Lenovo Legion Y540 15
- Intel Core i7-9750H
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W)
- 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
- 512GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
- 2x 8GB DDR4, 2400 MHz
- 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Pros
- Adequate price
- Good keyboard with decent travel, big arrows, and a backlight
- Wide and accurate color coverage (BOE NV156FHM-N4G)
- Doesn't use PWM to adjust brightness (BOE NV156FHM-N4G)
- Blazingly fast 144Hz screen option (BOE NV156FHM-N4G)
- Capable cooling solution
- Low-key design
Cons
- Poor battery life for the 144Hz screen version (BOE NV156FHM-N4G)
- Lacks SD card slot
Specs
- AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 1.1%
- AMD Ryzen 7 4700U 1.8%
- Intel Core i7-9750H
- Intel Core i7-11375H 0.1%
- Intel Core i5-11300H 1.8%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q (50W) 2.6%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop) 3.8%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W)
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 0.7%
- NVIDIA Quadro T1000 Max-Q 2.2%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q 1.0%
- HDD/SSD
- 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, 7200 rpm
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 M.2 NVMe slot See photo
- RAM
- 2x 8GB DDR4, 2400 MHz
- OS
- Windows 10 Home
- Body Material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 365 x 260 x 25.9 mm (14.37" x 10.24" x 1.02")
- Weight
- 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI
- Mini DisplayPort
- Card Reader
- Ethernet LAN
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ac (2x2)
- Bluetooth
- 4.1
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm audio jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- 720p HD
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Digital-array microphones
- Speakers
- Harman speakers (2x 2W)
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
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CPU Performance: Intel Core i7-9750H
Results are from the Cinebench 20 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
GPU Performance: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W)
Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Superposition benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Some games you can play on this laptop

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 124 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 91 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 64 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 169 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 87 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 46 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 27 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 57 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 33 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 18 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 9 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 87 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 37 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 30 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 20 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 35 FPS | 28 FPS | 23 FPS | 20 FPS |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 1036 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 100 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 65 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 57 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 42 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 628 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 147 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 71 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 49 FPS | 40 FPS | 28 FPS | 10 FPS |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 510 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 432 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 381 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 334 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 269 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 196 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 196 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 159 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 129 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 103 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 105 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 60 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 36 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 26 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 96 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 71 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 58 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 39 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 65 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 50 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 45 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 101 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 74 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 62 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 57 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 106 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 75 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 70 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 56 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 141 FPS | 87 FPS |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 96 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 89 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 74 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 67 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 57 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 48 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 29 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 75 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 56 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 48 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 211 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 124 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 73 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 478 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 172 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 250 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 114 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 187 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 126 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 115 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 102 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 81 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 56 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 35 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 26 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 115 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 73 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 35 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 23 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 182 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 171 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 121 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 103 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 98 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 141 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 87 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 93 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 50 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 45 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 29 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 261 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 158 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 70 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 29 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 13 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 93 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 58 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 48 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 37 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 188 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 172 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 150 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 96 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 80 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 69 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 59 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 70 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 57 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 51 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 75 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 71 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 55 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 338 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 377 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 60 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 55 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 51 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 45 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 27 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) | 145 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 85 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 72 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 66 FPS PLAY VIDEO |