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Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) vs. Alienware M17 R3: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) and Alienware M17 R3, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) is better than Alienware M17 R3.

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) weighed 3.09 pounds, 53% lighter than the 6.55 pounds Alienware M17 R3.

Weight	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Alienware M17 R3
Pound	3.09 lbs.	6.55 lbs.
Kilogram	1.40 kg	2.97 kg

Alienware M17 R3 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M17 R3 is better than Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”).

2020 vs. 2019

Intel Core i9-10980HK inside Alienware M17 R3 has a 138% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10510U inside Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware M17 R3 - Intel Core i9-10980HK

7,013

Alienware M17 R3 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Alienware M17 R3 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

Alienware M17 R3 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”). It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”).

Max system memory size

Alienware M17 R3

32 GB

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)

16 GB

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Alienware M17 R3 has a 17.3-inch screen size 23% larger than the 14-inch Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”).

Display size

Alienware M17 R3

17.3-inch

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)

14-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) and Alienware M17 R3.

Both laptops supports the same 2666MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Alienware M17 R3 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Prices

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

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) Price
	Lenovo Yoga C740-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i5-10210U - 8GB - 256GB SSD - Mica By Lenovo $648.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Yoga C740-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i5-10210U - 8GB - 256GB SSD - Mica (Renewed) By Lenovo $494.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Yoga C740 2-in-1 14" Full HD 1080p Touchscreen Laptop PC, Intel Core i5-10210U Quad Core Processor, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Webcam, WiFi, Bluetooth, Windows 10, Mica By Lenovo $699.99	See at Amazon
Alienware M17 R3 Price
	Dell m17 R3 17.3 inch FHD Gaming Laptop (Luna Light) Intel Core i7-10750H 10th Gen, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home By Dell $1,230.00	See at Amazon
	2020 Dell Alienware m17 R3 Laptop 17.3" - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10750H - Six Core 5Ghz - 256GB SSD + 256GB SSD - 20GB RAM - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,592.99	See at Amazon
	2020 Dell Alienware m17 R3 Laptop 17.3" - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10750H - Six Core 5Ghz - 256GB SSD + 256GB SSD - 16GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,592.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Alienware M17 R3
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced at Lenovo Tech Life (Auguest 2019)	Available on May 2020
Pricing	-	Starting at $1,549.99
Generations	-	2022 Alienware M17 R5 2021 Alienware M17 R4 2020 Alienware M17 R3 2019 Alienware M17 R2 2019 Alienware M17 R1

Exterior	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Alienware M17 R3
Dimensions	12.67 x 8.45 x 0.59 - 0.67” (321.8 x 214.6 x 14.9 - 16.9 mm) Width: 12.67” (321.8 mm) Depth: 8.45” (214.6 mm) Height: 0.59 - 0.67” (14.9 - 16.9 mm)	15.74 x 11.59 x 0.89 in (399.80 x 294.30 x 22.50 mm) Width: 15.74 in. (399.80 mm) Depth: 11.59 in. (294.30 mm) Height: 0.89 in. (22.50 mm)
Weight	Starting at 3.09 lbs (1.4 kg)	Starting at 6.55 lb (2.97 kg)
Colors	Iron Grey Mira	Lunar Light with High Endurance Clear Coat Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size keyboard with 6 rows, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad	Keyboard Type: Alienware mSeries 4-Zone AlienFX RGB keyboard Alienware mSeries keyboard with per-key RGB LED AlienFX lighting Includes anti-ghosting and N-key rollover technology 1.7 mm key travel and alphanumeric keys 0.2 mm-dish concave key design Touchpad Size: 4.13” x 3.15” (105 mm x 80 mm) Premium Precision-Point glass touchpad

Display

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)

Alienware M17 R3

Size

14 Inches

17.3 Inches

Info

14” FHD Touch Screen
1920 x 1080, IPS display, 300 nits with Dolby Vision, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-finger multi-touch.
Support Lenovo Active Pen (not included)

Full HD with 144Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 9ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% NTSC color gamut, 600:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare.

Full HD with 144Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 9ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% NTSC color gamut with NVIDIA G-SYNC Technology, 600:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare.

Full HD with 300Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 3ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 100% sRGB color gamut, 700:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare.

