Dell Inspiron 13 5391 vs. Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”): Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Inspiron 13 5391 and Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 Pros

Reasons that Dell Inspiron 13 5391 is better than Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”).

About 52% lighter

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 weighed 2.16 pounds, 52% lighter than the 4.41 pounds Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”).

WeightDell Inspiron 13 5391Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Pound
2.16 lbs.
4.41 lbs.
Kilogram
0.98 kg
2.00 kg

Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) is better than Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-9880H inside Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) has a 107% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10510U inside Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) - Intel Core i9-9880H
6,100
Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Dell Inspiron 13 5391 - Intel Core i7-10510U
2,942
Dell Inspiron 13 5391 - Intel Core i5-10210U
2,933
Dell Inspiron 13 5391 - Intel Core i3-10110U
1,866
Supports larger memory

Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell Inspiron 13 5391. It supports up to 16GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Max system memory size
Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
16 GB
Dell Inspiron 13 5391
8 GB
Supports faster memory

Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Inspiron 13 5391. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Memory type and speed
Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) - DDR4
2,666 MHz
Dell Inspiron 13 5391 - LPDDR3
2,133 MHz
17% larger display

Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Display size
Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
15.6-inch
Dell Inspiron 13 5391
13.3-inch

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 Price
Dell Inspiron 15 3530 Business Laptop 15.6" FHD Anti-Glare Touchscreen Intel 10-Core i5-1335U Processor (>i7-1255u) 16GB RAM 512GB SSD FHD Webcam ExpressCharge Long Battery Life Win11
Dell Inspiron 15 3530 Business Laptop 15.6" FHD Anti-Glare Touchscreen Intel 10-Core i5-1335U Processor (>i7-1255u) 16GB RAM 512GB SSD FHD Webcam ExpressCharge Long Battery Life Win11
By Dell
$474.88
$499.00 5% OFF
Dell - Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1 - 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 512GB SSD + 32GB Optane - Silver - i7300-5395SLV-PUS
Dell - Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1 - 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 512GB SSD + 32GB Optane - Silver - i7300-5395SLV-PUS
By Dell
$599.00
$647.96 8% OFF
Dell Inspiron 13 5310, 13.3 inch QHD Non-Touch Laptop - Intel Core i7-11390H, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 with 2GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home - Platinum Silver (Latest Model)
Dell Inspiron 13 5310, 13.3 inch QHD Non-Touch Laptop - Intel Core i7-11390H, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 with 2GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home - Platinum Silver (Latest Model)
By Dell
$1,062.83
Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) Price
Lenovo Yoga C940-15.6" FHD Touch - i7-9750H - NVIDIA GTX 1650-16GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
Lenovo Yoga C940-15.6" FHD Touch - i7-9750H - NVIDIA GTX 1650-16GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
By Lenovo
$579.00
Lenovo Yoga C940-15.6" 4K Touch - i7-9750H - NVIDIA GTX 1650-16GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
Lenovo Yoga C940-15.6" 4K Touch - i7-9750H - NVIDIA GTX 1650-16GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
By Lenovo
$1,499.00
Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
By Lenovo
$1,249.99

Availability

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Released20192019
Release Date
  • Announced at IFA 2019
  • Available on October 1, 2019
  • Announced at Lenovo Tech Life (Auguest 2019)
Pricing
  • Starting at $579.99 (non-WWAN)
  • Starting at $729.99 (WWAN)
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Exterior

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Dimensions
  • Non-WWAN Models
    • Front: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.59 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 14.90 mm)
    • Back: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.65 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 16.50 mm)
  • WWAN Models
    • Front: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.66 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 16.80 mm)
    • Back: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.73 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 18.50 mm)
13.98” x 9.38” x 0.68-0.77” (355.2 mm x 238.39 mm x 17.5-19.7 mm)
Width: 13.98” (355.2 mm)
Depth: 9.38” (238.39 mm)
Height: 0.68-0.77” (17.5-19.7 mm)
Weight
  • Non-WWAN Models
    • 2.16 lb (1.18 kg)
  • WWAN Models
    • 2.65 lb (1.20 kg)
Starting at 4.41 lbs (2.0 kg)
Colors
  • Platinum Silver with dark gray bezel and keyboard (available on configurations without a backlit keyboard)
  • Platinum Silver with light gray bezel and silver keyboard (available on configurations with a backlit keyboard)
  • Ice Lilac
Iron Grey
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size, spill-resistant keyboard
  • Optional backlit full-size, spill-resistant keyboard
  • Multi-touch gesture-enabled precision touchpad with integrated scrolling
  • Full-size keyboard with 6 rows, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight
  • Numeric Keypad
  • Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad

Display

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Size13.3 Inches15.6 Inches
Info13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) TrueLife LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border Wide Viewing Angle Display
  • 15.6” HDR FHD Touch Screen
    1920 x 1080, IPS display, glossy, VESA-Certified Display HDR™, 500 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch.
    Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
  • 15.6” 4K HDR UHD Touch Screen
    3840 x 2160, IPS display, glossy, VESA-Certified Display HDR™, 500 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch.
    Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).

