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Dell Precision 7740 vs. Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”): Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell Precision 7740 and Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”) specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell Precision 7740 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 7740 is better than Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”).

Intel Xeon E-2286M inside Dell Precision 7740 has a 85% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Precision 7740 - Intel Xeon E-2286M

6,910

Dell Precision 7740 - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

Dell Precision 7740 - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

Dell Precision 7740 - Intel Xeon E-2276M

5,165

Dell Precision 7740 - Intel Core i7-9850H

4,914

Dell Precision 7740 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

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

3,722

Dell Precision 7740 - Intel Core i5-9400H

3,690

Dell Precision 7740 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”). It supports up to 128GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”).

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 7740

128 GB

Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)

16 GB

Dell Precision 7740 comes with four SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”) since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Dell Precision 7740	Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
Slots	x4	Onboard
Type	DDR4 ECC	LPDDR4X

Dell Precision 7740 has a 17.3-inch screen size 23% larger than the 14-inch Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”).

Display size

Dell Precision 7740

17.3-inch

Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)

14-inch

Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”) is better than Dell Precision 7740.

2020 vs. 2019

Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”) supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Precision 7740. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Dell Precision 7740.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”) - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Dell Precision 7740 - DDR4 ECC

3,200 MHz

Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”) weighed 3.3 pounds, 52% lighter than the 6.79 pounds Dell Precision 7740.

Weight	Dell Precision 7740	Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
Pound	6.79 lbs.	3.3 lbs.
Kilogram	3.08 kg	1.50 kg

Prices

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

Dell Precision 7740 Price
	2019 Dell Precision 7740 Laptop 17.3 - Intel Core i7 9th Gen - i7-9850H - Six Core 4.6Ghz - 512GB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000 - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Pro Carbon (Renewed) By Dell $658.00 $729.99 10% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 7740 17.3" Intel Xeon E-2276m 64GB RAM 1TB SSD Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $649.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 7740 17.3" Mobile Workstation - Intel Core i7-9850H - 16GB RAM - 512GB SSD (Renewed) By Dell $629.99	See at Amazon
Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”) 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 IdeaPad Slim 7i Pro 14" 2.8K 90Hz Laptop Intel Core i7-11370H 16GB RAM LPDDR4x 1TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe Backlit Keyboard Wi-Fi 6 Slate Grey Windows 11 Home (Renewed) By Lenovo $529.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 14IAP7 14" 2.8K Touchscreen Notebook Computer, Intel Core i7-1260P 2.1GHz, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Cloud Gray By Lenovo $909.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Precision 7740	Lenovo Ideapad 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 $1,409	Starting at $1,209.99
Generations	2021 Dell Precision 7760 2020 Dell Precision 7750 2019 Dell Precision 7740	-

Exterior	Dell Precision 7740	Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
Dimensions	16.3 x 10.7 x 1.03 - 1.19 in (414.2 x 273.7 x 26.15 - 30.3 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	6.79 lbs (3.08 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	Carbon Fiber LCD Cover Aluminum Titan Gray LCD Cover	Slate Grey (fabric cover optional) Dark Moss Orchid
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.	Full-size keyboard with six rows, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight. Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad.

Display

Dell Precision 7740

Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)

Size

17.3 Inches

14 Inches

Info

17.3”, HD
1600 x 900, Anti-Glare, LED Backlight, Non-touch 60% color gamut
17.3”, FHD
1920 x 1080, Anti-Glare IPS, Non-touch 100% color gamut sRGB
17.3”, UHD
3840 x 2160, Anti-Glare IGZO, Non-touch 100% AdobeRGB

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 7740	Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
Image Source: Dell Left (4) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x Smart Card Reader Right (4) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x lock slot Back (5) 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x Mini DisplayPort v1.4 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x power port	1 x Thunderbolt 3 Supports Thunderbolt™ 3.0, USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort™ 1.4b, and Power Delivery 3.0. 1 x USB Type C Supports Power Delivery 3.0 for charging. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Full-size USB Type-A port. 1 x microSD™ Card 1 x HDMI™ 2.0b 1 x Audio jack

Internal Specs	Dell Precision 7740	Lenovo Ideapad 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 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	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 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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 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	8GB 12GB 16GB 3733 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4X.
Discrete Graphics	AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200 (Optional) GCN 4.0 Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1295 MHz, 640 Shading Units. Radeon Pro WX 7130 w/8GB GDDR5 (Optional) GCN 4.0 Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1188 → 1243 MHz, 2304 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.	Optional NVIDIA® GeForce® MX350 2GB
Storage	Hard Drive Slots 4 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 8TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Up to 2TB SATA Hard Drive	256 GB 512 GB 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.

Connectivity	Dell Precision 7740	Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2 .11ax 160MHz Qualcomm QCA61x4A 802.11ac Dual Band, 2x2, Wireless Adapter	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 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Integrated Intel i219LM 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet (RJ-45 ) with Intel Remote Wake UP and PXE	-

Battery	Dell Precision 7740	Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
Size	64 Wh (4 Cells, Lithium-Ion Polymer, ExpressCharge™ Capable Battery) 97 Wh (6 Cells, Lithium-Ion Polymer, ExpressCharge™ Capable Battery)	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	240 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5 VDC/12.31 A.	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charging Pro

Software	Dell Precision 7740	Lenovo Ideapad 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 7740	Lenovo Ideapad 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. Optional Windows Hello Infrared Camera 0.30 Megapixels (340 x 340) at 60 fps.	Front-facing camera 720p HD Camera.
Audio	Realtek ALC3281 MaxxAudio® Pro by Waves Two speakers (2W x 2) Noise-reducing array microphones	2 x 2W Front-facing Dolby Atmos® Speaker System Microphones

Misc	Dell Precision 7740	Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
Sensors	An optional fingerprint reader on the power button	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 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 Certification) Contactless Smart Card NFC/CSC (Check regional availability)	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Windows Hello with Facial Authentication
In the box	-	Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 14” 65W AC adapter Internal Battery Quick Start Guide
Warranty	3 Years Hardware Service with Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis	1 Year Depot or Carry-in
More	-	Digital Assistant Cortana Alexa

Key Features	Dell Precision 7740	Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7i (14”)
At Glance	Released in 2019 16:9 4K UHD 17.3” 2160p 60Hz Weight 6.79 lb 3.08 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 16GB GDDR6	Released in 2020 16:9 4K UHD 14” 2160p HDR 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