Pros
- Good build quality with a huge ventilation grill on the bottom
- Sleek non-aggressive design
- Supports Thunderbolt connection
- 144Hz Full HD display with wide color coverage and great color accuracy (when our Gaming and Web design profile is applied) (LG LP173WFG-SPD2 (LGD05E0))
- Doesn't use PWM to adjust its brightness levels (LG LP173WFG-SPD2 (LGD05E0))
Cons
- Uncomfortable keyboard for gaming
- Poor battery life
- Lacks an SD card reader
Lenovo Legion Y740 17 - Specs
- Intel Core i9-8950HK 0.8%
- Intel Core i7-10750H 0.6%
- Intel Core i7-9750H
- Intel Core i7-8750H 6.4%
- Intel Core i7-9850H 13%
- AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 16.2%
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Laptop) 6.2%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (8GB GDDR5X) 10.9%
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB GDDR5) 0.1%
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Laptop, 90W) 2.8%
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Laptop, 80W) 5.8%
Display
17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS
panel 1
LG LP173WFG-SPD2 (LGD05E0)
Color accuracy 3.5 -> 0.9
RAM
16GB (2x 8192MB) - DDR4, 2666MHz
Dimensions
412 x 305 x 21.95 - 25.45 mm (16.22" x 12.01" x 0.86")
Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
- 1x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI 2.0
- Mini DisplayPort
- Card Reader
- Ethernet LAN Gigabit Ethernet
- Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2x2)
- Bluetooth 4.1
- Audio jack 3.5mm audio jack
Features
- Web camera 720p HD
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone Digital-array microphones
- Speakers 2x 2W
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- NOVO hole
DISPLAY: 17.3-inch, 1920x1080, IPS
Name |
LG LP173WFG-SPD2 (LGD05E0) |
Diagonal |
17.3" |
Pixel density |
127.34 ppi |
Brightness |
323 cd/m2 |
sRGB |
96% |
PWM frequency |
No PWM (Flicker-Free) |
Panel Type |
IPS |
Resolution |
1920x1080 |
Becomes "Retina" from |
27 inches (69 cm) |
Contrast |
1200:1 |
dE Color Checker |
3.5 0.9 |
PWM Rating |
10.0: (safe) |
Lenovo Legion Y740 17 in-depth review
It wasn't a long time ago when we tried the fresh out of the oven Legion Y740. It was the 15-inch version of the laptop and we were very curious to see the difference to the Legion Y730 and how the RTX graphics cards are going to put up against their predecessors.
Now, things look settled down, with the RTX series by NVIDIA being on the laptop market for more than half a year. This means we can now compare the Legion Y740 to a wide variety of gaming laptops that house the same hardware. Howe[...]
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CPU Performance: Intel Core i7-9750H
Results are from the Cinebench 15 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Fritz chess benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
GPU Performance: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
20579.00
+13.9% performance
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
4871.00
+11.9% performance
Results are for the Unigine Superposition benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
4717.00
+11.5% performance
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 3.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
6249.00
+12.1% performance
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