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Lenovo Legion Y740 15” vs. Lenovo Legion 7i 15”: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Lenovo Legion Y740 15” and Lenovo Legion 7i 15” specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo Legion Y740 15” Pros

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Lenovo Legion 7i 15” Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion 7i 15” is better than Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.

2020 vs. 2019

Intel Core i9-10980HK inside Lenovo Legion 7i 15” has a 43% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-9750H inside Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo Legion 7i 15” - Intel Core i9-10980HK

7,013

Lenovo Legion 7i 15” - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Lenovo Legion 7i 15” - 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

Lenovo Legion 7i 15” - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

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

3,269

Lenovo Legion 7i 15” weighed 4.6 pounds, 6% lighter than the 4.85 pounds Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.

Weight	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
Pound	4.85 lbs.	4.6 lbs.
Kilogram	2.20 kg	2.09 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo Legion Y740 15” and Lenovo Legion 7i 15”.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Lenovo Legion Y740 15”

32 GB

Lenovo Legion 7i 15”

32 GB

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Lenovo Legion 7i 15” - DDR4

3,200 MHz

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

Memory	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
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
Lenovo Legion 7i 15” Price
	Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 8 16" Gaming Laptop (2023 Model) - Intel Core i9-13900HX 24-Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, 32GB RAM, 1TB M.2 NVMe Gen 4 SSD, 16.0" IPS QHD+ 500 nits 240Hz, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $2,399.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gaming Laptop, 16" WQHD IPS 240Hz Display, Intel Core i9-13900HX, GeForce RTX 4080, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Webcam, Per-Key RGB Backlit KB, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $2,391.99 $2,555.00 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 9 16" Gaming Laptop (2024 Model) Intel Core i9-14900HX 24C, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 16GB, 32GB RAM, 2TB (1TB+1TB) NVMe SSD, 16.0" IPS QHD+ 500 nits 240Hz, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $3,295.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
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
Pricing	Starting at $1,749.99	Starting at $1199.99

Exterior	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
Dimensions	14.2” x 10.5” x 0.88” / 361.42 x 267 x 22.45 (mm)	14.1" x 10" x 0.8"/ 360mm x 255mm x 20mm
Weight	Starting at 4.85 lbs (2.2 kg)	Starting at 4.6 lbs (2.1 kg)
Colors	Iron Grey	Slate Grey
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 Backlit full-size with the backlit keyboard. Corsair® iCUE RGB support Touchpad Precision Touchpad. Supports multi-touch gesture.

Display	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
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 144Hz 1920 x 1080, IPS, 144 Hz, < 3ms response time, 100% sRGB, 300 nits. 15.6" FHD 144Hz HDR 1920 x 1080, IPS, 144 Hz, <3 ms Response Time, 100% Adobe RGB, 500 nits, VESA DisplayHDR 400-certified, Dolby Vision™-enabled. 15.6" FHD 240Hz HDR 1920 x 1080, IPS, 240 Hz, <1 ms Response Time, 100% sRGB, 500 nits, VESA DisplayHDR 400 Certified, Dolby Vision™ Enabled.

Ports	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
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	1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Type-C™ (Thunderbolt™, DisplayPort™, USB 3.1, HDMI™) 1 x USB-C (DisplayPort™ 1.4, USB 3.1 Gen 1) 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x HDMI™ 2.0 1 x RJ45 Ethernet 1 x Kensington MiniSaver Lock slot 1 x 3.5mm microphone/headphone combo 1 x Power input 1 x NOVO hole

Internal Specs	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
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 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB 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 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 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 or 3200MHz
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 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 (6GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 Max-Q (8GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 SUPER Max-Q (8GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 SUPER Max-Q (8GB 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”	Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
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”	Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
Size	57 Wh (3 Cell Li-Polymer) 76 Wh (4 Cell Li-Polymer)	80 Wh (4 Cell polymer)
Battery Life	Up to 5 hours	Up to 7.7 hours
Power Supply	230W AC power adapter Lenovo proprietary charging port.	230W AC power adapter Lenovo proprietary charging port.

Software	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
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	Corsair® iCUE Lenovo Vantage McAfee LiveSafe™ Microsoft Office Trial

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
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.
Audio	Dolby Atmos® Speaker System with Soundbar and integrated subwoofer with Smart AMP technology for gaming. Dual-array microphones	2 x 2W Harman Kardon® Speaker System with Chamber Dolby Atmos® Headphone Support Dual-array microphones

Misc	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
Security	Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock	Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock
In the box	Legion Y740 15" 230W AC Adapter 3 Cell Li-Polymer, 57Wh Quick start guide	Legion 7i 15" 4 Cell 80Wh internal battery 230W AC adapter Quick start guide
Warranty	1 Year Depot or Carry-in	One Year Legion Ultimate Support

Key Features	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
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 240Hz Weight 4.6 lb 2.09 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,223 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,013 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q