo Legion Y740 Gaming Laptop, 17.3 FHD (1920 x 1080), 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9750H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 with Max-Q, Windows 10 (Renewed)
By Lenovo
$949.99
New Genuine Replacement Fan and Heatsink for Lenovo Legion Y740-17 Series Cooling 5H40S19892
New Genuine Replacement Fan and Heatsink for Lenovo Legion Y740-17 Series Cooling 5H40S19892
By Comp XP
$259.95

Availability

2019 HP OMEN 17Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Released20192019
Release DateUpdated in 2020 with Intel 10th Gen and more graphics options.
  • Announced at CES 2019
  • Available in February 2019
  • Refreshed in April 2019 for 9th Gen Intel processors
Pricing-Starting at $1,979.99

Exterior

2019 HP OMEN 17Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Dimensions15.94” x 11.22” x 1.18” (405 x 285 x 30 mm)16.2” x 12” x 0.91” / 412.6 x 305 x 23 (mm)
Weight7.12 lb (3.23 kg)Starting at 6.4 lbs (2.9 kg)
Colors
Shadow black
Iron Grey
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Full-size island-style dragon red legend 1-zone lighting red-backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and 26-Key Rollover.
    • Full-size island-style white legend 4-zone lighting RGB backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and 26-Key Rollover.
  • Touchpad
    • Touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.
  • Keyboard
    • Backlit full-size, Backlit with Corsair® iCUE RGB lighting keyboard with Numpad.
    • The water-repellent keyboard delivers 100% anti-ghosting.
  • Touchpad
    • Precision Touchpad.
    • Supports multi-touch gesture.
    • Two physical left-right click buttons.

Display

2019 HP OMEN 17Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Size15.6 Inches17.3 Inches
Info
  • FHD 60Hz
    15.6" diagonal FHD 60 Hz IPS anti-glare micro-edge WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
  • FHD 144Hz
    15.6" diagonal FHD 144 Hz IPS anti-glare micro-edge WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
  • FHD 300Hz
    15.6" diagonal FHD, 300 Hz, IPS, anti-glare, micro-edge, WLED-backlit, 300 nits (1920 x 1080)
  • 4K 60Hz
    15.6" diagonal 4K UWVA BrightView micro-edge AMOLED (3840 x 2160)
17.3" FHD 144Hz
1920 x 1080, IPS, Dolby Vision HDR Enabled, 144 Hz, 72% Color Gamut, 300 nits, NVIDIA® G-Sync™.

Ports

2019 HP OMEN 17Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3
    Supports 40Gbps signaling rate with SuperSpeed USB Type-C® 10Gbps signaling rate (DisplayPort™ 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1
    Supports SuperSpeed USB Type-C® 5Gbps signaling rate (DisplayPort™ 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 1 x USB Type-A
    Supports SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate (HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 2 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
    Supports SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate
  • 1 x RJ-45
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0a.
  • 1 x Mini DisplayPort™.
  • 1 x Full-size SDXC card reader.
  • 1 x Mic-in
  • 1 x headphone
    Supports DTS:X Ultra
  • 1 x DC-in
  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

2019 HP OMEN 17Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Processor
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  5. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  6. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB 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. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  5. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  6. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 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
  • 8GB 12GB 16GB 32GB
  • 2666 MHz DDR4 RAM
    Intel 9th Gen models
  • 2933 MHz DDR4 RAM
    Intel 10th Gen models
  • 2 x SO-DIMM Slots
  • Memory Slots
    • 2 x DDR4 SODIMM
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 8GB
    • Maximum Memory: 32GB
    • Memory Speed: 2666MHz or 3200MHz
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650
    Video memory: 4GB GDDR5 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti
    Video memory: 6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 with G-SYNC® 
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  •  NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER™ with Max-Q design
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 with G-SYNC®  
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  •  NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPER™ with Max-Q design
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 with Max-Q 8GB GDDR6 & G-SYNC support
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 with Max-Q 8GB GDDR6  & G-SYNC support
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 & G-SYNC support
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6
Storage
  • 1 x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 3 SSD slot
  • 1 x 2.5” SATA HDD
  • 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

