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Dell Precision 7540 vs. Alienware Area-51m: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Dell Precision 7540 and Alienware Area-51m models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell Precision 7540 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 7540 is better than Alienware Area-51m.

Dell Precision 7540 supports a larger memory capacity than the Alienware Area-51m. It supports up to 128GB versus 64GB of system memory on the Alienware Area-51m.

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 7540

128 GB

Alienware Area-51m

64 GB

Dell Precision 7540 supports a faster memory speed than the Alienware Area-51m. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2800MHz of system memory on the Alienware Area-51m.

Memory type and speed

Dell Precision 7540 - DDR4 ECC

3,200 MHz

Alienware Area-51m - DDR4 XMP

2,800 MHz

Dell Precision 7540 weighed 5.57 pounds, 35% lighter than the 8.54 pounds Alienware Area-51m.

Weight	Dell Precision 7540	Alienware Area-51m
Pound	5.57 lbs.	8.54 lbs.
Kilogram	2.53 kg	3.87 kg

Alienware Area-51m Pros

Reasons that Alienware Area-51m is better than Dell Precision 7540.

Intel Core i9-9900K inside Alienware Area-51m has a 23% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Xeon E-2286M inside Dell Precision 7540.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Alienware Area-51m - Intel Core i9-9900K

8,543

Alienware Area-51m - Intel Core i9-9900

7,669

Alienware Area-51m - Intel Core i7-9700K

7,192

Dell Precision 7540 - Intel Xeon E-2286M

6,910

Dell Precision 7540 - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

Dell Precision 7540 - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

Alienware Area-51m - Intel Core i7-8700

5,810

Dell Precision 7540 - Intel Xeon E-2276M

5,165

Dell Precision 7540 - Intel Core i7-9850H

4,914

Dell Precision 7540 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Dell Precision 7540 - Intel Core i5-9400H

3,690

Alienware Area-51m has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch Dell Precision 7540.

Display size

Alienware Area-51m

17.3-inch

Dell Precision 7540

15.6-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell Precision 7540 and Alienware Area-51m.

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

Memory	Dell Precision 7540	Alienware Area-51m
Slots	x4	x4
Type	DDR4 ECC	DDR4 XMP

Prices

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

Dell Precision 7540 Price
	Dell Precision 7540 Workstation Laptop PC, 15.6“FHD(1920x1080), NVIDIA Quadro T2000 4GB GDDR5, Intel Core i7-9850H up to 4.60GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $508.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 7540 Laptop 15.6 - Intel Core i5 9th Gen - i5-9400H - 4.3Ghz - 512GB SSD - 16GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T2000 - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $339.26 $399.00 15% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 7540 Laptop, 15.6 FHD (1920x1080) Non-Touch, Intel Core 9th Gen i7-9750H, 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA Quadro T1000, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $486.96 $579.90 16% OFF	See at Amazon
Alienware Area-51m Price
	Alienware Area 51M Gaming Laptop, 17.3" 300hz 3ms FHD Display, Intel Core i7-10700K, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8GB GDDR6, 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM, Lunar Light (AWARR2-7323WHT-PUS) By Alienware $2,299.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Alienware Area-51m Elite Gaming Laptop Backpack, 17-Inch, Gray/Black (AWA51BPE17) By Dell $119.53 $149.99 20% OFF	See at Amazon
	Alienware m18 AMD Gaming Laptop - 18-inch FHD+ (1920 x 1200) 480Hz 3ms Display, AMD Ryzen 9-7845HX, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 GDDR6, 1-Year Premium Support - Dark Metallic Moon By Alienware $2,827.94	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Precision 7540	Alienware Area-51m
Released	2019	2019
Release Date	Announced at Computex 2019. Available from early July 2019.	Announced at CES 2019 Available on January 29, 2019
Pricing	Starting at $1,149	Starting at $2,549.99
Generations	2021 Dell Precision 7560 2020 Dell Precision 7550 2019 Dell Precision 7540	2020 Alienware Area-51m R2 2019 Alienware Area-51m

