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Lenovo Legion Y740 17” vs. Dell G5 15 5500: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Lenovo Legion Y740 17” and Dell G5 15 5500 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo Legion Y740 17” Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion Y740 17” is better than Dell G5 15 5500.

Lenovo Legion Y740 17” supports a faster memory speed than the Dell G5 15 5500. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the Dell G5 15 5500.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Legion Y740 17” - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Dell G5 15 5500 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

Lenovo Legion Y740 17” has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch Dell G5 15 5500.

Display size

Lenovo Legion Y740 17”

17.3-inch

Dell G5 15 5500

15.6-inch

Dell G5 15 5500 Pros

Reasons that Dell G5 15 5500 is better than Lenovo Legion Y740 17”.

2020 vs. 2019

Intel Core i7-10750H inside Dell G5 15 5500 has a 10% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-9750H inside Lenovo Legion Y740 17”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell G5 15 5500 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Lenovo Legion Y740 17” - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Lenovo Legion Y740 17” - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Dell G5 15 5500 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Lenovo Legion Y740 17” - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

Dell G5 15 5500 weighed 5.62 pounds, 13% lighter than the 6.4 pounds Lenovo Legion Y740 17”.

Weight	Lenovo Legion Y740 17”	Dell G5 15 5500
Pound	6.4 lbs.	5.62 lbs.
Kilogram	2.90 kg	2.55 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo Legion Y740 17” and Dell G5 15 5500.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Lenovo Legion Y740 17”

32 GB

Dell G5 15 5500

32 GB

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

Memory	Lenovo Legion Y740 17”	Dell G5 15 5500
Slots	x2	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Prices

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

Lenovo Legion Y740 17” Price
	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 Y740 Gaming Laptop, 17.3 FHD (1920 x 1080), 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9750H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 with Max-Q, Windows 10 (Renewed) By Lenovo $949.99	See at Amazon
	2023 Lenovo Legion 5 17.3/'' FHD IPS 144Hz(AMD 8-Core Ryzen 7-5800H,64GB RAM,2TB PCIe SSD,GeForce RTX 3050 4GB)Gaming Laptop,Backlit Keyboard,WiFi 6,FreeSync,Ray Tracing,IST Cable,Win 11 Home,Black By Lenovo $1,349.99	See at Amazon
Dell G5 15 5500 Price
	Dell G5 15-5500 15.6" 16GB 512GB Intel Core i7-10750H, Interstellar Dark (Renewed) By Dell $1,598.00	See at Amazon
	Dell G5 15-5500 15.6" 16GB 1TB SSD Core i7-10750H 2.6GHz, Interstellar Dark (Renewed) By Dell $1,665.00	See at Amazon
	Dell G5 15-5500 15.6" 16GB 1TB Intel Core i7-10750H Win10, Interstellar Dark (Renewed) By Dell $1,654.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo Legion Y740 17”	Dell G5 15 5500
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced at CES 2019 Available in February 2019 Refreshed in April 2019 for 9th Gen Intel processors	Announced on May 13, 2020 Available on May 21, 2020
Pricing	Starting at $1,979.99	Starting at $829.99
Generations	-	2022 Dell G15 5525 2022 Dell G15 5520 2021 Dell G5 15 5511 2021 Dell G5 15 5510 2020 Dell G5 15 5500

Exterior	Lenovo Legion Y740 17”	Dell G5 15 5500
Dimensions	16.2” x 12” x 0.91” / 412.6 x 305 x 23 (mm)	Dell G5 15 5500 with GTX 1650Ti 14.35 x 10 x 0.84 - 1.11 - 0.92 in (364.46 x 254 x 21.55 - 28.18 - 23.31 mm) Dell G5 15 5500 with GTX 1660 Ti and above 14.35 x 10 x 0.94 - 1.23 - 1.05 in (364.46 x 254 x 23.81 - 31.13 - 26.57 mm)
Weight	Starting at 6.4 lbs (2.9 kg)	Dell G5 15 5500 with GTX 1650Ti 5.62 lb (2.55 kg) Dell G5 15 5500 with GTX 1660 Ti and above 5.84 lb (2.65 kg)
Colors	Iron Grey	Interstellar Dark with iridescent accents
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Backlit full-size, Backlit with Corsair® iCUE RGB lighting keyboard with Numpad. 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, spill-resistant WASD keyboard with a numeric keypad with Game Shift key at F7 (US English only) 4-zone RGB backlit full-size, spill-resistant WASD keyboard with a numeric keypad with Game Shift key at F7 (US English only) Touchpad Size: 4.13 x 2.56 in (105 mm x 65 mm). Precision Touchpad. Supports multi-touch gesture.

