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Dell Precision 5540 vs. Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”): Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell Precision 5540 and Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”) 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 Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”).

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside Dell Precision 5540 has a 20% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10750H inside Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”) - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

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

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”) - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i5-9400H

3,690

Dell Precision 5540 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”). It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”).

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 5540

64 GB

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”)

16 GB

Dell Precision 5540 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”). It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2933 MHz of system memory on the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”).

Memory type and speed

Dell Precision 5540 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”) - DDR4

2,933 MHz

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”) is better than Dell Precision 5540.

2020 vs. 2019

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
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”) Price
	Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i 14.0" Laptop, 14.0" FHD (1920 x 1080), Intel Core i7-1165G7 Processor, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD Storage, Intel Iris X Graphics, Windows 10 Home, 82A6000BUS, Slate Grey By Lenovo $479.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo 2023 Newest Ideapad 3i Laptop, 15.6" FHD Touchscreen, 11th Gen Intel Core i3-1115G4 Processor, 12GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, HDMI, Webcam, Wi-Fi6, Bluetooth, Win11, Arctic Grey, W/GaLiMu By Lenovo $352.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 - (2023) - Everyday Laptop - Lightweight - Windows 11-15.6" FHD - 8GB Memory - 256GB Storage - AMD Ryzen 3 7320U - Arctic Grey By Lenovo $319.99 $379.99 16% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”)
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced at Computex 2019. Available from early July 2019.	Announced at CES 2020 (January 2020)
Pricing	Starting at $1,339	Starting at $1,209.99
Generations	2022 Dell Precision 5570 2021 Dell Precision 5560 2020 Dell Precision 5550 2019 Dell Precision 5540	-

Exterior	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”)
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)	Glass Display Model 14" x 9" x 0.62" (356.5 mm x 229 mm x 15.9 mm) Non-glass Display Model 14" x 9" x 0.63" (356.5 mm x 229 mm x 16.1 mm)
Weight	3.93 lbs (1.78 kg)	Glass Display Model Starting at 1.8 kg (4 lbs) Non-glass Display Model Starting at 1.68 kg (3.7 lbs)
Colors	Aluminum Platinum Silver LCD Cover Aluminum Titan Gray LCD Cover	Slate Grey
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 keyboard with six rows, multimedia Fn keys, numpad, LED backlight. Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad.

Display	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”)
Size	15.6 Inches	15.6 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	15.6" FHD 1920 x 1080, IPS, sRGB 100%, 300 nits, Optional Glass Display.

Ports	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”)
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	1 x Thunderbolt 3 Supports Thunderbolt™ 3.0, USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort™ 1.4b, and Power Delivery 3.0. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Full-size USB Type-A port. 1 x Full-size SD Card Reader 1 x HDMI™ 2.0b 1 x Audio jack 1 x Power adapter

Internal Specs	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”)
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™ i5-10300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
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™ i5-10300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SoDIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 64GB	8GB 16GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4.
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® GTX 1650 4GB
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 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.

Connectivity	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”)
Wi-Fi	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz Intel Wireless-AC 9260 2x2 802.11ac Qualcomm QCA6174A 2x2 802.11ac	Lenovo WiFi-5 802.11ac Wireless (2x2) Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac. 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

Battery	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”)
Size	56 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion) 97 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion)	4-cell Li-Polymer Battery Capacity: 70 Wh
Battery Life	-	Up to 12 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014.
Power Supply	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.67A.	135 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.

Software	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”)
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 7.5 Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial	Lenovo Vantage Microsoft Office 2019 McAfee LiveSafe™

Camera & Audio	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”)
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.	Front-facing camera 720p HD Camera.
Audio	Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers dual-array microphones	1 x Front-facing Dolby Atmos® Speaker System (above keyboard) 2 x D-Cover Speakers Microphones

Misc	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”)
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)	Fingerprint Reader Combined with Power Button IR Camera
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)	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Windows Hello with Facial Authentication
In the box	-	Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 15” 135W AC adapter Internal Battery Quick Start Guide
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	1 Year Depot or Carry-in
More	-	Digital Assistant Cortana Alexa

Key Features	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i (15”)
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 2020 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 60Hz Weight 4 lb 1.81 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10750H 6C/12T, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,134 Single Core Geekbench 5 5,412 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Up to 16GB 2933 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6