Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”) vs. Dell Precision 7540: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”) and Dell Precision 7540, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”) is better than Dell Precision 7540.

About 56% lighter

Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”) weighed 2.47 pounds, 56% lighter than the 5.57 pounds Dell Precision 7540.

WeightLenovo Yoga 730 (13”)Dell Precision 7540
Pound
2.47 lbs.
5.57 lbs.
Kilogram
1.12 kg
2.53 kg

Dell Precision 7540 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 7540 is better than Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”).

Newer manufacturing

2019 vs. 2018

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Xeon E-2286M inside Dell Precision 7540 has a 196% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8565U inside Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”).

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
Dell Precision 7540 - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Dell Precision 7540 - Intel Core i5-9400H
3,690
Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”) - Intel Core i7-8550U
2,557
Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”) - Intel Core i7-8565U
2,327
Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”) - Intel Core i5-8265U
2,132
Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”) - Intel Core i5-8250U
1,971
Supports larger memory

Dell Precision 7540 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”). It supports up to 128GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”).

Max system memory size
Dell Precision 7540
128 GB
Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”)
16 GB
Supports faster memory

Dell Precision 7540 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”). It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”).

Memory type and speed
Dell Precision 7540 - DDR4 ECC
3,200 MHz
Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”) - DDR4
2,400 MHz
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 6GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

17% larger display

Dell Precision 7540 has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”).

Display size
Dell Precision 7540
15.6-inch
Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”)
13.3-inch

Prices

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

Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”) Price
Lenovo 20V 3.25A 65W USB-C AC Adapter for Lenovo Yoga C930-13, Yoga S730-13, Yoga 920-13, Yoga 730-13, IdeaPad 730s-13, 4X20M26281
Lenovo 20V 3.25A 65W USB-C AC Adapter for Lenovo Yoga C930-13, Yoga S730-13, Yoga 920-13, Yoga 730-13, IdeaPad 730s-13, 4X20M26281
By Lenovo
$21.85
Lenovo USB-C 65W Standard AC Adapter for Lenovo Yoga C930-13, Yoga S730-13, Yoga 920-13, Yoga 730-13, IdeaPad 730s-13, GX20P92530 Black
Lenovo USB-C 65W Standard AC Adapter for Lenovo Yoga C930-13, Yoga S730-13, Yoga 920-13, Yoga 730-13, IdeaPad 730s-13, GX20P92530 Black
By Lenovo
$22.00
$49.99 56% OFF
Lenovo Yoga 730 2-in-1 13.3" FHD Touchscreen Laptop, Intel Core i5 1.6GHz, 8GB DDR4, 256GB PCIe SSD, Webcam, Bluetooth, Fingerprint Reader, Thunderbolt, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10
Lenovo Yoga 730 2-in-1 13.3" FHD Touchscreen Laptop, Intel Core i5 1.6GHz, 8GB DDR4, 256GB PCIe SSD, Webcam, Bluetooth, Fingerprint Reader, Thunderbolt, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10
By Lenovo
$799.95
Dell Precision 7540 Price
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)
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
$532.53
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)
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
$339.26
$399.00 15% OFF
Dell Precision 7540 Mobile Workstation - Intel Xeon E-2276M 2.8GHz Hexa-Core (6) - 16GB (2 x 8GB) 2667MHz DDR4 Memory - 256GB M.2 NVMe SSD - 15-inch FHD 1920x1080 Display - Windows 10 (Renewed)
Dell Precision 7540 Mobile Workstation - Intel Xeon E-2276M 2.8GHz Hexa-Core (6) - 16GB (2 x 8GB) 2667MHz DDR4 Memory - 256GB M.2 NVMe SSD - 15-inch FHD 1920x1080 Display - Windows 10 (Renewed)
By Dell
$459.99

Availability

Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”)Dell Precision 7540
Released20182019
Release Date-
  • Announced at Computex 2019.
  • Available from early July 2019.
Pricing-Starting at $1,149
Generations-

Exterior

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Dimensions12.08 x 8.52 x 0.55 - 0.56” (306.8 x 216.3 x 13.9 - 14.1 mm)
Width: 12.08” (306.8 mm)
Depth: 8.52” (216.3 mm)
Height: 0.55 - 0.56” (13.9 - 14.1 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)
WeightStarting at 2.47 lbs (1.12 kg)Starting at 5.57 lbs (2.53 kg)
Colors
  • Iron Grey
  • Platinum Silver
  • Copper (Yoga 730 IKB models only)
  • Carbon Fiber LCD Cover
  • Aluminum Titan Gray LCD Cover
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • 6 rows, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight
  • Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad
  • 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

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Size13.3 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 4K Touch Screen
    3840 x 2160, Glossy, LED backlight, IPS, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% gamut, 10-finger gestures, anti-scratch surface.
  • FHD Touch Screen
    1920 x 1080, Anti-Glare, LED backlight, IPS, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% gamut, 10-finger gestures, anti-scratch surface.
  • 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 Yoga 730 (13”)Dell Precision 7540
  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3
    Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort.
  • 1 x USB 3.0
    Full-size USB-A ports.
  • 1 x Headphone / mic combo
Dell Precision 7540 Ports
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

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Processor
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.90 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  4. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.30 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  4. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  5. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  6. Intel Xeon E-2276M
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  7. Intel Xeon E-2286M
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  4. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  4. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  5. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
  6. Intel Xeon E-2276M
    Intel® UHD Graphics P630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  7. Intel Xeon E-2286M
    Intel® UHD Graphics P630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory
  • 4GB 8GB 16GB
    2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB
    M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.
  • 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

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Wi-Fi
  • Lenovo 802.11ac Wireless (2x2)
    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
  • Intel® Dual Band Wireless AC 9560 (802.11ac) 2x2
  • Qualcomm QCA61x4A 802.11ac Dual Band, 2x2, Wireless Adapter
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 4.1
  • Bluetooth 4.2
  • Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet-
  • Integrated Intel i219LM 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet (RJ-45 ) with Intel Remote Wake UP and PXE

Battery

Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”)Dell Precision 7540
Size
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 48 Wh
  • 64 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion)
  • 97 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion)
Battery Life
  • Up to 11.5 hours
-
Power Supply65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter180 W power adapter
Power rated at 19.5 VDC/9.23 A.

Software

Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”)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 App Explorer
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Lenovo ID
  • Lenovo Settings
  • Mcafee LiveSafe (30-day trial)
  • Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial

Camera & Audio

Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”)Dell Precision 7540
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p HD Camera Fixed Focus .
  • 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
  • JBL speakers with Dolby Atmos certification (2.5W x2)
  • Dolby Atmos® with headphones
  • Dual array microphone
  • Realtek ALC3281 MaxxAudio® Pro by Waves
  • Two speakers (2W x 2)
  • Noise-reducing array microphones

Misc

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Sensors
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest
  • Accelerometer
  • 3D Gyrometer
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the keyboard deck
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated into the chipset
  • 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)
Warranty-3 Years Hardware Service with Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis

Key Features

Lenovo Yoga 730 (13”)Dell Precision 7540
At Glance
Released in
2018
16:9 4K UHD
13.3”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
2.47 lb
1.12 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-8565U
4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
804
Single Core
Geekbench 5
2,327
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 620
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Up to
16GB
2400 MHz DDR4
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
Dell Precision 7540 Ports
Nvidia Quadro
RTX 5000
6GB GDDR6

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