Display	Lenovo Legion Y740 17”	Dell G5 15 5500
Size	17.3 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	17.3" FHD 144Hz 1920 x 1080, IPS, Dolby Vision HDR Enabled, 144 Hz, 72% Color Gamut, 300 nits, NVIDIA® G-Sync™.	FHD 300 nits 60Hz (1920 x 1080) 300 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, Backlit Display (non-touch) with 60Hz refresh rate FHD 300 nits 144Hz (1920 x 1080) 300 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, Backlit Display (non-touch) with 144Hz refresh rate FHD 300 nits 300Hz (1920 x 1080) 300 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, Backlit Display (non-touch) with 300Hz refresh rate

Ports	Lenovo Legion Y740 17”	Dell G5 15 5500
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: Dell Left (6) 1 x power port 1 x Mini DisplayPort Models with GTX 1660 Ti and above only 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort Alt-Mode only on models with GTX 1650 Ti Right (5) 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 2 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) 1 x lock slot

Internal Specs	Lenovo Legion Y740 17”	Dell G5 15 5500
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: 4GB Maximum Memory: 32GB Memory Speed: 2933MHz
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 with Max-Q 8GB GDDR6 & G-SYNC support NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 with Max-Q 8GB GDDR6 & G-SYNC support NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 & G-SYNC support NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti, 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660Ti, 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060, 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 (8GB GDDR6) with Max-Q Design
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	Dell G5 15 5500 with a 3-cell battery 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot Dell G5 15 5500 with a 3-cell battery 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe SSD slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Up to 2TB SATA Hard Drive

Connectivity	Lenovo Legion Y740 17”	Dell G5 15 5500
Wi-Fi	Killer™ Wireless 802.11 AC (2 x 2) Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac.	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2x2) Wi-Fi Up to 2,400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax. Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless Up to 2,400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax. Qualcomm QCA (DW1820) Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5 Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2x2) Wi-Fi Bluetooth 4.2 Qualcomm QCA (DW1820)
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Dell G5 15 5500 with GTX 1650 Ti Realtek GB LAN controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps Dell G5 15 5500 with GTX 1660 Ti and above Killer E2500 PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps

Battery	Lenovo Legion Y740 17”	Dell G5 15 5500
Size	76 Wh (4 Cell Li-Polymer)	51 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion) 68 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion)
Battery Life	Up to 6 hours	-
Power Supply	230W AC power adapter Lenovo proprietary charging port.	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.7A. 240 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/12.31A.

Software	Lenovo Legion Y740 17”	Dell G5 15 5500
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage McAfee® Antivirus Corsair® iCUE PC Manager Lenovo Antivirus Plus Magic Y Key	Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office 2016 trial McAfee LiveSafe (30 Day)

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Legion Y740 17”	Dell G5 15 5500
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-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	Realtek ALC3254 with Nahimic 3D Audio for Gamers 2 tuned speakers Dual-array microphones

Misc	Lenovo Legion Y740 17”	Dell G5 15 5500
Sensors	-	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
Security	Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock	Chassis wedge-shaped security lock Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
In the box	Legion Y740 17" 230W AC Adapter 4 Cell Li-Polymer, 76Wh Quick start guide	-
Warranty	1 Year Depot or Carry-in	1 Year Ltd Hardware Warranty Mail-in Customer supplies box Dell pays to ship

Key Features	Lenovo Legion Y740 17”	Dell G5 15 5500
At Glance	Released in 2019 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 144Hz Weight 6.4 lb 2.90 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 Mid 2020 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 144Hz Weight 5.62 lb 2.55 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 RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q