Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 vs. Dell Precision 5540: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 and Dell Precision 5540, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 Pros

Reasons that Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 is better than Dell Precision 5540.

Significantly newer manufacturing

2022 vs. 2019

About 12% lighter

Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 weighed 3.46 pounds, 12% lighter than the 3.93 pounds Dell Precision 5540.

WeightDell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1Dell Precision 5540
Pound
3.46 lbs.
3.93 lbs.
Kilogram
1.57 kg
1.78 kg

Dell Precision 5540 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 5540 is better than Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1.

Supports larger memory

Dell Precision 5540 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1.

Max system memory size
Dell Precision 5540
64 GB
Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1
32 GB
11% larger display

Dell Precision 5540 has a 15.6-inch screen size 11% larger than the 14-inch Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1.

Display size
Dell Precision 5540
15.6-inch
Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1
14-inch
Has two more ports and slots

Dell Precision 5540 has more ports and slots count than the Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1. It has eight versus six amount of ports and slots on the Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1.

PortsDell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1Dell Precision 5540
full-size SD card slotYesYes
HDMIYesYes
headphone jackYesYes
lock slotNoYes
power portNoYes
Thunderbolt 3NoYes
USB-AYesYes x2
USB-CYes x2No
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Slightly more versatile connectivity

Dell Precision 5540 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1. It has six versus five commonly used ports and slots on the Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1.

PortsDell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1Dell Precision 5540
full-size SD card slotYesYes
HDMIYesYes
headphone jackYesYes
USB-AYesYes
power portNoYes
Thunderbolt 3NoYes
USB-CYesNo

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 and Dell Precision 5540.

Similar CPU performance

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i9-9980HK
6,504
Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 - Intel Core i7-1255U
6,415
Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i9-9880H
6,100
Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 - Intel Core i5-1235U
5,715
Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Xeon E-2276M
5,165
Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i7-9850H
4,914
Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i5-9400H
3,690
Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 - Intel Core i3-1215U
3,605
Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed
Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Dell Precision 5540 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Upgradable memory

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

MemoryDell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1Dell Precision 5540
Slots
x2
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4

Prices

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

Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 Price
Dell Inspiron 7000 Series 7420 2-in-1 Laptop, 14'' FHD+ Touch Screen, 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1255U Processor, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Backlit KB, HDMI, SD Card Reader, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home
Dell Inspiron 7000 Series 7420 2-in-1 Laptop, 14'' FHD+ Touch Screen, 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1255U Processor, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Backlit KB, HDMI, SD Card Reader, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home
By Dell
$849.99
Dell Inspiron 7430 14" FHD+ (1920x1200) IPS Touch 2-in-1 Laptop | Intel i7-1355U 10-Core | Iris Xe Graphics | Backlit Keyboard | Fingerprint | Thunderbolt 4 | WiFi 6E | 16GB LPDDR5 1TB SSD | Win11 Pro
Dell Inspiron 7430 14" FHD+ (1920x1200) IPS Touch 2-in-1 Laptop | Intel i7-1355U 10-Core | Iris Xe Graphics | Backlit Keyboard | Fingerprint | Thunderbolt 4 | WiFi 6E | 16GB LPDDR5 1TB SSD | Win11 Pro
By Dell
$775.41
Dell 2022 Newest Inspiron 7000 2-in-1 Laptop, 14" FHD+ Touch Display, AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 2TB SSD, FHD Webcam, HDMI, Backlit KB, FP Reader, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, Pebble Green
Dell 2022 Newest Inspiron 7000 2-in-1 Laptop, 14" FHD+ Touch Display, AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 2TB SSD, FHD Webcam, HDMI, Backlit KB, FP Reader, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, Pebble Green
By Dell
$913.99
Dell Precision 5540 Price
Dell Precision 5000 5540 Workstation Laptop (2019) | 15.6'' FHD | Core i7 - 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - Quadro T2000 | 6 Cores @ 4.6 GHz Win 10 Pro (Reed), Platinum Silver
Dell Precision 5000 5540 Workstation Laptop (2019) | 15.6'' FHD | Core i7 - 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - Quadro T2000 | 6 Cores @ 4.6 GHz Win 10 Pro (Reed), Platinum Silver
By Dell
$579.98
Dell Precision M5540 15.6 UHD Touchscreen Intel Core i7-9750H 2.60Ghz 32GB 1TB SSDR Windows 10 Professional (Renewed)
Dell Precision M5540 15.6 UHD Touchscreen Intel Core i7-9750H 2.60Ghz 32GB 1TB SSDR Windows 10 Professional (Renewed)
By Dell
$629.99
Dell Precision 5540 15.6” UHD 4K Touchscreen Core i7-9850H 2.6GHz 6 Core, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 10 Pro NVIDIA Quadro T1000 4GB (Renewed)
Dell Precision 5540 15.6” UHD 4K Touchscreen Core i7-9850H 2.6GHz 6 Core, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 10 Pro NVIDIA Quadro T1000 4GB (Renewed)
By Dell
$579.00

