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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 vs. Dell Precision 7740: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 and Dell Precision 7740 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 is better than Dell Precision 7740.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 weighed 2.49 pounds, 64% lighter than the 6.79 pounds Dell Precision 7740.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell Precision 7740
Pound	2.49 lbs.	6.79 lbs.
Kilogram	1.13 kg	3.08 kg

Dell Precision 7740 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 7740 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

2019 vs. 2017

Intel Xeon E-2286M inside Dell Precision 7740 has a 266% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-7600U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

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

Dell Precision 7740 - Intel Core i5-9400H

3,690

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-7600U

1,883

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-7300U

1,777

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-7500U

1,744

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-7200U

1,611

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-6500U

1,500

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-6200U

1,333

Dell Precision 7740 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5. It supports up to 128GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 7740

128 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5

16 GB

Dell Precision 7740 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

Memory type and speed

Dell Precision 7740 - DDR4 ECC

3,200 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

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 ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell Precision 7740
Slots	Onboard	x4
Type	LPDDR3	DDR4 ECC

Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 16GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Dell Precision 7740 has a 17.3-inch screen size 23% larger than the 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

Display size

Dell Precision 7740

17.3-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5

14-inch

Prices

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 Price
	Lenovo Gen 12 ThinkPad X1 Carbon Laptop with Intel Ultra 5 135U vPro Processor, 14" WUXGA 100% sRGB Touchscreen, 16GB 6400MHz RAM, 512GB Gen4 Performance SSD, FHD+ IR+ RGB Camera, and Windows 11 Pro By Lenovo $1,879.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (5th Gen) - 14" FHD (1920x1080) Display (Intel Core i5-7300U, 16GB Ram, 256GB PCIe SSD, HDMI, Camera, WiFi) Win 10 Pro (Renewed) By Lenovo $269.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 21HM002DUS Black Laptop, i7-1355U, 16GB, 512GB PCIe SSD, 14.0" IPS Touch Wide UXGA (1920x1200), Intel Iris Xe, Windows 11 Pro By Lenovo $1,345.99	See at Amazon
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 $581.03 $729.99 20% OFF	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
	Dell Precision 7740 17.3" Laptop Xeon E-2276M 32GB RAM 1TB SSD Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $519.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell Precision 7740
Released	2017	2019
Release Date	-	Announced at Computex 2019. Available from early July 2019.
Pricing	-	Starting at $1,409
Generations	-	2021 Dell Precision 7760 2020 Dell Precision 7750 2019 Dell Precision 7740

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell Precision 7740
Size Comparison	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5Dell Precision 7740
Dimensions	12.73” x 8.54” x 0.62” (323.5 x 217.1 x 15.95 mm) Width: 12.73” (323.5 mm) Depth: 8.54” (217.1 mm) Height: 0.62” (15.95 mm)	16.3 x 10.7 x 1.03 - 1.19 in (414.2 x 273.7 x 26.15 - 30.3 mm)
Weight	Starting at 2.49 lbs (1.13 kg)	6.79 lbs (3.08 Kg)
Colors	Black Silver	Carbon Fiber LCD Cover Aluminum Titan Gray LCD Cover
Keyboard and Trackpad	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.	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 ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell Precision 7740
Size	14 Inches	17.3 Inches
Info	14” FHD 1920 x 1080, IPS, 60Hz, anti-glare, non-touch. 14” WQHD 2560 x 1440, IPS, 60Hz, anti-glare, non-touch.	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

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell Precision 7740
2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 1 x USB 3.0 Full-size USB-A ports. 1 x Native Network RJ45 1 x HDMI 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x MicroSD card reader 1 x Micro SIM slot 1 x Power button 1 x Kensington lock slot	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

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell Precision 7740
Processor	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.30 → 2.80 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6500U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.10 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 → 3.50 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7600U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.80 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W	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	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6500U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7600U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 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	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.	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	-	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.
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (Replaceable).	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

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell Precision 7740
Wi-Fi	Intel® Dual-Band Wireless-AC(2x2) 8265 Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac. Intel® Dual-Band Wireless-AC(2x2) 8260 Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2 .11ax 160MHz Qualcomm QCA61x4A 802.11ac Dual Band, 2x2, Wireless Adapter
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1	Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port (10/100/1000)	Integrated Intel i219LM 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet (RJ-45 ) with Intel Remote Wake UP and PXE
More	WWAN: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X7 LTE-A	-

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell Precision 7740
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 57 Wh	64 Wh (4 Cells, Lithium-Ion Polymer, ExpressCharge™ Capable Battery) 97 Wh (6 Cells, Lithium-Ion Polymer, ExpressCharge™ Capable Battery)
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014	-
Power Supply	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	240 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5 VDC/12.31 A.

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell Precision 7740
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	-	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell Precision 7740
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) 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.
Audio	Dolby Audio™ Premium Microphones	Realtek ALC3281 MaxxAudio® Pro by Waves Two speakers (2W x 2) Noise-reducing array microphones

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell Precision 7740
Sensors	Optional dedicated Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader. Ambient light sensor	An optional fingerprint reader on the power button
Security	Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip Kensington lock slot	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)
Warranty	-	3 Years Hardware Service with Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell Precision 7740
At Glance	Released in 2017 16:9 WQHD 14” 1440p 60Hz Weight 2.49 lb 1.13 kg Up to Intel Core i7-7600U 2C/4T, 2.80 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 885 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,883 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3	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