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

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell Precision 5540 and Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 specifications, including details on 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 14 7420 2-in-1.

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

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

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.

Ports	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1
full-size SD card slot	Yes	Yes
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	No
power port	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
USB-A	Yes x2	Yes
USB-C	No	Yes x2
Total	8	6

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.

Ports	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1
full-size SD card slot	Yes	Yes
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
USB-A	Yes	Yes
power port	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
USB-C	No	Yes

Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 Pros

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

2022 vs. 2019

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

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

Key Similars

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

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

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed

Dell Precision 5540 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

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

Memory	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1
Slots	x2	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Prices

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

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 By Dell $596.20	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision M5540 15.6 UHD Touchscreen Intel Core i7-9750H 2.60Ghz 32GB 1TB SSDR Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Dell $599.00	See at Amazon
	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 $525.00 $599.00 12% OFF	See at Amazon
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 By Dell $1,048.56	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 $859.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 7420 2-in-1 (2022) \| 14" FHD+ Touch \| Core i7-512GB SSD - 16GB RAM \| 10 Cores @ 4.7 GHz - 12th Gen CPU Win 11 Home By Dell $1,107.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1
Released	2019	2022
Release Date	Announced at Computex 2019. Available from early July 2019.	Announced on April 1, 2022
Pricing	Starting at $1,339	$849.99 i5-1235U 8GB 512GB $1,049.99 i7-1255U 16GB 512GB
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)
Generations	2022 Dell Precision 5570 2021 Dell Precision 5560 2020 Dell Precision 5550 2019 Dell Precision 5540	2022 Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 2022 Dell Inspiron 7425 2-in-1 AMD 2021 Dell Inspiron 7415 2-in-1

Exterior	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1
Size Comparison	Dell Precision 5540Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1
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)	12.36 x 8.93 x 0.62 ~ 0.70 in (314 x 227.5 x 15.7 ~ 17.86 mm)
Weight	3.93 lbs (1.78 kg)	Starting at 3.46 lbs (1.57 kg)
Colors	Aluminum Platinum Silver LCD Cover Aluminum Titan Gray LCD Cover	Platinum Silver
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.	Keyboard 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)
Chasis Information	-	Aluminum Exterior Chassis Materials

Display	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1
Size	15.6 Inches	14 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	14” 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.

Ports	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1
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 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

Internal Specs	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1
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	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1215U 6 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 4.40 GHz, 10MB SmartCache, 15W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.30 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.70 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB 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	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1215U Intel® UHD Graphics 64 Execution Units, → 1100 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SoDIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 64GB	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
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.	Optional NVIDIA® GeForce® MX550 with 2GB of GDDR6 VRAM
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	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB Storage Slots: 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe Gen 4 x4 slot.
Fans Number	-	1

Connectivity	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1
Wi-Fi	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz Intel Wireless-AC 9260 2x2 802.11ac Qualcomm QCA6174A 2x2 802.11ac	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
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.2

Battery	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1
Size	56 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion) 97 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion)	41 Wh 3-cell polymer battery 54 Wh 4-cell polymer battery Supports ExpressCharge™ Boost.
Power Supply	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.67A.	65W Power Adapter 4.5mm barrel type connector.

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

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

Misc	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1
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)	-
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Key Features	Dell Precision 5540	Dell Inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1
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 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 Nvidia GeForce MX550 2GB GDDR6