University Report: Analysis of Lenovo Legion Y540 Hardware Components

This report provides a detailed analysis of the Lenovo Legion Y540 gaming laptop's hardware components. It begins with an introduction to the laptop and its specifications as advertised on the Lenovo website. The discussion section delves into the key hardware features, including the processors (Intel Core i7 and i5 options), operating system (Windows 10), graphics cards (NVIDIA GeForce RTX and GTX series), memory options (8GB to 32GB DDR4), battery life, storage capabilities (SSD and HDD options), display features (15.6" FHD), audio (Harman speakers with Dolby Atmos), dimensions, and available ports. Each component's function and importance are explained, providing a comprehensive overview of the laptop's capabilities. The report concludes by summarizing the findings and highlighting the laptop's suitability for gaming, emphasizing its value at the given price of $1346.90.

Running head: OPERATING SYSTEM AND ARCHITECT
OPERATING SYSTEM AND ARCHITECT: Lenovo Legion Y540
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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
Discussion............................................................................................................................2
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................5

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Introduction
Selected Advertisement:
Lenovo Legion Y540 | 15-inch Gaming Laptop | Lenovo US. "Lenovo Legion Y540 | 15-Inch
Gaming Laptop | Lenovo US". Lenovo.Com, 2019,
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-y-series/Lenovo-Legion-Y540-15/
p/88GMY50
This particular report describes the hardware component that are shown in an
advertisement of a computer system. The selected computer system for this particular report is
Lenovo Legion Y540. The advertisement are taken from the official website of Lenovo. The
specifications and the price are clearly described in the website. The hardware components that
are mentioned in the website of Lenovo are described in this report and thus the report delivers a
clear view about the purpose of the hardware specifications and it also describes which and every
specification of the laptop with an in depth analysis.
Discussion
The selected advertisement is from the official website of Lenovo which clearly
described the technical specification of the laptop. The laptop come with a new gaming
experience. The lptop comprise of most powerful version of the Intel Core. The laptop comes
with 144 Hz in the 1080p and attracts the people with some high definition gaming.

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Features of Lenovo Legion Y540:
Processor: It is the core hardware requirements for any type of computer systems or laptops.
The main function of processor is to interpret computer commands. The concerned laptop can
support two types of processors, they are 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-9750H and 9th
Generation Intel® Core™ i5-9300H. These processors are from the H series of processors and
the performance of both the processor is high but 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
processor is comparatively faster than the 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-9300H processor.
Operating system: Computer Operating System is basically the computer software that handles
all the operation of the hardware element and gives services for the computer programs. The

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various hardware functions operated by OS includes input, output and memory allocation.
Operating system is a critical element for the computer system as it coordinates all the task that
are needed to be accessed in the system’s CPU, storage and memory. The concerned laptop
supports windows 10. Windows 10 is beneficial in many ways like Universality, Data Security,
Cortana Assistant, Identity Management, transitions among the devices and times, regular
updates which can benefit the user in high amount.
Graphics: As the laptop is developed for a new gaming experience graphics quality plays an
important role in these type of laptops. Some important factors governed by the graphics of the
computer system are as follows: user interface design, image processing, scientific visualization,
computer vision, implicit surface visualization and scientific visualization. The concerned laptop
supports four type of graphics. They are: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060, NVIDIA®
GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
3G. All these four graphics are good and allow the user to have a high gaming experience.
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 provides Turing features which comprises of RT (Ray
Tracing) cores, Tensor Cores, Next Gen Shading and Concurrent Processing. The memory speed
of the graphics card is 14 Gbps and the provided frame buffer is 8 GB GDDR6.
Memory: The concerned laptop supports four types of memory chips in it. They are 8 GB DDR4
2666 MHz, 16 GB DDR4 2666 MHz, 32 GB DDR4 2666 MHz and 16 GB DDR4 3200 MHz.
Battery: The battery lasts up to five hours and the capacity of the battery is 52.5 Watt hour.
Storage: Lenovo Legion Y540 supports Up to 512 GB PCIe SSD or up to 2 TB HDD – Intel®
Optane™-ready storage system in it which provides enough storage for the user.

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Display: The screen of the laptop measures 15.6”. It supports full high definition picture in it up
to 144 Hz.
Audio: The concerned laptop contains Harman® speakers with Dolby Atmos® for Gaming
whuch provides nice sound quality with the high experience of the gaming.
Dimensions: The laptop comes with the following dimension: 14.4″ x 10.2″ x 1.02″ / 365mm x
260mm x 25.9mm (W X D X H).
Ports: The laptop provides various ports such as USB type C, Mini DisplayPort™ 1.4, 3 x USB
3.1 Gen 1, HDMI™ 2.0, Ethernet, Kensington® lock slot, Audio combo and NOVO hole.
Conclusion
The concerned laptop is designed for a better experience in gaming and thus all the
technical specification are perfect for a user. The report described all the specification of the
laptop and it also described the importance of each and every technical specification
individually. The price of the laptop is 1346.90 US$. The price of the laptop is not high as
compared to provided facility by Lenovo.