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Lenovo Legion Y540 17” vs. Dell Inspiron 13 5390: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Lenovo Legion Y540 17” and Dell Inspiron 13 5390 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo Legion Y540 17” Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion Y540 17” is better than Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Intel Core i7-9750H inside Lenovo Legion Y540 17” has a 109% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8565U inside Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” - Intel Core i5-9300H

3,308

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 - Intel Core i7-8565U

2,327

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 - Intel Core i5-8265U

2,132

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 - Intel Core i3-8145U

1,553

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell Inspiron 13 5390. It supports up to 32GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Max system memory size

Lenovo Legion Y540 17”

32 GB

Dell Inspiron 13 5390

8 GB

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Inspiron 13 5390. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” 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 Dell Inspiron 13 5390 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell Inspiron 13 5390
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	LPDDR3

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” has a 17.3-inch screen size 30% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Display size

Lenovo Legion Y540 17”

17.3-inch

Dell Inspiron 13 5390

13.3-inch

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 Pros

Reasons that Dell Inspiron 13 5390 is better than Lenovo Legion Y540 17”.

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 weighed 2.16 pounds, 65% lighter than the 6.17 pounds Lenovo Legion Y540 17”.

Weight	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell Inspiron 13 5390
Pound	6.17 lbs.	2.16 lbs.
Kilogram	2.80 kg	0.98 kg

Prices

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

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” Price
	2019 Lenovo Legion Y540 17.3" FHD Gaming Laptop Computer, 9th Gen Intel Hexa-Core i7-9750H Up to 4.5GHz, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB 7200RPM HDD + 256GB PCIE SSD, GeForce GTX 1650, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 By Lenovo $1,599.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion Y540 Gaming Laptop, 17.3" Full HD IPS Screen, Intel Core i7-9750H Processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Graphics, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home, Black By Lenovo $1,599.00	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
Dell Inspiron 13 5390 Price
	[2 Pack] Synvy Touch Pad Film Protector, compatible with Dell Inspiron 13 5000 (wifi) 5390 2019 13.3" TouchPad Trackpad Guard Cover Skin [ Not Tempered Glass Screen Protectors ] By Compatible with Dell Inspiron 13 5000 (wifi) 5390 2019 13.3" $12.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 45W Laptop Charger Adapter Power Cord for Inspiron 13 5368 5378 7352 7353 7359 7368 7378; Inspiron 14 3451 3452 3458 3459 5451 5452 5455 5458 5459 5468 7437 7460; XPS 11 12 13 By Dell $19.94 $22.89 13% OFF	See at Amazon
	Synvy [2 Pack] Back Protector Film, compatible with Dell Inspiron 13 5000 (wifi) 5390 2019 13.3" Black Carbon TPU Guard Skin Sticker [ Not Front Tempered Glass Screen Protectors ] By Synvy $18.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell Inspiron 13 5390
Released	2019	2019
Release Date	Announced at CES 2019 Refreshed in April 2019 for 9th Gen Intel processors Available in May 2019	Announced at Computex 2019
Pricing	Starting at $1,399.99	Starting at $579.99 (non-WWAN) Starting at $729.99 (WWAN)

Exterior	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell Inspiron 13 5390
Dimensions	15.74” x 11.72” x 0.98”- 1.04” / 399.8 x 290 x 25 - 26.3 mm	Non-WWAN Models Front: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.59 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 14.90 mm) Back: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.65 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 16.50 mm) WWAN Models Front: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.66 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 16.80 mm) Back: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.73 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 18.50 mm)
Weight	Starting at 6.17 lbs (2.8 kg)	Non-WWAN Models 2.16 lb (1.18 kg) WWAN Models 2.65 lb (1.20 kg)
Colors	Raven Black	Platinum Silver with dark gray bezel and keyboard (available on configurations without a backlit keyboard) Platinum Silver with light gray bezel and silver keyboard (available on configurations with a backlit keyboard) Ice Lilac
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.	Full-size, spill-resistant keyboard Optional backlit full-size, spill-resistant keyboard Multi-touch gesture-enabled precision touchpad with integrated scrolling

Display	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell Inspiron 13 5390
Size	17.3 Inches	13.3 Inches
Info	17.3” FHD 60Hz 1920 x 1080, IPS, anti-glare, 60Hz, 300 nits 17.3" FHD 144Hz 1920 x 1080, IPS, anti-glare, 144Hz, 300 nits	13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) TrueLife LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border Wide Viewing Angle Display

Ports	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell Inspiron 13 5390
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	Image Source: Dell 1 x HDMI 1.4b 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C™ (DP/PowerDelivery) 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 1 x Micro SD card reader 1 x Headphone & Microphone Audio Jack 1 x AC Power

Internal Specs	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell Inspiron 13 5390
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	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.90 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.60 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	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 32GB Memory Speed: 2666MHz	4 GB 8 GB 2133 MHz dual-channel onboard LPDDR3 RAM.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 (6GB GDDR6)	NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 64-bit, 1518 → 1582 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores.
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	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive.

Connectivity	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell Inspiron 13 5390
Wi-Fi	Wireless 802.11 AC (2 x 2) Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac.	Intel 9560 Up to 1730 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Intel 9462 Up to 433 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	-
More	-	Optional Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Intel 7360 (DW5820e) Up to 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9) Frequency bands supported (LTE FDD: 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9), LTE TDD: B347 Mbps DL/30 Mbps UL (Cat 9), UMTS/HSPA+: UMTS 384 Kbps DL/384 Kbps UL) Wireless standards (LTE Category 16, UMTS/HSPA+) Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) (Supports GPS, BDS, and GLONASS)

Battery	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell Inspiron 13 5390
Size	57 Wh (3 Cell Li-Polymer)	4-Cell Battery, 45 Whr (Integrated) 4-Cell Battery, 52 Whr (Integrated)
Battery Life	Up to 5 hours	Non-WWAN Models Up to 13 hours 06 minutes WWAN Models Up to 13 hours 44 minutes * Tested on the Mobile Mark 2014 benchmark test.
Power Supply	230W AC power adapter Lenovo proprietary charging port.	65 Watt AC Adapter

Software	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell Inspiron 13 5390
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage Lenovo PC Manager Lenovo Nerve Center McAfee LiveSafe™ Lenovo Antivirus Microsoft Office Trial Microsoft LinkedIn PowerDVD/Power2Go	Microsoft Office 30 Trial McAfee LiveSafe Foxit Phantom Standard PDF SupportAssist Dell Mobile Connect Dell Color Profiles SmartByte Wave MaxxAudio® Pro

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell Inspiron 13 5390
Camera	Front-facing camera Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.	Integrated Widescreen HD (720p) Webcam
Audio	Harman® speakers with Dolby Atmos® for Gaming. Dual-array microphones	2 x tuned speakers, audio processing by Waves MaxxAudio® Pro 1 x combo headphone/microphone jack Dual Digital Microphone Array

Misc	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell Inspiron 13 5390
Sensors	-	Fingerprint reader sensor (Optional)
Security	Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock	Fingerprint Reader with Windows Hello (Optional)
In the box	Legion Y540 17" 230W AC Adapter 3 Cell Li-Polymer, 57Wh Quick start guide	-
Warranty	1 Year Depot or Carry-in	-

Key Features	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell Inspiron 13 5390
At Glance	Released in 2019 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 144Hz Weight 6.17 lb 2.80 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 2666 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6	Released in Mid 2019 16:9 FHD 13.3” 1080p 60Hz Weight 2.16 lb 0.98 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8565U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz Geekbench 5 804 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,327 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 8GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 Nvidia GeForce MX250 2GB GDDR5