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Dell Precision 5540 vs. Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”): Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Dell Precision 5540 and Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”), including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Dell Precision 5540 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 5540 is better than Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”).

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside Dell Precision 5540 has a 74% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”).

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

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”) - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i5-9400H

3,690

Dell Precision 5540 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”). It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”).

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 5540

64 GB

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”)

16 GB

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 Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”) since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”)
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	LPDDR4X

Dell Precision 5540 has a 15.6-inch screen size 11% larger than the 14-inch Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”).

Display size

Dell Precision 5540

15.6-inch

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”)

14-inch

Dell Precision 5540 has more ports and slots count than the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”). It has eight versus seven amount of ports and slots on the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”).

Ports	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”)
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	No
microSD card slot	No	Yes
power port	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	Yes
USB-A	Yes x2	Yes x2
USB-C	No	Yes
Total	8	7

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”) is better than Dell Precision 5540.

2020 vs. 2019

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”) supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Precision 5540. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Dell Precision 5540.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”) - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Dell Precision 5540 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”) weighed 3.3 pounds, 17% lighter than the 3.93 pounds Dell Precision 5540.

Weight	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”)
Pound	3.93 lbs.	3.3 lbs.
Kilogram	1.78 kg	1.50 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
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”) Price
	Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 14" Slim Laptop - 2.2K 300 Nits Multitouch Screen - Intel Evo 10-Core i5-1335U (i7-1265U) - Thunderbolt4 - WiFi 6E - Backlit KB - Win11 W/Stylus Pen (16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD) By Lenovo $809.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 14" Slim Laptop - 2.2K 300 Nits Multitouch Screen - Intel Evo 10-Core i5-1335U (i7-1265U) - Thunderbolt4 - WiFi 6E - Backlit KB - Win11 W/Stylus Pen (16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD) By Lenovo $809.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 0.69" Slim Laptop, 14" 2.2K 16:10 Touchscreen, Intel Evo 10-Core i7-1355U, 2 x Thunderbolt, Wi-Fi 6, Long Battery Life - 12H, Win11 W/Stylus Pen (16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD) By Lenovo $899.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”)
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 Yoga Slim 7i (14”)
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)	Metal SKU 12.62" x 8.19" x 0.59" (320.6 mm x 208 mm x 14.9 mm) Fabric SKU 12.66" x 8.19" x 0.6" (321.6 mm x 208 mm x 15.4 mm)
Weight	3.93 lbs (1.78 kg)	Metal Bezel Starting at 3.3 lbs (1.5 kg) Metal Glass Starting at 3.39 lbs (1.54 kg) Fabric Model Starting at 3.41 lbs (1.55 kg)
Colors	Aluminum Platinum Silver LCD Cover Aluminum Titan Gray LCD Cover	Slate Grey (fabric cover optional) Dark Moss Orchid
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, LED backlight. Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad.

Display

Dell Precision 5540

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”)

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

Metal SKU

14" FHD
- 1920 x 1080, IPS, 16:9, sRGB 100%, 300 nits, Optional Glass Display

Fabric SKU

14" UHD
- 3840 x 2160, HDR 400, WVA 500nits Glossy, Glass, 90% DCI-P3.
14" FHD
- 1920 x 1080, IPS, Touchscreen 16:9, sRGB 100%, 300 nits.

Ports	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”)
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: Lenovo Left (4) 1 x USB-C Power Delivery 3.0 only 1 x HDMI v2.0b 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 3.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (3) 1 x microSD card slot 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Always On

Internal Specs	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”)
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™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 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™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SoDIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 64GB	8GB 12GB 16GB 3733 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4X.
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® MX350 2GB
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 Yoga Slim 7i (14”)
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 Yoga Slim 7i (14”)
Size	56 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion) 97 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion)	4-cell Li-Polymer Battery Capacity: 60.7 Wh
Battery Life	-	Up to 14 hours on FHD panel Up to 11 hours on UHD panel * Tested with MobileMark 2014.
Power Supply	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.67A.	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charging Pro

Software	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”)
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 Yoga Slim 7i (14”)
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	2 x 2W Front-facing Dolby Atmos® Speaker System Microphones

Misc	Dell Precision 5540	Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14”)
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 Yoga Slim 7 14” 65W 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 Yoga Slim 7i (14”)
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 4K UHD 14” 2160p 60Hz Weight 3.3 lb 1.50 kg Powered By Intel Core i7-1065G7 4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,088 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,722 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X Nvidia GeForce MX350 2GB GDDR5