Availability

Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1Dell Precision 5540
Released20222019
Release DateAnnounced on April 1, 2022
  • Announced at Computex 2019.
  • Available from early July 2019.
Pricing
  • $849.99
    i5-1235U 8GB 512GB
  • $1,049.99
    i7-1255U 16GB 512GB
Starting at $1,339
Applicable Models
  • Dell Inspiron 14 2-in1
  • 2022 Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 7000 Series with Intel
  • 2022 14-inch Dell Inspiron 2-in-1 7000 Series
  • Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 Intel
  • Dell Inspiron 14 7420 (12th Gen Intel Core U15-Series Processors)
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Generations

Exterior

Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1Dell Precision 5540
Dimensions12.36 x 8.93 x 0.62 ~ 0.70 in (314 x 227.5 x 15.7 ~ 17.86 mm)14.06 x 9.26 x 0.44 in (357 x 235 x 11.2 mm)
Width: 14.06” (357 mm)
Depth: 9.26” (235 mm)
Height: 0.44” (11.2 mm)
WeightStarting at 3.46 lbs (1.57 kg)3.93 lbs (1.78 kg)
Colors
Platinum Silver
  • Aluminum Platinum Silver LCD Cover
  • Aluminum Titan Gray LCD Cover
Keyboard and TrackpadKeyboard
  • Full-size titan grey keyboard with optional key backlit.
Touchpad
  • Multi-touch gesture-enabled precision touchpad.
  • Size: 4.53 x 3.15 in (115 x 80 mm)
  • Full-size backlit keyboard.
  • 4.03 x 2.45 in (102.40 mm x 62.40 mm) touchpad with 5 multi-touch gesture support.
Chasis InformationAluminum Exterior Chassis Materials-

Display

Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1Dell Precision 5540
Size14 Inches15.6 Inches
Info14” FHD+ Touch
16:10, 1920 x 1200, 162 PPI, 250 nits brightness, 45% NTSC color gamut, 600:1 contrast ratio, 10 multi-touch support, 3.55 W power consumption, Anti-Glare.
  • 15.6" UltraSharp FHD IGZO4
    • 1920x1080, AG, NT, w/Prem Panel Guar, 100% sRGB.
  • 15.6" Ultrasharp UHD IGZO4
    • 3840x2160, Touch, w/Prem Panel Guar, 100% Adobe,
  • 15.6" Ultrasharp OLED UHD
    • 3840x2160, Non-Touch,w/Prem Panel Guar, 100% DCI-P3

Ports

Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1Dell Precision 5540
Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left (3)
  • 2 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery
  • 1 x HDMI
    v1.4
Right (3)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x full-size SD card slot
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
Dell Precision 5540 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left (5)
  • 1 x power port
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0
  • 1 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, DisplayPort, Power Delivery
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
Right (3)
  • 1 x full-size SD card slot
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare
  • 1 x lock slot