Ports

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Dell Inspiron 13 5391 Ports
Image Source: Dell
  • 1 x HDMI 1.4b
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C™ (DP/PowerDelivery)
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
  • 1 x Micro SD card reader
  • 1 x Headphone & Microphone Audio Jack
  • 1 x AC Power
  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3
    Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort.
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2
    Full-size USB Type-A port.
  • 1 x Audio jack
  • 1 x Lenovo Active Pen Storage

Internal Specs

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 4.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    23 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory
4 GB 8 GB
2133 MHz dual-channel onboard LPDDR3 RAM.
  • 12GB 16GB
    2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 (Soldered).
Discrete GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 64-bit, 1518 → 1582 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1395 → 1560 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.
Storage
256 GB 512 GB
M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive.
  • 256 GB 512 GB 1TB 2TB
    M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.

Connectivity

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Wi-Fi
  • Intel 9560
    Up to 1730 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac)
  • Intel 9462
    Up to 433 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac)
  • Lenovo WiFi-6 802.11ax Wireless (2x2)
    Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • Bluetooth 5.0
More
  • Optional Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)
    • Intel 7360 (DW5820e)
    • Up to 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9)
    • Frequency bands supported (LTE FDD: 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9), LTE TDD: B347 Mbps DL/30 Mbps UL (Cat 9), UMTS/HSPA+: UMTS 384 Kbps DL/384 Kbps UL)
    • Wireless standards (LTE Category 16, UMTS/HSPA+)
    • Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) (Supports GPS, BDS, and GLONASS)
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Battery

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Size
  • 4-Cell Battery, 45 Whr (Integrated)
  • 4-Cell Battery, 52 Whr (Integrated)
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 69 Wh
Battery Life
  • Non-WWAN Models
    • Up to 13 hours 06 minutes
  • WWAN Models
    • Up to 13 hours 44 minutes
* Tested on the Mobile Mark 2014 benchmark test.
  • Up to 12 hours on FHD panel
  • Up to 9 hours on UHD panel
* Tested with MobileMark 2014.
Power Supply65 Watt AC Adapter135 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
Supports Rapid Charge

Software

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04
Upgradable to Windows 11
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30 Trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe
  • Foxit Phantom Standard PDF
  • SupportAssist
  • Dell Mobile Connect
  • Dell Color Profiles
  • SmartByte
  • Wave MaxxAudio® Pro
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Microsoft Office 2019
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Dolby Vision™

Camera & Audio

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Camera
  • Integrated Widescreen HD (720p) Webcam
  • Front-facing camera
    720p HD Camera.
Audio
  • 2 x tuned speakers, audio processing by Waves MaxxAudio® Pro
  • 1 x combo headphone/microphone jack
  • Dual Digital Microphone Array
  • Rotating Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos® Speaker System
  • 2 Base Speakers inside D-Cover
  • 2 x far-field microphones

Misc

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Inking-
  • Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
Sensors
  • Fingerprint reader sensor (Optional)
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest
  • Ambient light sensor
SecurityFingerprint Reader with Windows Hello (Optional)
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • TrueBlock Privacy Shutter
  • Lenovo Privacy Essentials by FigLeaf

Key Features

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
At Glance
Released in Late
2019
16:9 FHD
13.3”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
2.16 lb
0.98 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10510U
4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
957
Single Core
Geekbench 5
2,942
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Configurable up to
8GB
2133 MHz LPDDR3
Dell Inspiron 13 5391 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
MX250
2GB GDDR5
Released in Mid
2019
16:9 4K UHD
15.6”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
4.41 lb
2.00 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C/16T, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,066
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,100
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
2666 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 1650
4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q

Comparison Summary

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 vs. Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)

Dell has released the Inspiron 13 5391, a 13.3-inch machine, in late-2019. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-10510U with a boost clock speed up to 4.90 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce MX250 with 2GB GDDR5.

On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch Yoga C940 (15”) was introduced by Lenovo around the same year in mid-2019. It comes with up to an octa-core Intel Core i9-9880H with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 with 4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Dell Inspiron 13 53911
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U89784.15%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U94488.56%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U95789.77%
Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)1
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,04497.94%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H1,066100.00%
01,066

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Dell Inspiron 13 53911
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U1,86630.59%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U2,93348.08%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U2,94248.23%
Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)1
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,88080.00%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H6,100100.00%
06,100

The Dell Inspiron 13 5391 has a 13.3-inch display which is considerably smaller than the 15.6-inch Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”). In addition, The Dell Inspiron 13 5391 weighs 2.16 lbs. about 104% lighter than the 4.41 lbs. Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”). Moreover, measured at 12.11” x 8.05” x 0.65”, the Dell Inspiron 13 5391 is much more portable than the Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) at 13.98” x 9.38” x 0.77”.

Dell Inspiron 13 5391Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)

Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell Inspiron 13 5391 supports up to 8GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.

For Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”), it supports up to 16GB 2666 MHz DDR4 memory. Like Dell Inspiron 13 5391, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.

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