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Lenovo Legion Y540 15” vs. ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Lenovo Legion Y540 15” and ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Lenovo Legion Y540 15” Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion Y540 15” is better than ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J.

Intel Core i7-9750HF inside Lenovo Legion Y540 15” has a 29% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo Legion Y540 15” - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Lenovo Legion Y540 15” - Intel Core i7-9750HF

4,836

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

Lenovo Legion Y540 15” - Intel Core i5-9300H

3,308

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J - Intel Core i5-1035G1

2,878

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J - Intel Core i3-1005G1

2,027

Lenovo Legion Y540 15” supports a larger memory capacity than the ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J.

Max system memory size

Lenovo Legion Y540 15”

32 GB

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J

16 GB

Lenovo Legion Y540 15” supports a faster memory speed than the ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Legion Y540 15” - DDR4

2,666 MHz

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J - DDR4

2,400 MHz

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J Pros

Reasons that ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J is better than Lenovo Legion Y540 15”.

2020 vs. 2019

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J weighed 3.74 pounds, 27% lighter than the 5.1 pounds Lenovo Legion Y540 15”.

Weight	Lenovo Legion Y540 15”	ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J
Pound	5.1 lbs.	3.74 lbs.
Kilogram	2.31 kg	1.70 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo Legion Y540 15” and ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J.

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

Memory	Lenovo Legion Y540 15”	ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J
Slots	x2	x0,1
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Prices

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

Lenovo Legion Y540 15” Price
	Lenovo Legion Y540-15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" IPS, 60Hz, 300 nits, Intel Core i7-9750H Processor, 16G DDR4 2666Mz, 512GB, 1TB 7200, NVIDIA GTX1660Ti, Win 10, 81SX00NNUS, Raven Black By Lenovo $1,243.60	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
	Lenovo Legion Y540 15.6 Inch FHD 1080P Gaming Laptop (Intel 6-Core i7-9750H up to 4.5GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD (Boot) + 1TB HDD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10) By Lenovo $1,276.00	See at Amazon
ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J Price
	ASUS VivoBook 15X OLED Laptop, 15.6" OLED Display, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H CPU, AMD Radeon GPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Quiet Blue, M1503QA-ES74 By ASUS $556.00 $899.99 38% OFF	See at Amazon
	ASUS Vivobook 15 F515EA-WH52 Slate Grey Laptop, i5-1135G7, 8GB, 512GB PCIe SSD, 15.6" IPS Touch Full HD (1920x1080), Intel Iris Xe, Windows 11 Home By ASUS $388.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS VivoBook S 15 OLED Laptop, 15.6” 2.8K 120Hz Display, Intel Evo Platform, Intel Core i9-13900H CPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Midnight Black, K5504VA-ES96 By ASUS $989.99 $1,099.99 10% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo Legion Y540 15”	ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced at CES 2019 Refreshed in April 2019 for 9th Gen Intel processors Available in May 2019	-
Pricing	Starting at $929.99	-
Applicable Models	-	ASUS VivoBook 15 ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JA ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JF ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JP

Exterior	Lenovo Legion Y540 15”	ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J
Dimensions	14.17” x 10.51” x 0.95” - 1.02” / 360 x 267 x 24.2 - 25.9 mm	14.06” x 9.07” x 0.77” (357.2 x 230.4 x 19.9 mm)
Weight	Starting at 5.1 lbs (2.3 kg)	3.74 lbs (1.7 kg)
Colors	Raven Black	Transparent Silver Slate Gray Peacock Blue Coral Crush
Keyboard and Trackpad	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.	Keyboard Full-size keyboard with 1.4mm key travel Illuminated chiclet keyboard (optional) Touchpad Button-less touchpad. Built-in fingerprint sensor in the touchpad (optional)

Display	Lenovo Legion Y540 15”	ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J
Size	15.6 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	15.6” FHD 60Hz 250 nits 1920 x 1080, IPS, anti-glare, 60Hz 72% color gamut 250 nits 15.6” FHD 60Hz 300 nits 1920 x 1080, IPS, anti-glare, 60Hz 72% color gamut 300 nits 15.6" FHD 144Hz 300 nits 1920 x 1080, IPS, anti-glare, 144Hz, 300 nits	15.6" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920x1080) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC with wide 178° viewing angles 15.6" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1280x800) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC 15.6" (16:9) LED-backlit HD (1280x800) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC

Ports	Lenovo Legion Y540 15”	ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J
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	1 x Type-C USB 3.0 (USB 3.1 Gen 1) 1 x Type-A USB 3.1 (Gen 1) 2 x USB 2.0 port(s) 1 x HDMI 1 x Micro SD card 1 x Audio jack

Internal Specs	Lenovo Legion Y540 15”	ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J
Processor	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 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750HF 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.20 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.00 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	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 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750HF Not Available	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1 Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1 Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 32GB Memory Speed: 2666MHz	4GB 8GB DDR4 2400MHz SDRAM Onboard Memory 1 x SODIMM slot for expansion, upgradable to 8GB or 16GB SDRAM.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 (4GB GDDR5) NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6)	ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JA No discrete graphics ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JF NVIDIA® GeForce® MX130 Video memory: 2GB GDDR5 VRAM ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JP NVIDIA® GeForce® MX330 Video memory: 2GB GDDR5 VRAM
Storage	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	1TB 5400 rpm SATA HDD. 128GB 256GB 512GB PCIe® Gen3 x2 SSD M.2 512GB Intel® PCIe® SSD + 32GB Intel® Optane™ memory

Connectivity	Lenovo Legion Y540 15”	ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J
Wi-Fi	Wireless 802.11 AC (2 x 2) Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac.	Integrated Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 ac) Integrated Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 ac (2x2))
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	-

Battery	Lenovo Legion Y540 15”	ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J
Size	57 Wh (3 Cell Li-Polymer)	37Wh (2-cell lithium-polymer battery)
Battery Life	Up to 5 hours	-
Power Supply	230W AC power adapter Lenovo proprietary charging port.	45W power adapter 19V DC, 7=2.37A

Software

Lenovo Legion Y540 15”

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J

Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 Pro

Built-in Apps

Lenovo Vantage
Lenovo PC Manager
Lenovo Nerve Center
McAfee LiveSafe™
Lenovo Antivirus
Microsoft Office Trial
Microsoft LinkedIn
PowerDVD/Power2Go

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MyASUS Features

System Diagnosis
Battery Health Charging
Splendid
Tru2Life
Function Key Lock
WiFi roaming optimization
AppDeals
Link to MyASUS

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Legion Y540 15”	ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J
Camera	Front-facing camera Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
Audio	Harman® speakers with Dolby Atmos® for Gaming. Dual-array microphones	3.5mm headphone jack ASUS SonicMaster Technology

Misc	Lenovo Legion Y540 15”	ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J
Sensors	-	Fingerprint sensor (optional)
Security	Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock	Fingerprint reader (optional)
In the box	Legion Y540 15" 230W AC Adapter 3 Cell Li-Polymer, 57Wh Quick start guide	-
Warranty	1 Year Depot or Carry-in	-

Key Features	Lenovo Legion Y540 15”	ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J
At Glance	Released in 2019 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 144Hz Weight 5.1 lb 2.31 kg Up to Intel Core i7-9750HF 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz Geekbench 5 1,013 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,836 Multi-Core With integrated Not Available Upgradable up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Ti 6GB GDDR6	Released in 2020 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 60Hz Weight 3.74 lb 1.70 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1065G7 4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,088 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,722 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz Upgradable up to 16GB 2400 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce MX330 2GB GDDR5