Lenovo Legion Y540 (15") - Specs

  • BOE NV156FHM-N4G
  • Color accuracy  3.9  1.6
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 2000GB SSD + up to 2000GB HDD
  • RAM
  • up to 64GB
  • OS
  • Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Home, No OS, Windows 10 Pro
  • Battery
  • 57Wh, 57Wh, 3-cell
  • 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
  • Displayport mini
  • Card reader
  • Ethernet LAN
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ac (2x2)
  • Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • Audio jack
  • 3.5mm audio jack
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • optional
  • Web camera
  • 720p HD
  • Backlit keyboard
  • optional
  • Microphone
  • Digital-array microphones
  • Speakers
  • Harman speakers (2x 2W)
  • Optical drive
  • Security Lock slot

All Lenovo Legion Y540 (15″) configurations

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CPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the Lenovo Legion Y540 (15") series.

GPU performance

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Lenovo Legion Y540 (15") in-depth review

Lenovo is king when it comes to mid-range gaming laptops. It's been like that for a couple of years now, and last year they introduced a new design, that put the gaming Legion series undercover.Interestingly, Lenovo has decided to keep the apparently successful design for the Legion Y540. However, now, it pairs it with a significantly more powerful graphics cards - the RTX 2060 or the GTX 1660 Ti (pretty much the same GPU with the RTX 2060 featuring ray-tracing units, that are not found on the GTX 1660 Ti). Expectedly, you can see the 9th Gen Intel processors - the Core i5-9300H and the C[...]

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

Inside Lenovo Legion Y540 - disassembly and upgrade options

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