2019 HP OMEN 17Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Wi-Fi
  • Intel® 802.11b/g/n/ac (2x2) Wi-Fi®
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX 200 (2x2)
  • Intel® 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.
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth® 4.2
  • Bluetooth® 5.0
  • Bluetooth® 5.1
Bluetooth 5.0
EthernetGigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps
Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

2019 HP OMEN 17Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Size70 Wh (4-cell Li-ion polymer battery)76 Wh (4 Cell Li-Polymer)
Battery Life
  • Up to 4 hours and 30 minutes (mixed usage)
  • Up to 2 hours and 30 minutes (video playback)
  • Up to 2 hours and 15 minutes (wireless streaming)
Up to 6 hours
Power Supply230 W Smart AC power adapter
Supports battery fast charge: approximately 50% in 45 minutes
 
230W AC power adapter
Lenovo proprietary charging port.

Software

2019 HP OMEN 17Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps
OMEN Command Center HP Jumstart HP Support Assistant HP BIOS Protection OMEN Audio Control HP Audio Switch HP Connection Optimizer Dropbox Office trail McAfee LiveSafe™ security trail
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • McAfee® Antivirus
  • Corsair® iCUE
  • PC Manager
  • Lenovo Antivirus Plus
  • Magic Y Key

Camera & Audio

2019 HP OMEN 17Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Camera
  • HP Wide Vision HD camera
  • Integrated dual array digital microphone
Front-facing camera
Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio
  • Audio by Bang & Olufsen
  • Dual speakers
  • HP Audio Boost
  • DTS:X Ultra Technology
    Authentic, spatially accurate 3D sound to provide the best entertainment experience.
  • Dolby Atmos® Speaker System with Soundbar and integrated subwoofer with Smart AMP technology for gaming.
  • Dual-array microphones

Misc

2019 HP OMEN 17Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Security-
  • Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock
In the box-
  • Legion Y740 17"
  • 230W AC Adapter
  • 4 Cell Li-Polymer, 76Wh
  • Quick start guide
Warranty
  • 1-year limited hardware warranty (information at www.hp.com/support).
  • 90-day phone support (from date of purchase).
  • Complimentary chat support within the warranty period (at www.hp.com/go/contacthp).
1 Year Depot or Carry-in

Key Features

2019 HP OMEN 17Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
At Glance
Released in
2019
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 300Hz
Weight
7.12 lb
3.23 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-10885H
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,196
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,788
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
2933 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2080 SUPER
8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q
Released in
2019
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
6.4 lb
2.90 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

2019 HP OMEN 17 vs. Lenovo Legion Y740 17”

HP has released the OMEN 17, a 15.6-inch machine, in 2019. It is powered by up to an octa-core Intel Core i9-10885H with a boost clock speed up to 5.30 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER with 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.

On the other hand, we have the 17.3-inch Legion Y740 17” was introduced by Lenovo around the same time 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

2019 HP OMEN 171
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H94879.26%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,04487.29%
3
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK1,11493.14%
4
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H1,06188.71%
5
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H1,13494.82%
6
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H1,196100.00%
Lenovo Legion Y740 17”1
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H93578.18%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H97581.52%
3
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,04487.29%
01,196

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

2019 HP OMEN 171
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H3,30848.73%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,88071.89%
3
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK6,50495.82%
4
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H3,74755.20%
5
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H5,41279.73%
6
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H6,788100.00%
Lenovo Legion Y740 17”1
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H3,26948.16%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H4,47065.85%
3
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,88071.89%
06,788

The 2019 HP OMEN 17 has a 15.6-inch display which is slightly smaller than the 17.3-inch Lenovo Legion Y740 17”. In addition, the 2019 HP OMEN 17 weighs 7.12 lbs. about 11% heavier than the 6.4 lbs. Lenovo Legion Y740 17”. Moreover, measured at 15.94” x 11.22” x 1.18”, the 2019 HP OMEN 17 is much bulkier than the Lenovo Legion Y740 17” at 16.2” x 12” x 0.91”.

2019 HP OMEN 17Lenovo Legion Y740 17”

Moving over to upgradability, HP claims that the 2019 HP OMEN 17 supports up to 32GB 2933 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage.

For Lenovo Legion Y740 17”, 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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