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Dell XPS 15 9550 vs. Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”): Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell XPS 15 9550 and Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) specifications, including details on 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 C940 (15”).

Dell XPS 15 9550 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”). It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”).

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 15 9550

32 GB

Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)

16 GB

Dell XPS 15 9550 weighed 3.9 pounds, 12% lighter than the 4.41 pounds Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”).

Weight	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Pound	3.9 lbs.	4.41 lbs.
Kilogram	1.77 kg	2.00 kg

Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) is better than Dell XPS 15 9550.

2019 vs. 2015

Intel Core i9-9880H inside Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) has a 98% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-6700HQ inside Dell XPS 15 9550.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Dell XPS 15 9550 - Intel Core i7-6700HQ

3,073

Dell XPS 15 9550 - Intel Core i5-6300HQ

2,409

Dell XPS 15 9550 - Intel Core i3-6100H

1,597

Lenovo Yoga C940 (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 C940 (15”) - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Dell XPS 15 9550 - DDR4

2,133 MHz

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
	DE10020 Dell XPS 15 9550-15.6" 4K Touch - i7-6700HQ - NVIDA GTX960M - 16GB - 1TB PCIe SSD By Dell $791.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9550 Business Laptop, 15.6" FHD (1920×1080), Intel Core i7-6700 up to 3.8 GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 pro (Renewed) By Dell $399.00	See at Amazon
Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”) Price
	Lenovo Yoga C940-15.6" FHD Touch - i7-9750H - NVIDIA GTX 1650-16GB - 512GB SSD - Gray By Lenovo $579.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Yoga C940-15.6" 4K Touch - i7-9750H - NVIDIA GTX 1650-16GB - 512GB SSD - Gray By Lenovo $1,499.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray By Lenovo $899.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C940 (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 C940 (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)	13.98” x 9.38” x 0.68-0.77” (355.2 mm x 238.39 mm x 17.5-19.7 mm) Width: 13.98” (355.2 mm) Depth: 9.38” (238.39 mm) Height: 0.68-0.77” (17.5-19.7 mm)
Weight	3-cell battery models: 3.9 lb (1.78 kg) 6-cell battery models: 4.4 lb (2.0 kg)	Starting at 4.41 lbs (2.0 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
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 C940 (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” HDR FHD Touch Screen 1920 x 1080, IPS display, glossy, VESA-Certified Display HDR™, 500 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch. Support Lenovo Active Pen (included). 15.6” 4K HDR UHD Touch Screen 3840 x 2160, IPS display, glossy, VESA-Certified Display HDR™, 500 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch. Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).

Ports	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C940 (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 Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Full-size USB Type-A port. 1 x Audio jack 1 x Lenovo Active Pen Storage

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C940 (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	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
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	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 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
Memory	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	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.	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1395 → 1560 MHz, 1024 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 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.

Connectivity	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C940 (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).	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 4.1	Bluetooth 5.0

Battery	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 84 Wh	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 69 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 17 hours * Tested on 84 WHr battery, FHD panel, SSD models.	Up to 12 hours on FHD panel Up to 9 hours on UHD panel * Tested with MobileMark 2014.
Power Supply	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.	135 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge

Software	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home 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 C940 (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	Rotating Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos® Speaker System 2 Base Speakers inside D-Cover 2 x far-field microphones

Misc	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C940 (15”)
Inking	-	Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
Sensors	-	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest Ambient light sensor
Security	Kensington lock slot	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in TrueBlock Privacy Shutter Lenovo Privacy Essentials by FigLeaf

Key Features	Dell XPS 15 9550	Lenovo Yoga C940 (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 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4.41 lb 2.00 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9880H 8C/16T, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,066 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,100 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2666 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q