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Dell Precision 5540 vs. Lenovo Legion 7i 15”: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell Precision 5540 and Lenovo Legion 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 Legion 7i 15”.

Dell Precision 5540 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Legion 7i 15”. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Lenovo Legion 7i 15”.

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 5540

64 GB

Lenovo Legion 7i 15”

32 GB

Dell Precision 5540 weighed 3.93 pounds, 15% lighter than the 4.6 pounds Lenovo Legion 7i 15”.

Weight	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
Pound	3.93 lbs.	4.6 lbs.
Kilogram	1.78 kg	2.09 kg

Lenovo Legion 7i 15” Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion 7i 15” is better than Dell Precision 5540.

2020 vs. 2019

Intel Core i9-10980HK inside Lenovo Legion 7i 15” has a 7% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-9980HK inside Dell Precision 5540.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo Legion 7i 15” - Intel Core i9-10980HK

7,013

Lenovo Legion 7i 15” - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

Lenovo Legion 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 Legion 7i 15” - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i5-9400H

3,690

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell Precision 5540 and Lenovo Legion 7i 15”.

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed

Dell Precision 5540 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Lenovo Legion 7i 15” - DDR4

3,200 MHz

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

Memory	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
Slots	x2	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4

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 $635.35 $699.99 9% OFF	See at Amazon
Lenovo Legion 7i 15” Price
	Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 8 16" Gaming Laptop (2023 Model) - Intel Core i9-13900HX 24-Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, 32GB RAM, 1TB M.2 NVMe Gen 4 SSD, 16.0" IPS QHD+ 500 nits 240Hz, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $2,399.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gaming Laptop, 16" WQHD IPS 240Hz Display, Intel Core i9-13900HX, GeForce RTX 4080, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Webcam, Per-Key RGB Backlit KB, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $2,391.00 $2,555.00 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 9 16" Gaming Laptop (2024 Model) Intel Core i9-14900HX 24C, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 16GB, 32GB RAM, 2TB (1TB+1TB) NVMe SSD, 16.0" IPS QHD+ 500 nits 240Hz, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $3,295.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced at Computex 2019. Available from early July 2019.	Announced in April 2020
Pricing	Starting at $1,339	Starting at $1199.99
Generations	2022 Dell Precision 5570 2021 Dell Precision 5560 2020 Dell Precision 5550 2019 Dell Precision 5540	-

Exterior	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Legion 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)	14.1" x 10" x 0.8"/ 360mm x 255mm x 20mm
Weight	3.93 lbs (1.78 kg)	Starting at 4.6 lbs (2.1 kg)
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.	Keyboard Backlit full-size with the backlit keyboard. Corsair® iCUE RGB support Touchpad Precision Touchpad. Supports multi-touch gesture.

Display	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Legion 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 144Hz 1920 x 1080, IPS, 144 Hz, < 3ms response time, 100% sRGB, 300 nits. 15.6" FHD 144Hz HDR 1920 x 1080, IPS, 144 Hz, <3 ms Response Time, 100% Adobe RGB, 500 nits, VESA DisplayHDR 400-certified, Dolby Vision™-enabled. 15.6" FHD 240Hz HDR 1920 x 1080, IPS, 240 Hz, <1 ms Response Time, 100% sRGB, 500 nits, VESA DisplayHDR 400 Certified, Dolby Vision™ Enabled.

Ports	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Legion 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 Type-C™ (Thunderbolt™, DisplayPort™, USB 3.1, HDMI™) 1 x USB-C (DisplayPort™ 1.4, USB 3.1 Gen 1) 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x HDMI™ 2.0 1 x RJ45 Ethernet 1 x Kensington MiniSaver Lock slot 1 x 3.5mm microphone/headphone combo 1 x Power input 1 x NOVO hole

Internal Specs	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Legion 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 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB 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 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SoDIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 64GB	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 32GB Memory Speed: 2933MHz or 3200MHz
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 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 (6GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 Max-Q (8GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 SUPER Max-Q (8GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 SUPER Max-Q (8GB GDDR6)
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	Storage Slots 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot Storage Configurations 128 GB/256 GB/512 GB/1 TB PCIe NVMe SSD 1 TB/2 TB HDD

Connectivity	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Legion 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	WiFi 6 802.11AX (2 x 2) Up to 2400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	-	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
Size	56 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion) 97 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion)	80 Wh (4 Cell polymer)
Battery Life	-	Up to 7.7 hours
Power Supply	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.67A.	230W AC power adapter Lenovo proprietary charging port.

Software	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Legion 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 Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial	Corsair® iCUE Lenovo Vantage McAfee LiveSafe™ Microsoft Office Trial

Camera & Audio	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Legion 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 Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio	Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers dual-array microphones	2 x 2W Harman Kardon® Speaker System with Chamber Dolby Atmos® Headphone Support Dual-array microphones

Misc	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Legion 7i 15”
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)	Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock
In the box	-	Legion 7i 15" 4 Cell 80Wh internal battery 230W AC adapter Quick start guide
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	One Year Legion Ultimate Support

Key Features	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Legion 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 240Hz Weight 4.6 lb 2.09 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,223 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,013 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q