Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo Legion Y720 vs Lenovo Y520 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400

120specifications compared
29differ
91identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Legion Y720:Intel® Core™ i7
- Y520 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Legion Y720:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Y520 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Legion Y720:i7-7700
- Y520 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:i5-7400
Processor threads
- Legion Y720:8
- Y520 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:4
Processor boost frequency
- Legion Y720:4.2 GHz
- Y520 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3.5 GHz
Processor frequency
- Legion Y720:3.6 GHz
- Y520 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3 GHz
Processor cache
- Legion Y720:8 MB
- Y520 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:6 MB
Memory types supported by processor
- Legion Y720:DDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM
- Y520 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM

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Comparison of Legion Y720, Y520
160 specifications	A Lenovo Legion Y720 View product	B Lenovo Y520 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 Model Y520 View product
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	7th gen Intel® Core™ i7	7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i7-7700	i5-7400
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	4.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.6 GHz	3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	6 MB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Core i5-7400 Desktop Series
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	4x DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	2400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	6 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	GDDR5	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1150 MHz	1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x5912	5912
Graphics card DVI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HD Graphics
Graphics card Open GL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Market positioningKnown for one	Gaming	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H270	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for one	HDD, Power on	Unknown — not stated by the source
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	4
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	450 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Red	Black
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Windows 10 Home	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features9 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffers	Yes	No
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	97128	97147
Processor codeDiffers	SR338	SR32W
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Audioidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1220	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio systemKnown for one	High Definition Audio	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	206.4 mm	182 mm
DepthDiffers	503.5 mm	467.8 mm
HeightDiffers	478.9 mm	402.4 mm
WeightDiffers	14.1 kg	8.71 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source

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