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Lenovo Legion Y540 17” specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2019 Lenovo Legion Y540 17” including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Released	2019
Release Date	Announced at CES 2019 Refreshed in April 2019 for 9th Gen Intel processors Available in May 2019
Pricing	Starting at $1,399.99

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” Price
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Exterior	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Dimensions	15.74” x 11.72” x 0.98”- 1.04” / 399.8 x 290 x 25 - 26.3 mm
Weight	Starting at 6.17 lbs (2.8 kg)
Colors	Raven Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Backlit full-size with the white backlit keyboard. The water-repellent keyboard delivers. Touchpad Precision Touchpad. Supports multi-touch gesture. Two physical left-right click buttons.

Display	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Size	17.3 Inches
Info	17.3” FHD 60Hz 1920 x 1080, IPS, anti-glare, 60Hz, 300 nits 17.3" FHD 144Hz 1920 x 1080, IPS, anti-glare, 144Hz, 300 nits

Ports	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Ports	3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C 1 x Mini DisplayPort ™ 1.4 1 x HDMI™ 2.0 1 x RJ45 Ethernet 1 x Kensington MiniSaver Lock slot 1 x 3.5mm microphone/headphone combo 1 x NOVO hole

Internal Specs	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Processor	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
Geekbench 5 Single Core Lenovo Legion Y540 17”1 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H94890.80% 2 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,044100.00% 01,044 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Lenovo Legion Y540 17”1 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H3,30867.79% 2 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,880100.00% 04,880
Integrated Graphics	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 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
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 (6GB 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

Connectivity	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Wi-Fi	Wireless 802.11 AC (2 x 2) Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Size	57 Wh (3 Cell Li-Polymer)
Battery Life	Up to 5 hours
Power Supply	230W AC power adapter Lenovo proprietary charging port.

Software	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage Lenovo PC Manager Lenovo Nerve Center McAfee LiveSafe™ Lenovo Antivirus Microsoft Office Trial Microsoft LinkedIn PowerDVD/Power2Go

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Camera	Front-facing camera Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio	Harman® speakers with Dolby Atmos® for Gaming. Dual-array microphones

Misc	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Security	Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock
In the box	Legion Y540 17" 230W AC Adapter 3 Cell Li-Polymer, 57Wh Quick start guide
Warranty	1 Year Depot or Carry-in

Key Features	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
At Glance	Released in 2019 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 144Hz Weight 6.17 lb 2.80 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 2666 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6

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Lenovo Legion Y540 17” exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i5-9300H → Intel Core i7-9750H
4GB RAM	8GB → 32GB
64GB Drive	128GB → 4TB
2 Cores CPU	4 → 6 cores

Lenovo Legion Y540 17” 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. Learn more

Storage Slots	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
M.2	x1
SATA	1

The Lenovo Legion Y540 17” has two RAM slots which you can use to add or replace with a larger one if it isn't already at the maximum size that the system chipset support. Learn more

Memory	Lenovo Legion Y540 17”
Slots	x2
Type	DDR4
Speed	2666 MHz

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6