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Lenovo Legion Y540 17” vs. Dell XPS 13 9300: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Lenovo Legion Y540 17” and Dell XPS 13 9300 models, including 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 XPS 13 9300.

Intel Core i7-9750H inside Lenovo Legion Y540 17” has a 31% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Dell XPS 13 9300.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

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

4,880

Dell XPS 13 9300 - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

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

3,308

Dell XPS 13 9300 - Intel Core i5-1035G1

2,878

Dell XPS 13 9300 - Intel Core i3-1005G1

2,027

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 XPS 13 9300 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell XPS 13 9300
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	LPDDR4X

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” has a 17.3-inch screen size 29% larger than the 13.4-inch Dell XPS 13 9300.

Display size

Lenovo Legion Y540 17”

17.3-inch

Dell XPS 13 9300

13.4-inch

Dell XPS 13 9300 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9300 is better than Lenovo Legion Y540 17”.

2020 vs. 2019

Dell XPS 13 9300 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Legion Y540 17”. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Legion Y540 17”.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 13 9300 - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Dell XPS 13 9300 weighed 2.65 pounds, 58% lighter than the 6.17 pounds Lenovo Legion Y540 17”.

Weight	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell XPS 13 9300
Pound	6.17 lbs.	2.65 lbs.
Kilogram	2.80 kg	1.20 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo Legion Y540 17” and Dell XPS 13 9300.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Lenovo Legion Y540 17”

32 GB

Dell XPS 13 9300

32 GB

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 XPS 13 9300 Price
	Dell XPS 13 9300 Laptop, 13.4 UHD (3840 x 2400) Touchscreen, Intel Core 10th Gen i7-1065G7, 32GB LPRAMX, 1TB Class 35 SSD, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,129.00	See at Amazon
	Dell New XPS 13 9300 13.4-inch FHD InfinityEdge Touchscreen Laptop (Silver), Intel Core i7-1065G7 10th Gen, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro (XPS 9300-7524SLV-PUS) By Dell $831.13	See at Amazon
	Latest Dell XPS 13 9300 Laptop, 13.4 inches UHD+ (3840 x 2400) Touchscreen, Intel Core 10th Gen i7-1065G7, 16GB LPRAMX, 512GB Class 35 SSD, Windows 10 (Renewed) By Dell $1,179.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell XPS 13 9300
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced at CES 2019 Refreshed in April 2019 for 9th Gen Intel processors Available in May 2019	Announced at CES 2020) Available on January 7, 2020 Developer Edition available on February 4, 2020
Pricing	Starting at $1,399.99	-
Applicable Models	-	Dell XPS 13 Dell XPS 13 (early 2020) Dell XPS 13 9300 Dell XPS 13 with 10th Gen Intel G-Series processors
Generations	-	2022 Dell XPS 13 9315 2022 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 2021 Dell XPS 13 9305 2020 Dell XPS 13 9310 2020 Dell XPS 13 9300 2019 Dell XPS 13 7390 2019 Dell XPS 13 9380 2018 Dell XPS 13 9370 2017 Dell XPS 13 9360 2015 Dell XPS 13 9350 2015 Dell XPS 13 9343 2013 Dell XPS 13 9333

Exterior	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell XPS 13 9300
Dimensions	15.74” x 11.72” x 0.98”- 1.04” / 399.8 x 290 x 25 - 26.3 mm	11.64 x 7.82 x 0.27 - 0.38 in (295.65 x 198.68 x 6.75 - 9.58mm) Width: 11.64” (295.65 mm) Depth: 7.82” (198.68 mm) Height: 0.27 - 0.38” (6.75 - 9.58 mm)
Weight	Starting at 6.17 lbs (2.8 kg)	2.65 lbs - 2.8 lbs (1.2 kg - 1.27 kg)
Colors	Raven Black	Frost with Arctic white woven glass. Platinum silver with black carbon fiber interior.
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 backlit keyboard. 4.42 x 2.53 in (112.30 mm x 64.15 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell XPS 13 9300
Size	17.3 Inches	13.4 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	13.4-inch FHD+ touchscreen 1920 x 1200, 169 PPI, 60 Hz, 1800:1 contrast ratio, 450 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support. 13.4-inch FHD+ non-touchscreen 1920 x 1200, 169 PPI, 60 Hz, 1800:1 contrast ratio, 500 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-glare, Non-touch support. 13.4-inch 4K UHD+ touchscreen 3840 x 2400, 338 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 450 nits luminance, 6.6 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support.

Ports	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell XPS 13 9300
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 Left (2) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort, 4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3 (40 Gbps) 1 x microSD card slot Right (2) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort, 4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3 (40 Gbps) 1 x headphone jack

Internal Specs	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell XPS 13 9300
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	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	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	4 GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4 Memory On-board 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x Memory On-board
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 (6GB GDDR6)	-
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	256 GB 512 GB M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell XPS 13 9300
Wi-Fi	Wireless 802.11 AC (2 x 2) Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac.	Rivet Killer 1650s Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac), WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Rivet Killer 500s DBS Up to 1800 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac), WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Rivet Killer 1650s › Bluetooth 5.0 Rivet Killer 500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	-

Battery	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell XPS 13 9300
Size	57 Wh (3 Cell Li-Polymer)	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 52 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 5 hours	-
Power Supply	230W AC power adapter Lenovo proprietary charging port.	45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter 20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A

Software	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell XPS 13 9300
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-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell XPS 13 9300
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 Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
Audio	Harman® speakers with Dolby Atmos® for Gaming. Dual-array microphones	Realtek ALC3281-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers (2.5W x 2 = 4W peak) 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo jack with 360-degree Waves NX 3D virtual surround with head-tracking via headphones Dual microphone array powered by Waves MaxxVoice Pro supporting VoIP – Cortana Farfield capable

Misc	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”	Dell XPS 13 9300
Sensors	-	Ambient light sensor
Security	Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock	Windows Hello Facial Recognition Wedge-shaped lock
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 XPS 13 9300
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 Early 2020 16:10 4K UHD+ 13.4” 2400p 60Hz Weight 2.65 lb 1.20 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 Configurable up to 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X