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Lenovo Legion Y740 15” vs. Dell Precision 7540: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Lenovo Legion Y740 15” and Dell Precision 7540 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo Legion Y740 15” Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion Y740 15” is better than Dell Precision 7540.

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” weighed 4.85 pounds, 13% lighter than the 5.57 pounds Dell Precision 7540.

Weight	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Dell Precision 7540
Pound	4.85 lbs.	5.57 lbs.
Kilogram	2.20 kg	2.53 kg

Dell Precision 7540 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 7540 is better than Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.

Intel Xeon E-2286M inside Dell Precision 7540 has a 41% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-9750H inside Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

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

Dell Precision 7540 - Intel Xeon E-2276M

5,165

Dell Precision 7540 - Intel Core i7-9850H

4,914

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Dell Precision 7540 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Dell Precision 7540 - Intel Core i5-9400H

3,690

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

Dell Precision 7540 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Legion Y740 15”. It supports up to 128GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Lenovo Legion Y740 15”.

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 7540

128 GB

Lenovo Legion Y740 15”

32 GB

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo Legion Y740 15” and Dell Precision 7540.

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

Memory	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Dell Precision 7540
Slots	x2	x4
Type	DDR4	DDR4 ECC

Prices

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

Lenovo Legion Y740 15” Price
	Lenovo Legion Y740 15-Inch Iron Grey Laptop (81UH0001US) Intel i7-9750H, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 15.6-inch FHD 1920x1080, NVIDIA GeForce RTX2070, Win10 Home, 720p Webcam, RGB Backlit KB, 230W SlimTip AC By Lenovo $2,499.00	See at Amazon
	New Gneuine Replacement LCD Back Cover for Lenovo Legion Y740-15 Series with Antenna Cables 5CB0S16417 By Comp XP $189.95	See at Amazon
	New Genuine Replacement Palmrest Touchpad Keyboard for Lenovo Ideapad Legion Y740-15 Legion Y740-15ICHg (Lenovo) 81HE Legion Y740-15IRH (ideapad) 81UF Legion Y740-15IRHg Laptop (ideapad) 5CB0S16420 By COMP XP $309.95	See at Amazon
Dell Precision 7540 Price
	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 $399.99 $579.90 31% OFF	See at Amazon
	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 $548.99	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 $327.72 $399.00 18% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Dell Precision 7540
Released	2019	2019
Release Date	Announced at CES 2019 Available in February 2019 Refreshed in April 2019 for 9th Gen Intel processors	Announced at Computex 2019. Available from early July 2019.
Pricing	Starting at $1,749.99	Starting at $1,149
Generations	-	2021 Dell Precision 7560 2020 Dell Precision 7550 2019 Dell Precision 7540

Exterior	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Dell Precision 7540
Dimensions	14.2” x 10.5” x 0.88” / 361.42 x 267 x 22.45 (mm)	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)
Weight	Starting at 4.85 lbs (2.2 kg)	Starting at 5.57 lbs (2.53 kg)
Colors	Iron Grey	Carbon Fiber LCD Cover Aluminum Titan Gray LCD Cover
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Backlit full-size, Backlit with Corsair® iCUE RGB lighting keyboard. The water-repellent keyboard delivers 100% anti-ghosting. Touchpad Precision Touchpad. Supports multi-touch gesture. Two physical left-right click buttons.	Full-size with optional backlit keyboard. 3.92 x 2.09 in (99.50 mm x 53 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Dell Precision 7540
Size	15.6 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	15.6" FHD 144Hz 1920 x 1080, IPS, Dolby Vision HDR400 Enabled, 144 Hz, 72% Color Gamut, 500 nits, NVIDIA® G-Sync™. 15.6" FHD 144Hz 1920 x 1080, IPS, 144 Hz, 72% Color Gamut, 300 nits, NVIDIA® G-Sync™.	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.

Ports	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Dell Precision 7540
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C with Intel Thunderbolt 3 (DisplayPort, Data transfer) 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 1 x Mini DisplayPort ™ 1.4 1 x HDMI™ 2.0 1 x RJ45 Ethernet 1 x Kensington® Wedge Lock slot 1 x 3.5mm microphone/headphone combo 1 x NOVO hole	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

Internal Specs	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Dell Precision 7540
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 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 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
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 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™ 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
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 32GB Memory Speed: 2666MHz or 3200MHz	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
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 with Max-Q 8GB GDDR 6& G-SYNC support NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 with Max-Q 8GB GDDR 6 & G-SYNC support NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 6GB GDDR 6 & G-SYNC support NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR 6	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.
Storage	Storage Slots 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot Storage Configurations 128 GB/256 GB/512 GB/1 TB PCIe NVMe SSD 1 TB/2 TB HDD	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

Connectivity	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Dell Precision 7540
Wi-Fi	Killer™ Wireless 802.11 AC (2 x 2) Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac.	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
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Integrated Intel i219LM 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet (RJ-45 ) with Intel Remote Wake UP and PXE

Battery	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Dell Precision 7540
Size	57 Wh (3 Cell Li-Polymer) 76 Wh (4 Cell Li-Polymer)	64 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion) 97 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion)
Battery Life	Up to 5 hours	-
Power Supply	230W AC power adapter Lenovo proprietary charging port.	180 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5 VDC/9.23 A.

Software	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Dell Precision 7540
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 7.5 Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage McAfee® Antivirus Corsair® iCUE PC Manager Lenovo Antivirus Plus Magic Y Key	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Dell Precision 7540
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 Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Optional Windows Hello Infrared Camera
Audio	Dolby Atmos® Speaker System with Soundbar and integrated subwoofer with Smart AMP technology for gaming. Dual-array microphones	Realtek ALC3281 MaxxAudio® Pro by Waves Two speakers (2W x 2) Noise-reducing array microphones

Misc	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Dell Precision 7540
Sensors	-	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the keyboard deck
Security	Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock	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)
In the box	Legion Y740 15" 230W AC Adapter 3 Cell Li-Polymer, 57Wh Quick start guide	-
Warranty	1 Year Depot or Carry-in	3 Years Hardware Service with Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis

Key Features	Lenovo Legion Y740 15”	Dell Precision 7540
At Glance	Released in 2019 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 144Hz Weight 4.85 lb 2.20 kg Up to Intel Core i7-9750H 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz Geekbench 5 1,044 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,880 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q	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