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Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) vs. Dell Precision 5540: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) and Dell Precision 5540, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) is better than Dell Precision 5540.

2020 vs. 2019

Dell Precision 5540 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 5540 is better than Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020).

Dell Precision 5540 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020). It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020).

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 5540

64 GB

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)

32 GB

Dell Precision 5540 weighed 3.93 pounds, 5% lighter than the 4.1 pounds Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020).

Weight	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Dell Precision 5540
Pound	4.1 lbs.	3.93 lbs.
Kilogram	1.86 kg	1.78 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) and Dell Precision 5540.

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

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) - AMD Ryzen 9-4900H

6,806

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) - AMD Ryzen 7-4800H

6,440

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

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) - AMD Ryzen 5-4600H

4,908

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i5-9400H

3,690

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Dell Precision 5540 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

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

Memory	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Dell Precision 5540
Slots	x1	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Prices

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

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) Price
	Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gaming Laptop \| 16" WQXGA 165Hz 100% sRGB \| AMD Zen4 8-core Ryzen 7 7840HS \| 16GB DDR5 512GB SSD \| GeForce RTX 4060 8GB \| RGB Backlit Rapid Charge Win11Pro Grey + HDMI Cable By Lenovo $1,249.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo legion 5 Slim 5 16" WQXGA 2.5K 165Hz (AMD 8-Core Ryzen 7 7840HS (Beat i7-12700H), GeForce RTX 4060 8GB, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD) RGB Backlit Gaming Laptop, Wi-Fi 6E, 3D Nahimic, Win 11 Home By Lenovo $1,599.98	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 AMD 14" Laptop (2023 Model) - AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS 8-Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 512 GB M.2 NVMe SSD, 14.5" 2.8K OLED 400-Nits, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $1,399.99	See at Amazon
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 $629.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5000 5540 Workstation Laptop (2019) \| 15.6'' FHD \| Core i7 - 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - Quadro T2000 \| 6 Cores @ 4.6 GHz Win 10 Pro (Reed), Platinum Silver By Dell $579.98	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 $911.96	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Dell Precision 5540
Released	2020	2019
Release Date	Announced on November 11, 2020	Announced at Computex 2019. Available from early July 2019.
Pricing	-	Starting at $1,339
Generations	-	2022 Dell Precision 5570 2021 Dell Precision 5560 2020 Dell Precision 5550 2019 Dell Precision 5540

Exterior	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Dell Precision 5540
Dimensions	14.01 x 9.84 x 0.6 - 0.7 inches (356 x 250 x 15.9 - 17.9 mm)	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)
Weight	Starting at 4.1 lbs (1.86 kg)	3.93 lbs (1.78 kg)
Colors	Slate grey	Aluminum Platinum Silver LCD Cover Aluminum Titan Gray LCD Cover
Keyboard and Trackpad	6-row, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys, numeric keypad. LED backlight. Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad supports Precision TouchPad (PTP).	Full-size backlit keyboard. 4.03 x 2.45 in (102.40 mm x 62.40 mm) touchpad with 5 multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Dell Precision 5540
Size	15.6 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	15.6" FHD 60Hz 1920 x 1080 IPS 60 Hz 100% sRGB Dolby Vision® Supported 300 nits 15.6" FHD 144Hz 1920 x 1080 IPS 144 Hz Up to 3 ms with OD Response Time 100% sRGB Dolby Vision® Supported 300 nits 15.6" UHD 60Hz 3840 x 2160 IPS 60 Hz 100% Adobe RGB VESA DisplayHDR 400 Certified Dolby Vision® Supported 500 nits	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

Ports	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Dell Precision 5540
1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Supports DisplayPort™ 1.4b, and Power Delivery 100W. 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 (Always On) 1 x 4-in-1 Full-size SD Card Reader 1 x Audio jack 1 x Power adapter	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

Internal Specs	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Dell Precision 5540
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.00 → 4.00 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.90 → 4.20 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900H 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W	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
Integrated Graphics	AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 6 Graphics Cores, 1500 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 1750 MHz	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
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Memory 1 x Onboard Memory 1 x SO-DIMM DDR4 Slot	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SoDIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 64GB
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q Design, 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 Max-Q Design, 6GB GDDR6	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.
Storage	512 GB 1TB 2TB M.2 2280 SSD 2 x PCIe NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 slots	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

Connectivity	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Dell Precision 5540
Wi-Fi	Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.1, M.2 Card	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz Intel Wireless-AC 9260 2x2 802.11ac Qualcomm QCA6174A 2x2 802.11ac
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.0

Battery	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Dell Precision 5540
Size	71 WHr (Integrated 3-Cell Li-Polymer battery)	56 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion) 97 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion)
Battery Life	Up to 4.9 hours Tested with MobileMark® 2018	-
Power Supply	170W 230W Slim tip AC adapter.	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.67A.

Software	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Dell Precision 5540
OS	Windows 10 Home 64 Windows 10 Pro 64 FreeDOS No operating system	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 7.5 Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage Dolby Atmos® Speaker System Dolby Vision® Xrite-Pantone Color Management McAfee® Antivirus	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Dell Precision 5540
Camera	Top-placed Built-in HD Webcam (720p) with Privacy Shutter	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio	2 x 2W Dolby Atmos® Speaker System for Gaming Dual array microphone	Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers dual-array microphones

Misc	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Dell Precision 5540
Sensors	Fingerprint Reader Combined with Power Button	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
Security	Fingerprint Reader Touch style fingerprint reader on the power button BIOS Security Power-on password Supervisor password Other Security Camera privacy shutter	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)
In the box	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15” AC adapter Internal Battery Quick Start Guide	-
Warranty	2-year (1-yr battery) depot service	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Key Features	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Dell Precision 5540
At Glance	Released in 2020 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4.1 lb 1.86 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 9-4900H 8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.40 GHz Geekbench 5 1,137 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,806 Multi-Core With integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 1750 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q	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