Lenovo Legion Y740 15” vs. 2020 HP ENVY 13t: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Lenovo Legion Y740 15” and 2020 HP ENVY 13t models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo Legion Y740 15” Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion Y740 15” is better than 2020 HP ENVY 13t.

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-9750H inside Lenovo Legion Y740 15” has a 65% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10510U inside 2020 HP ENVY 13t.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Lenovo Legion Y740 15” - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Lenovo Legion Y740 15” - Intel Core i7-8750H
4,470
2020 HP ENVY 13t - Intel Core i7-1065G7
3,722
Lenovo Legion Y740 15” - Intel Core i5-8300H
3,269
2020 HP ENVY 13t - Intel Core i7-10510U
2,942
Supports larger memory

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” supports a larger memory capacity than the 2020 HP ENVY 13t. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the 2020 HP ENVY 13t.

Max system memory size
Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
32 GB
2020 HP ENVY 13t
16 GB
Upgradable memory

Lenovo Legion Y740 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 2020 HP ENVY 13t since it has onboard memory.

MemoryLenovo Legion Y740 15”2020 HP ENVY 13t
Slots
x2
Onboard
TypeDDR4DDR4
17% larger display

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch 2020 HP ENVY 13t.

Display size
Lenovo Legion Y740 15”
15.6-inch
2020 HP ENVY 13t
13.3-inch

2020 HP ENVY 13t Pros

Reasons that 2020 HP ENVY 13t is better than Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

About 41% lighter

The 2020 HP ENVY 13t weighed 2.88 pounds, 41% lighter than the 4.85 pounds Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.

WeightLenovo Legion Y740 15”2020 HP ENVY 13t
Pound
4.85 lbs.
2.88 lbs.
Kilogram
2.20 kg
1.31 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo Legion Y740 15” and 2020 HP ENVY 13t.

Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed
Lenovo Legion Y740 15” - DDR4
3,200 MHz
2020 HP ENVY 13t - DDR4
3,200 MHz

Prices

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

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” Price
Lenovo Legion Y740 15-Inch Iron Grey Laptop (81UH0001US) Intel i7-9750H, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 15.6-inch FHD 1920x1080, NVIDIA GeForce RTX2070, Win10 Home, 720p Webcam, RGB Backlit KB, 230W SlimTip AC
 Lenovo Legion Y740 15-Inch Iron Grey Laptop (81UH0001US) Intel i7-9750H, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 15.6-inch FHD 1920x1080, NVIDIA GeForce RTX2070, Win10 Home, 720p Webcam, RGB Backlit KB, 230W SlimTip AC
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$2,499.00
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$189.95
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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
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$1,799.99
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Specs Comparison

Availability

Lenovo Legion Y740 15”2020 HP ENVY 13t
Released20192020
Release Date
  • Announced at CES 2019
  • Available in February 2019
  • Refreshed in April 2019 for 9th Gen Intel processors
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PricingStarting at $1,749.99Starting at $949.99
Applicable Models-HP ENVY 13 (13t-ba)
Generations-

Exterior

Lenovo Legion Y740 15”2020 HP ENVY 13t
Dimensions14.2” x 10.5” x 0.88” / 361.42 x 267 x 22.45 (mm)12.07 x 7.66 x 0.67 in (306.57 x 194.56 x 17.08 mm)
WeightStarting at 4.85 lbs (2.2 kg)2.88 lbs (1,306 g)
ColorsIron Grey
  • Natural silver
  • Pale Gold
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Backlit full-size, Backlit with Corsair® iCUE RGB lighting keyboard.
    • The water-repellent keyboard delivers 100% anti-ghosting.
  • Touchpad
    • Precision Touchpad.
    • Supports multi-touch gesture.
    • Two physical left-right click buttons.
  • Keyboard
    • Full-size island-style backlit natural silver keyboard
    • Full-size island-style backlit natural silver keyboard
    • Full-size island-style backlit pale gold keyboard
  • Trackpad
    • Precision Touchpad Support

