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Dell Precision 5540 vs. Dell Inspiron 13 5391: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Dell Precision 5540 and Dell Inspiron 13 5391 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell Precision 5540 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 5540 is better than Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside Dell Precision 5540 has a 121% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10510U inside Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

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 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

Dell Precision 5540 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell Inspiron 13 5391. It supports up to 64GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 5540

64 GB

Dell Inspiron 13 5391

8 GB

Dell Precision 5540 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Inspiron 13 5391. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Memory type and speed

Dell Precision 5540 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Dell Precision 5540 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Dell Inspiron 13 5391 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 13 5391
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	LPDDR3

Dell Precision 5540 has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell Inspiron 13 5391.

Display size

Dell Precision 5540

15.6-inch

Dell Inspiron 13 5391

13.3-inch

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 Pros

Reasons that Dell Inspiron 13 5391 is better than Dell Precision 5540.

Dell Inspiron 13 5391 weighed 2.16 pounds, 46% lighter than the 3.93 pounds Dell Precision 5540.

Weight	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 13 5391
Pound	3.93 lbs.	2.16 lbs.
Kilogram	1.78 kg	0.98 kg

Prices

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

Dell Precision 5540 Price
	Dell Precision M5540 15.6 UHD Touchscreen Intel Core i7-9750H 2.60Ghz 32GB 1TB SSDR Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Dell $639.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5540 Workstation 15.6-inch Full HD IPS Display Intel Core i7-9850H 32GB RAM 1TB SSD NVIDIA Quadro 4GB Win 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $555.66	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5540 15.6-inch FHD Laptop - Intel Core i9 9th Gen - i9-9880H - Eight Core 4.8Ghz - 512GB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T2000 - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $749.98	See at Amazon
Dell Inspiron 13 5391 Price
	Dell Inspiron 13 5310, 13.3 inch QHD (Quad High Definition) Laptop - Thin and Light Intel Core i7-11370H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Services - Windows 10 Home By Dell $789.99 $1,099.99 28% OFF	See at Amazon
	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	See at Amazon
	Dell Newest 13th Generation Business Inspiron 15 3530 Laptop, 15.6" FHD Touchscreen, Intel Core i7-1355U, 64GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Webcam, HDMI, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Black By Dell $870.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 13 5391
Released	2019	2019
Release Date	Announced at Computex 2019. Available from early July 2019.	Announced at IFA 2019 Available on October 1, 2019
Pricing	Starting at $1,339	Starting at $579.99 (non-WWAN) Starting at $729.99 (WWAN)
Generations	2022 Dell Precision 5570 2021 Dell Precision 5560 2020 Dell Precision 5550 2019 Dell Precision 5540	-

Exterior	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 13 5391
Dimensions	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)	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)
Weight	3.93 lbs (1.78 kg)	Non-WWAN Models 2.16 lb (1.18 kg) WWAN Models 2.65 lb (1.20 kg)
Colors	Aluminum Platinum Silver LCD Cover Aluminum Titan Gray LCD Cover	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
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit keyboard. 4.03 x 2.45 in (102.40 mm x 62.40 mm) touchpad with 5 multi-touch gesture support.	Full-size, spill-resistant keyboard Optional backlit full-size, spill-resistant keyboard Multi-touch gesture-enabled precision touchpad with integrated scrolling

Display	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 13 5391
Size	15.6 Inches	13.3 Inches
Info	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	13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) TrueLife LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border Wide Viewing Angle Display

Ports	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 13 5391
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	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

Internal Specs	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 13 5391
Processor	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.30 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W Intel Xeon E-2276M 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 4.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Intel Xeon E-2276M Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U Intel® UHD Graphics 23 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SoDIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 64GB	4 GB 8 GB 2133 MHz dual-channel onboard LPDDR3 RAM.
Discrete Graphics	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.	NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 64-bit, 1518 → 1582 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores.
Storage	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	256 GB 512 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive.

Connectivity	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 13 5391
Wi-Fi	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz Intel Wireless-AC 9260 2x2 802.11ac Qualcomm QCA6174A 2x2 802.11ac	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)
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)

Battery	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 13 5391
Size	56 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion) 97 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion)	4-Cell Battery, 45 Whr (Integrated) 4-Cell Battery, 52 Whr (Integrated)
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.
Power Supply	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.67A.	65 Watt AC Adapter

Software	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 13 5391
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 7.5 Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial	Microsoft Office 30 Trial McAfee LiveSafe Foxit Phantom Standard PDF SupportAssist Dell Mobile Connect Dell Color Profiles SmartByte Wave MaxxAudio® Pro

Camera & Audio	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 13 5391
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.	Integrated Widescreen HD (720p) Webcam
Audio	Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers dual-array microphones	2 x tuned speakers, audio processing by Waves MaxxAudio® Pro 1 x combo headphone/microphone jack Dual Digital Microphone Array

Misc	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 13 5391
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)	Fingerprint reader sensor (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)	Fingerprint Reader with Windows Hello (Optional)
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	-

Key Features	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 13 5391
At Glance	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 Nvidia Quadro T2000 4GB GDDR5	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 Nvidia GeForce MX250 2GB GDDR5