Ultra HD with 60Hz refresh rate

3180 x 2160, 282 PPI, 25ms response time, 500 nits, 16:9, 100% sRGB color gamut, 1,200:1 contrast ratio, 12W max power consumption
Tobii Eyetracking technology

All options

Wide Viewing Angles on all displays with 85 degrees viewing from all directions

Ports	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Alienware M17 R3
2 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports. 1 x Audio jack	Image Source: Dell 1 x Power/DC-in Port 1 x RJ-45 Killer™ Ethernet E3100 10/100/1000Mbps/2.5Gbps Port 2 x Type-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 Port 1 x Type-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 port with PowerShare technology 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Port (USB Type-C™ with support for USB 3.1 Gen 2 10Gbps, 40Gbps Thunderbolt, and DisplayPort 1.2) 1 x Alienware Graphics Amplifier Port 1 x HDMI 2.0b with HDCP 2.2 Output Port 1 x Mini-Display Port 1.4 (certified) Output Port 1 x Audio Out 0.125" Ports (Compatible with inline mic headset) 1 x Wedge-shaped lock slot (cable and lock sold separately) 1 x microSD 5.1, UHD-II HD312 Card Reader

Internal Specs	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Alienware M17 R3
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	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™ i9-10980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 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™ i9-10980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 (Soldered)	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. Soldered-on.
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1650 Ti (4GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 (6GB GDDR6) OC Ready NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 (8GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 SUPER (8GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 SUPER (8GB GDDR6) with Max-Q Design AMD RX5500M (4GB GDDR6)
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.	Available Slots One M.2 2230 slot (Up to 512GB) Two M.2 2230/2280 slots (Up to 2TB each) Single Drive 256 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 1 TB PCIe M.2 SSD 2 TB PCIe M.2 SSD RAID-0 512GB (2x256 PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 1TB (2x 512 PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 4TB (2x 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 RAID-0 Plus 1TB (2x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 [Boot] + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD [Storage] 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 [Boot] + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD [Storage] 4TB (2x 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD) RAID0 [Boot] + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD [Storage]

Connectivity	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Alienware M17 R3
Wi-Fi	Intel® 9560 802.11AC (2x2) Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 2400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 › Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	-	Killer™ Ethernet E3000 PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps

Battery	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Alienware M17 R3
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 51 Wh	56 WHr, 3-cell smart lithium-ion 86 WHr, 6-cell smart lithium-ion
Battery Life	Up to 13 hours	-
Power Supply	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter	130W (19.50 VDC/6.70A) 180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) 240W (19.50 VDC/12.31A) 330W (19.50 VDC/16.92A)

Software	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Alienware M17 R3
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 Microsoft Office 2019 McAfee LiveSafe™ Dolby Vision™	Alienware Command Center Alienware Adrenalin Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Alienware M17 R3
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p HD Camera.	Front-facing camera Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera.
Audio	User-facing Dolby Atmos™ speaker system Far-field microphones	Controller: Realtek ALC3281-CG 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center via Alienware Command Center Speakers: 2-Way Stereo Speaker Design Output: 4-5W Microphone: Digital-array microphones in the camera assembly

Misc	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Alienware M17 R3
Inking	Support Lenovo Active Pen (not included).	-
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant Match-on-Chip fingerprint reader on the palm rest Ambient light sensor	Tobii Eye Tracking (Optional)
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in TrueBlock Privacy Shutter	Wedge-shaped lock slot
More	-	CHASIS AlienFX Lighting Zones Programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors Exterior Chassis Materials Magnesium Alloy exterior shell Copper Alloy thermal structures Customized Features AlienFX Lighting Detail Programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors Alienware Command Center AlienFX Lighting Technology Game Library with auto-tune game profile functionality Fusion (Includes support for Overclock, Thermal, Power, Audio, and Audio Recon profiles) Thermal Cryo-Tech Cooling Technology Dual-Intake, Dual-Exhaust Airflow Design High-Voltage Driving Fans Load-balancing Heat Pipes Dense Copper Fin Stacks

Key Features	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Alienware M17 R3
At Glance	Released in Mid 2019 16:9 FHD 14” 1080p 60Hz Weight 3.09 lb 1.40 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 Up to 16GB 2666 MHz DDR4	Released in Mid 2020 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 300Hz Weight 6.55 lb 2.97 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 Configurable up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q

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Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) vs. Alienware M17 R3: Full specs comparison