Display

Lenovo Legion Y740 15”2020 HP ENVY 13t
Size15.6 Inches13.3 Inches
Info
  • 15.6" FHD 144Hz
    1920 x 1080, IPS, Dolby Vision HDR400 Enabled, 144 Hz, 72% Color Gamut, 500 nits, NVIDIA® G-Sync™.
  • 15.6" FHD 144Hz
    1920 x 1080, IPS, 144 Hz, 72% Color Gamut, 300 nits, NVIDIA® G-Sync™.
  • 13.3" FHD
    IPS, BrightView, micro-edge, WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
  • 13.3" FHD with touch
    IPS, BrightView, micro-edge, WLED-backlit, multitouch-enabled (1920 x 1080)
  • 13.3" FHD with privacy
    IPS, BrightView, micro-edge, WLED-backlit, HP Sure View integrated privacy screen (1920 x 1080)
  • 13.3" 4K UHD with touch
    IPS, BrightView, micro-edge, WLED-backlit, multitouch-enabled (3840 x 2160)

Ports

Lenovo Legion Y740 15”2020 HP ENVY 13t
  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
  • 1 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 headphone/microphone combo
  • 1 x microSD media card reader
  • 1 x AC adapter port with indicator LED

Internal Specs

Lenovo Legion Y740 15”2020 HP ENVY 13t
Processor
  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
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics
  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
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory
  • Memory Slots
    • 2 x DDR4 SODIMM
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 8GB
    • Maximum Memory: 32GB
    • Memory Speed: 2666MHz or 3200MHz
  • Memory Slots
    • Onboard DDR4-3200 SDRAM
  • Memory Configurations
    • 8GB
    • 16GB
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 with Max-Q 8GB GDDR 6& G-SYNC support
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 with Max-Q 8GB GDDR 6 & G-SYNC support
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 6GB GDDR 6 & G-SYNC support
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR 6
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 (2GB GDDR5)
    Available only on Intel Core i7-10510U models.
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
  • Storage Slots
    • 1 x M.2 SSD slot
  • Storage Configurations
    • 256 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
    • 512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
    • 512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD + Intel® Optane™ memory 32 GB
    • 1 TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD

Connectivity

Lenovo Legion Y740 15”2020 HP ENVY 13t
Wi-FiKiller™ Wireless 802.11 AC (2 x 2)
Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac.
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX 201 (2x2)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth® 5.0
EthernetGigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
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Battery

Lenovo Legion Y740 15”2020 HP ENVY 13t
Size
  • 57 Wh (3 Cell Li-Polymer)
  • 76 Wh (4 Cell Li-Polymer)
3-cell, 51 Wh Li-ion polymer
Battery LifeUp to 5 hours
ENERGY STAR® certified; EPEAT® Silver registered
Power Supply230W AC power adapter
Lenovo proprietary charging port.
65 W AC power adapter
Supports battery fast charge: approximately 50% in 30 minutes

Software

Lenovo Legion Y740 15”2020 HP ENVY 13t
OS
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Home x64
  • Windows 10 Pro x64
Built-in Apps
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • McAfee® Antivirus
  • Corsair® iCUE
  • PC Manager
  • Lenovo Antivirus Plus
  • Magic Y Key
  • Office Software Trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 30-day trial offer

Camera & Audio

Lenovo Legion Y740 15”2020 HP ENVY 13t
CameraFront-facing camera
Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
HP Wide Vision HD Camera
Audio
  • Dolby Atmos® Speaker System with Soundbar and integrated subwoofer with Smart AMP technology for gaming.
  • Dual-array microphones
  • Audio by Bang & Olufsen
  • 3 speakers
  • HP Audio Boost
  • Integrated dual array digital microphone

Misc

Lenovo Legion Y740 15”2020 HP ENVY 13t
Sensors-
  • Fingerprint sensor
Security
  • Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock
  • All-in-One keyboard
  • Camera Shutter
  • Biometric fingerprint authentication
In the box
  • Legion Y740 15"
  • 230W AC Adapter
  • 3 Cell Li-Polymer, 57Wh
  • Quick start guide
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Warranty1 Year Depot or Carry-in
  • 1 year limited hardware warranty
  • 90-day phone support (from date of purchase)
  • Complimentary chat support within warranty period

Key Features

Lenovo Legion Y740 15”2020 HP ENVY 13t
At Glance
Released in
2019
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
4.85 lb
2.20 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
Released in
2020
16:9 4K UHD
13.3”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
2.88 lb
1.31 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10510U
4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
957
Single Core
Geekbench 5
2,942
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
3200 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
MX250
2GB GDDR5

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