Exterior	Dell Precision 7540	Alienware Area-51m
Dimensions	Non-touch models 14.87 x 9.89 x 0.98 - 1.18 in (377.60 x 251.30 x 25.0 - 29.97 mm) Touch models 14.87 x 9.89 x 1.02 - 1.21 in (377.60 x 251.30 x 25.9 - 30.85 mm) Aluminum Cover models 14.87 x 9.89 x 0.94 - 1.19 in (377.60 x 251.30 x 24.0 - 30.4 mm)	15.85 x 12.565 x 1.09 - 1.23 in (402.6 x 319.14 x 27.65 - 31.2 mm) Width: 15.85 in. (402.6 mm) Depth: 12.565 in. (319.14 mm) Height: 1.09 - 1.23 in. (27.65 - 31.2 mm)
Weight	Starting at 5.57 lbs (2.53 kg)	Maximum at 8.54 lbs. (3.87 Kg)
Colors	Carbon Fiber LCD Cover Aluminum Titan Gray LCD Cover	Lunar Light Dark Side of the Moon
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size with optional backlit keyboard. 3.92 x 2.09 in (99.50 mm x 53 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Keyboard Alienware TactX keyboard with per-key RGB LED AlienFX lighting. Includes anti-ghosting and N-key rollover technology. 2.2mm key travel, programmable macro keys, alphanumeric keys Touchpad 4.13 x 2.56 in (105 mm x 65 mm) All-points addressable (APA) trackpad. AlienFX backlit.

Display

Dell Precision 7540

Alienware Area-51m

Size

15.6 Inches

17.3 Inches

Info

15.6" FHD
- 1920x1080 Anti-Glare non-touch, 45% Adobe color gamut.
15.6" UltraSharp™ FHD
- 1920x1080 AG, NT, w/Prem Panel Guar 100% sRGB Carbon Fiber, IPS.
15.6"UltraSharp™ UHD
- 3840x2160 AG,NT,w/Prem Panel Guar 100% AdobeRGB, Aluminium, IGZO.

Full HD with 60Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 127 PPI, 35ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 600:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 8W max power consumption.

Full HD with 144Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 127 PPI, 19ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 600:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 8.5W max power consumption.
Tobii Eyetracking
Options:
- Anti-Glare
- Eyesafe® Display Tech
- Eyesafe® Display Tech + NVIDIA G-SYNC

All options

Wide Viewing Angles on all displays with 85 degrees viewing from all directions

Ports	Dell Precision 7540	Alienware Area-51m
Image Source: Dell 2 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort (4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3). 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports 1 port support PowerShare. 1 x HDMI 2.0b Port 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 1 x headset jack 1 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet port 1 x SD-card reader 1 x Smart Card reader (optional) 1 x Wedge-shaped lock 1 x Power adapter port	Image Source: Dell 1 x Power/DC-in Jack 1 x RJ-45 Killer E3000 2.5Gbps Ethernet port 2 x Type-A SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port 1 x Type-A SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Port with PowerShare technology 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Port (USB Type-C™ with support for SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps, 40Gbps Thunderbolt, and DisplayPort) 1 x Alienware Graphics Amplifier Port 1 x HDMI 2.0 Output 1 x Mini-Display Port 1.4 (certified) Output 1 x Headphone / MIC (retaskable) 1 x Global Headset Jack 1 x Wedge-shaped lock slot (cable and lock sold separately)