Internal Specs

Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1Dell Precision 5540
Processor
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1215U
    6 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 4.40 GHz, 10MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U
    10 cores, 12 threads, 1.30 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U
    10 cores, 12 threads, 1.70 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.30 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  4. Intel Xeon E-2276M
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  5. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  6. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1215U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    64 Execution Units, → 1100 MHz
  2. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz
  3. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  4. Intel Xeon E-2276M
    Intel® UHD Graphics P630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  5. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  6. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory
4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB
  • Memory Slots: 2 x SODIMM slots.
  • Memory Type: Dual Channel DDR4 Memory.
  • Memory Speed:
    3200 MHz
  • Memory Size per Slot: 
    4GB 8GB 16GB
  • Memory Slots
    • 2 x DDR4 SoDIMM
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 8GB
    • Maximum Memory: 64GB
Discrete GraphicsOptional NVIDIA® GeForce® MX550 with 2GB of GDDR6 VRAM
  • NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Optional)
    Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1395 → 1455 MHz, 768 CUDA Cores.
  • NVIDIA Quadro T2000 (Optional)
    Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1575 → 1785 MHz, 1,024 CUDA Cores.
Storage
256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB
  • Storage Slots: 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe Gen 4 x4 slot.
  • Hard Drive Slots
    • 1 x M.2 PCIe SSD slot
    • 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot
      Available only on a 3-cell 56Wh battery model.
  • Hard Drive Configurations
    • Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD
    • Up to 2TB SATA Hard Drive
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Connectivity

Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1Dell Precision 5540
Wi-Fi
  • Intel AX201 Wi-Fi 6
    Up to 2400 Mbps Dual Band 2.4GHz/5GHz WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Bluetooth 5.2
  • Intel AX211 Wi-Fi 6E
    Up to 2400 Mbps Triple Band 2.4GHz/5GHz/6GHz WiFi 6E 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Bluetooth 5.2
  • Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz
  • Intel Wireless-AC 9260 2x2 802.11ac
  • Qualcomm QCA6174A 2x2 802.11ac
BluetoothBluetooth 5.2
  • Bluetooth 5.0

Battery

Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1Dell Precision 5540
Size
  • 41 Wh 3-cell polymer battery
  • 54 Wh 4-cell polymer battery
Supports ExpressCharge™ Boost.
  • 56 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion)
  • 97 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion)
Power Supply65W Power Adapter
4.5mm barrel type connector.
130 W power adapter
Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.67A.

Software

Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1Dell Precision 5540
OSWindows 11 Home | Home in S-mode | Pro
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 7.5
Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30 Trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe 30 Day Trial
  • Dell Mobile Connect
  • My Dell
  • SupportAssist
  • Dell Update
  • Dell Digital Delivery
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial

Camera & Audio

Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1Dell Precision 5540
Camera
  • HD Front-facing camera
    720p at 30 fps, HD RGB camera.
  • FHD Front-facing camera
    1080p at 30 fps, FHD RGB camera.
  • Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio
  • Realtek ALC3254-CG high-definition audio controller.
  • 2 x 2W stereo speakers.
  • 1 x combo headphone/microphone jack.
  • Dual-array microphones.
  • Waves MaxxAudio Pro
  • Two speakers
  •  dual-array microphones

Misc

Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1Dell Precision 5540
Sensors-
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
Security-
  • Intel® vPro™ Technology (iAMT 12) (optional, requires Intel WiFi® Link WLAN and a vPro compatible processor), Dell Client Command Suite available (dell.com/command), Factory Installed Dell Client Command | Update, Dell Command | Power Manager
  • Intel® Platform Trust Technology
  • Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0
  • Chassis wedge-shaped security lock
  • Support for Computrace and SmartCard Reader
  • Touch Fingerprint Reader with Control Vault 3.0 (Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification)
Warranty1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Key Features

Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1Dell Precision 5540
At Glance
Released in Early
2022
16:10 FHD+
14”
1200p 60Hz
Weight
3.46 lb
1.57 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1255U
10C/12T, 1.70 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,754
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,415
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
MX550
2GB GDDR6
Released in
2019
16:9 4K UHD
15.6”
2160p OLED
Weight
3.93 lb
1.78 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,114
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,504
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
Dell Precision 5540 Ports
Nvidia Quadro
T2000
4GB GDDR5

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