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Lenovo Legion Y520 vs Lenovo IdeaCentre Y700-34 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

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  • 105specifications compared
  • 27differ
  • 78identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor generation
    • Legion Y520:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • IdeaCentre Y700-34 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Legion Y520:i5-7400
    • IdeaCentre Y700-34 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Legion Y520:3.5 GHz
    • IdeaCentre Y700-34 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Legion Y520:3 GHz
    • IdeaCentre Y700-34 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
  • Processor codename
    • Legion Y520:Kaby Lake
    • IdeaCentre Y700-34 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Skylake
  • PCI Express configurations
    • Legion Y520:1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
    • IdeaCentre Y700-34 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
  • Stepping
    • Legion Y520:B0
    • IdeaCentre Y700-34 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:R0
  • Memory clock speeds supported by processor
    • Legion Y520:1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz
    • IdeaCentre Y700-34 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz

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Comparison of Legion Y520, Y700-34
143 specifications
Processor9 differ
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i56th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi5-7400i5-6400
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3 GHz2.7 GHz
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i5-6400 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeSkylake
TcaseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source71 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x81x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
SteppingDiffersB0R0
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source34.1 GB/s
TjunctionKnown for one100 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB24 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers2400 MHz2133 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one2 x 8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Hybrid-HDD cache typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFlash
Hybrid-HDD cache memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA III
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMMC, MMC+, MS PRO, Memory Stick (MS), SD, SDHC, SDXC
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD±RWUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers3 GB2 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 630Intel® HD Graphics 530
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz950 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers59121912
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Processor special features3 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 nm
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel® Insider™Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers9714788185
Processor codeDiffersSR32WSR2BY
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers182 mm206.4 mm
DepthDiffers467.8 mm503.5 mm
HeightDiffers402.4 mm478.9 mm
WeightDiffers8.71 kg15 kg
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceENERGY STAR
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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