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Dell XPS 15 9550 vs. Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”): Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Dell XPS 15 9550 and Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”) models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 15 9550 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9550 is better than Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”).

Dell XPS 15 9550 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”). It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”).

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 15 9550

32 GB

Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)

16 GB

Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro GTX 960M 2GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

Dell XPS 15 9550 weighed 3.9 pounds, 5% lighter than the 4.08 pounds Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”).

Weight	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
Pound	3.9 lbs.	4.08 lbs.
Kilogram	1.77 kg	1.85 kg

Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”) is better than Dell XPS 15 9550.

2019 vs. 2015

Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”) supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 15 9550. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9550.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”) - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Dell XPS 15 9550 - DDR4

2,133 MHz

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell XPS 15 9550 and Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”).

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell XPS 15 9550 - Intel Core i7-6700HQ

3,073

Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”) - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”) - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

Dell XPS 15 9550 - Intel Core i5-6300HQ

2,409

Dell XPS 15 9550 - Intel Core i3-6100H

1,597

Prices

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

Dell XPS 15 9550 Price
	Dell XPS 15 9530 15.6'' FHD+ (Intel 13th Gen 14-Core i7-13700H (Beat i9-12900H), 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Arc A370M) Business Laptop, Backlit, Fingerprint, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E, Platinum Silver By Dell $1,638.00	See at Amazon
	Genuine Dell 130W(watt) Tip 4.5mm Slim Power AC Adapter for dell XPS 15 9530 9550 9560 9570/Precision M3800 5510 5520 5530 Laptop Charger (HA130PM130/DA130PM130) Power Supply By Dell $31.34 $37.41 16% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Original XPS 15 Laptop Charger 130W(watt) AC Power Adapter(Power Supply) with 3 Prong Power Cord - Precision M3800 5510 5520 5530,XPS 9530 9550 9560 9570 By Dell $33.00 $37.33 12% OFF	See at Amazon
Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”) Price
	Lenovo Yoga C740-15.6" FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-10510U - 12GB - 512GB SSD - Mica By Lenovo $899.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Yoga C740 15.6-inch Touchscreen 512GB SSD + 32 Optane 1.6GHz i5-10210U 2-in-1 Laptop (8GB RAM, Quad-Core i5, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10 Home) Iron Grey, 81TD0078US By Lenovo $689.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Laptop Charger 65W Watt USB Type C(USB-C) AC Power Adapter - ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11,E16 By Lenovo $39.00 $50.00 22% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
Released	2015	2019
Release Date	-	Announced at Lenovo Tech Life (Auguest 2019)
Generations	2022 Dell XPS 15 9520 2021 Dell XPS 15 9510 2020 Dell XPS 15 9500 2019 Dell XPS 15 7590 2018 Dell XPS 15 9570 2017 Dell XPS 15 9560 2015 Dell XPS 15 9550	-

Exterior	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
Dimensions	14.06 x 9.27 x 0.45 - 0.66 in (357 x 235 x 11 - 17 mm) Width: 14.06” (357 mm) Depth: 9.27” (235 mm) Height: 0.45 - 0.66” (11 - 17 mm)	14 x 9.27 x 0.63 - 0.72” (357.8 x 235.35 x 16.02 - 18.25 mm) Width: 14” (357.8 mm) Depth: 9.27” (235.35 mm) Height: 0.63 - 0.72” (16.02 - 18.25 mm)
Weight	3-cell battery models: 3.9 lb (1.78 kg) 6-cell battery models: 4.4 lb (2.0 kg)	Starting at 4.08 lbs (1.85 kg)
Colors	CNC machined aluminum Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass NBT™ on 4K Ultra HD display Carbon fiber composite palm rest with soft-touch paint	Iron Grey Mira
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard; 1.3mm travel. 4.13 x 3.15 in (105 mm x 80 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Full-size keyboard with 6 rows, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight Numeric Keypad Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad

Display	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
Size	15.6 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	15.6-inch WED FHD non-touchscreen 1920 x 1080, IPS, 141 PPI, 400-nit brightness 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support. 15.6-inch WED UHD touchscreen 3840 x 2160, IPS, 282 PPI, 350-nit brightness, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Reflective, Touch support.	15.6” FHD Touch Screen 1920 x 1080, IPS display with Dolby Vision, anti-glare, 250 nits, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch. Support Lenovo Active Pen (not included) 15.6” HDR FHD Touch Screen 1920 x 1080, IPS display, glossy, 500 nits, VESA400 HDR with Dolby Vision, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch. Support Lenovo Active Pen (not included)

Ports	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
Image Source: Dell Left (5) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), PCIe Gen 3 x2, DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x power port Right (4) 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x lock slot 1 x Battery gauge button	2 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports. 1 x Audio jack

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
Processor	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-6100H 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 35W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300HQ 4 cores, 4 threads, 2.30 → 3.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 45W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 45W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-6100H Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 900 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 950 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	8GB 12GB 16GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 (Soldered)
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M (Optional) Maxwell Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1033 → 1098 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.	-
Storage	500GB/32GB SSD 512GB/128GB SSD Hybrid Hard Drive. 256 GB 512 GB PCIe Gen 3 SSD.	256 GB 512 GB 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.

Connectivity	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
Wi-Fi	DW1820A Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac).	Intel® 9560 802.11AC (2x2) Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1	Bluetooth 5.0

Battery	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 84 Wh	3-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 60 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 17 hours * Tested on 84 WHr battery, FHD panel, SSD models.	Up to 11.5 hours with FHD with VESA400 HDR. Up to 15 hours with FHD. * Tested with MobileMark 2014.
Power Supply	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter with rapid charge support.

Software	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	Lenovo Vantage Microsoft Office 2019 McAfee LiveSafe™ Dolby Vision™

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
Camera	Front-facing camera Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.	Front-facing camera 720p HD Camera.
Audio	Realtek ALC3266 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total) Digital-array microphones	User-facing Dolby Atmos™ speaker system Far-field microphones

Misc	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
Inking	-	Support Lenovo Active Pen (not included).
Sensors	-	Windows Hello compliant Match-on-Chip fingerprint reader on the palm rest Ambient light sensor
Security	Kensington lock slot	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in TrueBlock Privacy Shutter

Key Features	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
At Glance	Released in 2015 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 3.9 lb 1.77 kg Up to Intel Core i7-6700HQ 4C/8T, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz Geekbench 5 798 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,073 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz Up to 32GB 2133 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro GTX 960M 2GB GDDR5	Released in Mid 2019 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 60Hz Weight 4.08 lb 1.85 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10510U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 957 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,942 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Up to 16GB 2666 MHz DDR4