Internal Specs	Dell Precision 7540	Alienware Area-51m
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 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 Intel Xeon E-2276M 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W Intel Xeon E-2286M 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8700 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.20 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700K 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.60 → 4.90 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 95W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.10 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900K 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 95W
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 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 Intel Xeon E-2276M Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Intel Xeon E-2286M Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700K Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900K Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 4 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 128B Memory Type: DDR4 ECC or Non-ECC memory Memory Speed: 2666 MHz or 3200 MHz	Memory Slots 4-SODIMMs Memory Configurations 16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 2400MHz 32GB, 2x16GB, DDR4, 2400MHz 16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4 XMP 2933MHz 64GB, 4x16GB, DDR4 2400MHz 32GB, 2x16GB, DDR4 XMP 2933MHz 64GB, 4x16GB, DDR4 XMP 2800MHz
Discrete Graphics	AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200 (Optional) GCN 4.0 Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1295 MHz, 640 Shading Units. NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1395 → 1455 MHz, 768 Shading Units. NVIDIA Quadro T2000 (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1575 → 1785 MHz, 1,024 Shading Units. NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile (Optional) Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6 256-bit, 945→ 1380 MHz, 2,304 Shading Units. NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 Mobile (Optional) Turning Architecture, 8GB GDDR6 256-bit, 1110→ 1560 MHz, 2,560 Shading Units. NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile (Optional) Turning Architecture, 16GB GDDR6 256-bit, 1035→ 1545 MHz, 3,072 Shading Units.	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 6GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
Storage	Hard Drive Slots 3 x M.2 2280 PCIe SSD slot 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot Available only on a 4-cell 64Wh battery model. Hard Drive Configurations Up to 6TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Up to 2TB SATA Hard Drive	Available Slots Two M.2 2230/2280 slots (Up to 1TB each) One SATA AHCI 6 Gbps (Up to 1TB) Single Drive 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD Dual Drives 128GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GBSSHD) Hybrid 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GBSSHD) Hybrid 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GBSSHD) Hybrid 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GBSSHD) Hybrid 116GB Intel OptaneSSD + 1TB (+8GBSSHD) Hybrid RAID-0 Drives 512GB RAID0 (2x 256GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) 1TB RAID0 (2x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) 2TB RAID0 (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSDs) 236GB RAID0 (2x 116GB Intel OptaneSSDs) RAID-0 Plus Drives 512GB RAID0 (2x 256GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 1TB RAID0 (2x 512GB PCIe M.2 SSDs) + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 2TB RAID0 (2x 1TB PCIe M.2 SSDs) + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 236GB RAID0 (2x 116GB Intel OptaneSSDs) + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive

Connectivity	Dell Precision 7540	Alienware Area-51m
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2 .11ax 160MHz Intel® Dual Band Wireless AC 9560 (802.11ac) 2x2 Qualcomm QCA61x4A 802.11ac Dual Band, 2x2, Wireless Adapter	Rivet Killer 1550 Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 1733 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac. Rivet Killer WiFi 6 AX1650 Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 2400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0	Rivet Killer 1550 › Bluetooth 5.0 Rivet Killer AX1650 › Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	Integrated Intel i219LM 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet (RJ-45 ) with Intel Remote Wake UP and PXE	Killer™ Ethernet E3000 PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps

Battery	Dell Precision 7540	Alienware Area-51m
Size	64 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion) 97 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion)	6-cell smart lithium-ion (90Wh)
Power Supply	180 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5 VDC/9.23 A.	180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) 240W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) 330W (19.50 VDC/9.23A)

Software	Dell Precision 7540	Alienware Area-51m
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 7.5 Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial	Alienware Command Center Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio	Dell Precision 7540	Alienware Area-51m
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Optional Windows Hello Infrared Camera	Front-facing camera Alienware HD (1280 x 720 resolution) camera.
Audio	Realtek ALC3281 MaxxAudio® Pro by Waves Two speakers (2W x 2) Noise-reducing array microphones	Controller: Realtek ALC3282-CG 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center via Alienware Command Center Speakers: 4-Way Stereo Speaker Design Output: 8-10W Microphone: Dual-array microphones in the camera assembly

Misc	Dell Precision 7540	Alienware Area-51m
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the keyboard deck	Tobii Eye Tracking (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 Fingerprint reader or FIPS Fingerprint reader Touch Fingerprint Reader with Control Vault 3.0 (Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification) Contacted Smart Card (FIPS 201 with Control Vault 3.0 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 level 3 Certitication) Contactless Smart Card NFC/CSC (Check regional availability)	Wedge-shaped lock slot
Warranty	3 Years Hardware Service with Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis
More	-	CHASIS Exterior Chassis Materials Magnesium Alloy Thermal Cryo-Tech v2.0 Cooling Technology Dual-Intake, Dual-Exhaust Airflow Design High-Voltage Driving Fans Load-balancing Heat Pipes Copper Fin Stacks Thermal Controls Whisper-quiet operation

Key Features	Dell Precision 7540	Alienware Area-51m
At Glance	Released in 2019 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 5.57 lb 2.53 kg Up to Intel Xeon E-2286M 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,192 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,910 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 128GB 3200 MHz DDR4 ECC Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 6GB GDDR6	Released in Early 2019 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 144Hz Weight 8.54 lb 3.87 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9900K 8C/16T, 3.60 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,309 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,543 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 2800 MHz DDR4 XMP Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6