Product comparison · 2 laptops

Lenovo IdeaPad 320S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop vs Lenovo Legion Y520 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop

155specifications compared
39differ
116identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- IdeaPad 320S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:Grey
- Legion Y520 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Black
Display brightness
- IdeaPad 320S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:220 cd/m²
- Legion Y520 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:250 cd/m²
Processor family
- IdeaPad 320S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
- Legion Y520 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- IdeaPad 320S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Legion Y520 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- IdeaPad 320S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:i5-7200U
- Legion Y520 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:i7-7700HQ
Processor cores
- IdeaPad 320S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:2
- Legion Y520 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:4
Processor threads
- IdeaPad 320S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:4
- Legion Y520 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8
Processor boost frequency
- IdeaPad 320S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:3.1 GHz
- Legion Y520 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:3.8 GHz

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Comparison of 320S, Y520
182 specifications	A Lenovo IdeaPad 320S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop Model 320S View product	B Lenovo Legion Y520 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop Model Y520 View product
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Housing materialDiffers	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), Aluminium, Polycarbonate (PC)	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Display1 differ
Display brightnessDiffers	220 cd/m²	250 cd/m²
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	7th gen Intel® Core™ i5	7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-7200U	i7-7700HQ
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
System bus rateDiffers	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor socketKnown for one	BGA 1356	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeDiffers	OPI	DMI3
SteppingKnown for one	H0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	15 W	45 W
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one	2.7 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one	25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-downDiffers	7.5 W	35 W
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one	0.8 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	12	16
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1	1x16, 1x8, 2x4, 2x8
Processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Core i7-7700 Mobile Series
Memory4 differ
Memory clock speedDiffers	2133 MHz	2400 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	1 x 8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers	1x SO-DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
Maximum internal memory (64-bit)Differs	8 GB	32 GB
Storageidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® 920MX	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 620	Intel® HD Graphics 630
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1000 MHz	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x5916	0x591B
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HD Graphics
Audioidentical
Audio decodersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dolby Audio Premium
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MP
Front camera signal formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	720p
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionDiffers	1.4b	1.4
Docking connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB Sleep-and-ChargeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB Sleep-and-Charge portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel SoC	Intel® HM175
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features2 differ
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	95443	97185
Processor codeKnown for one	SR2ZU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeDiffers	42 x 24 mm	42 x 28 mm
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Batteryidentical
Number of battery cellsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Battery life (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	45 W	135 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	1.69 kg	2.4 kg
WidthDiffers	327.4 mm	380 mm
DepthDiffers	236.5 mm	265 mm
HeightDiffers	19.3 mm	25.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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