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Lenovo Legion Y740 15” vs. 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Lenovo Legion Y740 15” and 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Lenovo Legion Y740 15” Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion Y740 15” is better than 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i.

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” supports a faster memory speed than the 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” - DDR4

3,200 MHz

2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i - DDR4

2,933 MHz

2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i Pros

Reasons that 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i is better than Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.

2020 vs. 2019

Intel Core i7-10750H inside 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i has a 10% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-9750H inside Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo Legion Y740 15” and 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Lenovo Legion Y740 15”

32 GB

2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i

32 GB

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

Memory	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
Slots	x2	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4

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 By Lenovo $2,499.00	See at Amazon
	New Gneuine Replacement LCD Back Cover for Lenovo Legion Y740-15 Series with Antenna Cables 5CB0S16417 By Comp XP $189.95	See at Amazon
	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	See at Amazon
2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i Price
	Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i - 2022 - Everyday Gaming Laptop - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Ti Graphics - 15.6" FHD Display - 8GB Memory - 512GB Storage - Intel i7 12th Gen - Onyx Grey By Lenovo $921.70	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Ideapad 3i Gaming - 15.6" FHD Display - Intel Core i5-12500H - 8GB DDR4 RAM - 512GB M.2 TLC SSD - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Graphics - Windows 11 Home - Onyx Grey By Lenovo $749.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo - IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15" Laptop - Intel Core i5-11300H - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 - 8GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Shadow Black By Lenovo $615.49	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced at CES 2019 Available in February 2019 Refreshed in April 2019 for 9th Gen Intel processors	Announced in April 2020 Available in May 2020
Pricing	Starting at $1,749.99	Starting at $729.99

Exterior	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
Dimensions	14.2” x 10.5” x 0.88” / 361.42 x 267 x 22.45 (mm)	14.13" x 9.83" x 0.98" / 359mm x 249.6mm x 24.9mm
Weight	Starting at 4.85 lbs (2.2 kg)	Starting at 4.8lbs / 2.2kg
Colors	Iron Grey	Onyx Black
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 1.5mm full key travel Full-size backlit keyboard. Touchpad One-piece trackpad with Windows Precision Drivers. Supports multi-touch gesture.

Display	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
Size	15.6 Inches	15.6 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™.	15.6" FHD 60Hz 1920 x 1080, IPS, anti-glare, 250 nits, 60Hz. 15.6" FHD 120Hz 1920 x 1080, IPS, anti-glare, 250 nits, 120Hz.

Ports	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C with Intel Thunderbolt 3 (DisplayPort, Data transfer) 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 1 x Mini DisplayPort ™ 1.4 1 x HDMI™ 2.0 1 x RJ45 Ethernet 1 x Kensington® Wedge Lock slot 1 x 3.5mm microphone/headphone combo 1 x NOVO hole	Image Source: Lenovo Left (6) 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), DisplayPort 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x power port Right (1) 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

Internal Specs	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 32GB Memory Speed: 2666MHz or 3200MHz	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 32GB Memory Speed: 2933MHz
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® GTX 1650 (4GB GDDR5) NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti (4GB 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	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	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
Wi-Fi	Killer™ Wireless 802.11 AC (2 x 2) Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac.	WiFi 6 802.11AX (2 x 2) Up to 2400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
Size	57 Wh (3 Cell Li-Polymer) 76 Wh (4 Cell Li-Polymer)	45 Wh (3 Cell)
Battery Life	Up to 5 hours	Up to 7 hours supports Rapid Charge
Power Supply	230W AC power adapter Lenovo proprietary charging port.	135W AC power adapter Lenovo proprietary charging port.

Software	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage McAfee® Antivirus Corsair® iCUE PC Manager Lenovo Antivirus Plus Magic Y Key	Lenovo Antivirus Plus Lenovo PC Manager Lenovo Utility Lenovo Vantage LinkedIn McAfee LiveSafe™ Microsoft Office

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
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 with Privacy Shutter Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio	Dolby Atmos® Speaker System with Soundbar and integrated subwoofer with Smart AMP technology for gaming. Dual-array microphones	2 x 1.5W Speakers with Dolby Audio™ Dual-array microphones

Misc	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
Security	Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock	-
In the box	Legion Y740 15" 230W AC Adapter 3 Cell Li-Polymer, 57Wh Quick start guide	Legion IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15" AC Adapter Internal Battery Quick start guide
Warranty	1 Year Depot or Carry-in	1 Year Depot or Carry-in

Key Features	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
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 FHD 15.6” 1080p 120Hz Weight 4.8 lb 2.18 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10750H 6C/12T, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,134 Single Core Geekbench 5 5,412 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 2933 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6