Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) vs. Lenovo Legion Y740 17”: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) and Lenovo Legion Y740 17” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) is better than Lenovo Legion Y740 17”.

Supports faster memory

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Legion Y740 17”. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Legion Y740 17”.

Memory type and speed
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
Lenovo Legion Y740 17” - DDR4
3,200 MHz
About 54% lighter

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) weighed 2.98 pounds, 54% lighter than the 6.4 pounds Lenovo Legion Y740 17”.

WeightLenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Pound
2.98 lbs.
6.4 lbs.
Kilogram
1.35 kg
2.90 kg

Lenovo Legion Y740 17” Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion Y740 17” is better than Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-9750H inside Lenovo Legion Y740 17” has a 31% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Lenovo Legion Y740 17” - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Lenovo Legion Y740 17” - Intel Core i7-8750H
4,470
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) - Intel Core i7-1065G7
3,722
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) - Intel Core i5-1035G4
3,347
Lenovo Legion Y740 17” - Intel Core i5-8300H
3,269
Supports larger memory

Lenovo Legion Y740 17” supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”). It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Max system memory size
Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
32 GB
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
16 GB
Upgradable memory

Lenovo Legion Y740 17” 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 Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) since it has onboard memory.

MemoryLenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeLPDDR4XDDR4
Supports discrete graphics

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

23% larger display

Lenovo Legion Y740 17” has a 17.3-inch screen size 23% larger than the 14-inch Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Display size
Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
17.3-inch
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
14-inch

Prices

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

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Price
Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
By Lenovo
$998.00
Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
By Lenovo
$1,249.99
Lenovo Yoga C940 2-in-1 Laptop, 14" Full HD 1080p Touchscreen, 10th Gen Intel Quad-Core i7-1065G7 Up to 3.9 GHz 12GB RAM 512GB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard Fingerprint Reader Thunderbolt 3 Win 10
Lenovo Yoga C940 2-in-1 Laptop, 14" Full HD 1080p Touchscreen, 10th Gen Intel Quad-Core i7-1065G7 Up to 3.9 GHz 12GB RAM 512GB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard Fingerprint Reader Thunderbolt 3 Win 10
By Lenovo
$1,298.00
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
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
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
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
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)
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

Availability

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Released20192019
Release Date
  • Announced at Lenovo Tech Life (Auguest 2019)
  • Announced at CES 2019
  • Available in February 2019
  • Refreshed in April 2019 for 9th Gen Intel processors
Pricing-Starting at $1,979.99

Exterior

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Dimensions12.61” x 8.54” x 0.57-0.61” (320.3mm x 215.6mm x 14.5-15.7mm)
Width: 12.61” (320.3 mm)
Depth: 8.54” (215.6mm)
Height: 0.57-0.61” (14.5-15.7 mm)
16.2” x 12” x 0.91” / 412.6 x 305 x 23 (mm)
WeightStarting at 2.98 lbs (1.35 kg)Starting at 6.4 lbs (2.9 kg)
Colors
Iron Grey Mira
Iron Grey
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size keyboard with 6 rows, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight.
  • Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad.
  • 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.

Display

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Size14 Inches17.3 Inches
Info
  • 14” FHD Touch Screen
    1920 x 1080, IPS display, 400 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch.
    Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
  • 14” 4K HDR UHD Touch Screen
    3840 x 2160, IPS display, HDR 400, 500 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch.
    Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
17.3" FHD 144Hz
1920 x 1080, IPS, Dolby Vision HDR Enabled, 144 Hz, 72% Color Gamut, 300 nits, NVIDIA® G-Sync™.

Ports

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Ports
Image Source: Lenovo
Left (4)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Always On
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  1. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C with Intel Thunderbolt 3 (DisplayPort, Data transfer)
  2. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2
  3. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
  4. 1 x Mini DisplayPort ™ 1.4
  5. 1 x HDMI™ 2.0
  6. 1 x RJ45 Ethernet
  7. 1 x Kensington® Wedge Lock slot
  8. 1 x 3.5mm microphone/headphone combo
  9. 1 x NOVO hole

Internal Specs

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.10 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    48 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Memory
  • 8GB 12GB 16GB
    3733 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4X.
  • Memory Slots
    • 2 x DDR4 SODIMM
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 8GB
    • Maximum Memory: 32GB
    • Memory Speed: 2666MHz or 3200MHz
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
Storage
  • 256 GB 512 GB 1TB 2TB
    M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.
  • 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 Yoga C940 (14”)Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Wi-Fi
  • Lenovo WiFi-5 802.11ac Wireless (2x2)
    Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
  • Lenovo WiFi-6 802.11ax Wireless (2x2)
    Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
Killer™ Wireless 802.11 AC (2 x 2)
Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac.
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet-Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Size
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 60 Wh
76 Wh (4 Cell Li-Polymer)
Battery Life
  • Up to 15 hours on FHD panel
  • Up to 10 hours on UHD panel
* Tested with MobileMark 2014.
Up to 6 hours
Power Supply65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
Supports Rapid Charge
230W AC power adapter
Lenovo proprietary charging port.

Software

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
OS
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Microsoft Office 2019
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Dolby Vision™
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • McAfee® Antivirus
  • Corsair® iCUE
  • PC Manager
  • Lenovo Antivirus Plus
  • Magic Y Key

Camera & Audio

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p HD Camera.
Front-facing camera
Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio
  • Rotating Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos® Speaker System
  • 2 Base Speakers inside D-Cover
  • 2 x far-field microphones
  • Dolby Atmos® Speaker System with Soundbar and integrated subwoofer with Smart AMP technology for gaming.
  • Dual-array microphones

Misc

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
Inking
  • Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
-
Sensors
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest
  • Ambient light sensor
-
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • TrueBlock Privacy Shutter
  • Lenovo Privacy Essentials by FigLeaf
  • Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock
In the box-
  • Legion Y740 17"
  • 230W AC Adapter
  • 4 Cell Li-Polymer, 76Wh
  • Quick start guide
Warranty-1 Year Depot or Carry-in

Key Features

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Lenovo Legion Y740 17”
At Glance
Released in Early
2019
16:9 4K UHD
14”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
2.98 lb
1.35 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,088
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,722
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Ports
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

Comparison Summary

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) vs. Lenovo Legion Y740 17”

Lenovo has released the Yoga C940 (14”), a 14-inch machine, in early-2019. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.90 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics (64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz).

On the other hand, we have the 17.3-inch Legion Y740 17” was introduced by Lenovo around the same year in 2019. It comes with up to a hexa-core Intel Core i7-9750H with a boost clock speed up to 4.50 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 with 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G41,03795.31%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G71,088100.00%
Lenovo Legion Y740 17”1
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H93585.94%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H97589.61%
3
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,04495.96%
01,088

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G43,34768.59%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G73,72276.27%
Lenovo Legion Y740 17”1
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H3,26966.99%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H4,47091.60%
3
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,880100.00%
04,880

The Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) has a 14-inch display which is considerably smaller than the 17.3-inch Lenovo Legion Y740 17”. In addition, The Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) weighs 2.98 lbs. about 114% lighter than the 6.4 lbs. Lenovo Legion Y740 17”. Moreover, measured at 12.61” x 8.54” x 0.61”, the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) is much more portable than the Lenovo Legion Y740 17” at 16.2” x 12” x 0.91”.

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Lenovo Legion Y740 17”

Moving over to upgradability, Lenovo claims that the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) supports up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.

For Lenovo Legion Y740 17”, it supports up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed. Besides that, it also comes with a SATA slot where you can install an additional 2.5-inch SATA-based SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive.

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