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Lenovo Legion Y740 15” vs. 2020 MacBook Pro 16”: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Lenovo Legion Y740 15” and 2020 MacBook Pro 16” specifications, including details on 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 MacBook Pro 16”.

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” supports a faster memory speed than the 2020 MacBook Pro 16”. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the 2020 MacBook Pro 16”.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” - DDR4

3,200 MHz

2020 MacBook Pro 16” - DDR4

2,666 MHz

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 MacBook Pro 16” since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 MacBook Pro 16”
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage.

Slots	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 MacBook Pro 16”
M.2	Yes x1	Onboard

2020 MacBook Pro 16” Pros

Reasons that 2020 MacBook Pro 16” is better than Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.

2020 vs. 2019

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside 2020 MacBook Pro 16” has a 33% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-9750H inside Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

2020 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

2020 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

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

4,880

2020 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

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

4,470

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

3,269

The 2020 MacBook Pro 16” supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Legion Y740 15”. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.

Max system memory size

2020 MacBook Pro 16”

64 GB

Lenovo Legion Y740 15”

32 GB

The 2020 MacBook Pro 16” weighed 4.3 pounds, 12% lighter than the 4.85 pounds Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.

Weight	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 MacBook Pro 16”
Pound	4.85 lbs.	4.3 lbs.
Kilogram	2.20 kg	1.95 kg

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
	New Genuine Replacement Palmrest Touchpad Keyboard for Lenovo Ideapad Legion Y740-15 Legion Y740-15ICHg (Lenovo) 81HE Legion Y740-15IRH (ideapad) 81UF Legion Y740-15IRHg Laptop (ideapad) 5CB0S16420 By COMP XP $309.95	See at Amazon
2020 MacBook Pro 16” Price
	Late 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.6GHz Intel Core i7 (16 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $632.99	See at Amazon
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $789.95 $995.94 21% OFF	See at Amazon
	2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.3GHz Intel Core i9 (16-inch, 16GB RAM, 1TB Storage) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $799.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 MacBook Pro 16”
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced at CES 2019 Available in February 2019 Refreshed in April 2019 for 9th Gen Intel processors	Announced in June 2020. Available in June 2020.
Pricing	Starting at $1,749.99	$2,399 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD \| Radeon 5300M 4GB $2,799 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 1TB SSD \| Radeon 5500M 4GB
Generations	-	2023 M2 MacBook Pro 16” 2021 M1 MacBook Pro 16” 2020 MacBook Pro 16” 2019 MacBook Pro 16”

Exterior	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 MacBook Pro 16”
Dimensions	14.2” x 10.5” x 0.88” / 361.42 x 267 x 22.45 (mm)	Height: 0.64 inch (1.62 cm) Width: 14.09 inches (35.79 cm) Depth: 9.68 inches (24.59 cm)
Weight	Starting at 4.85 lbs (2.2 kg)	Starting at 4.3 pounds (2.0 kg)
Colors	Iron Grey	Space Gray Silver
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.	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement Touch Bar Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure‑sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure‑sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 MacBook Pro 16”
Size	15.6 Inches	16 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™.	Retina display 16‑inch (diagonal) LED‑backlit display with IPS technology; 3072‑by‑1920 native resolution at 226 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 2048 by 1280 1792 by 1120 1344 by 840 1152 by 720 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology Refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz

Ports	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 MacBook Pro 16”
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	Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for: Charging DisplayPort Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

Internal Specs	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 MacBook Pro 16”
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	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 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	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 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	16GB 32GB 64GB 2666MHz DDR4 onboard memory
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	AMD Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory (20 CUs) AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory (24 CUs) AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory (24 CUs) New AMD Radeon Pro 5600M with 8GB of HBM2 memory (40 CUs)
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	512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB SSD

Connectivity	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 MacBook Pro 16”
Wi-Fi	Killer™ Wireless 802.11 AC (2 x 2) Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac.	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	-

Battery	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 MacBook Pro 16”
Size	57 Wh (3 Cell Li-Polymer) 76 Wh (4 Cell Li-Polymer)	100 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	Up to 5 hours	Up to 11 hours wireless web Up to 11 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time
Power Supply	230W AC power adapter Lenovo proprietary charging port.	96W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 MacBook Pro 16”
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	Shipped with macOS Catalina
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage McAfee® Antivirus Corsair® iCUE PC Manager Lenovo Antivirus Plus Magic Y Key	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 MacBook Pro 16”
Camera	Front-facing camera Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.	720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio	Dolby Atmos® Speaker System with Soundbar and integrated subwoofer with Smart AMP technology for gaming. Dual-array microphones	High‑fidelity six‑speaker system with force‑cancelling woofers Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Studio‑quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack

Misc	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 MacBook Pro 16”
Sensors	-	Touch ID sensor
Security	Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	Legion Y740 15" 230W AC Adapter 3 Cell Li-Polymer, 57Wh Quick start guide	16‑inch MacBook Pro 96W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty	1 Year Depot or Carry-in	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one‑year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More	-	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: Up to two displays with 6016‑by‑3384 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors or Up to four displays with 4096‑by‑2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	2020 MacBook Pro 16”
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 16:10 Retina 16” 1920p 60Hz Weight 4.3 lb 1.95 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,114 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,504 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Configurable up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 AMD Radeon Pro 5600M 8GB HBM2

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Lenovo Legion Y740 15” vs. 2020 MacBook Pro 16”: Full specs comparison