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Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) vs. Dell Precision 5540: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) and Dell Precision 5540 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) over Dell Precision 5540.

Dell Precision 5540 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 5540 is better than Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”).

2019 vs. 2018

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside Dell Precision 5540 has a 154% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8550U inside Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

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

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i5-9400H

3,690

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) - Intel Core i7-8550U

2,557

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) - Intel Core i5-8250U

1,971

Dell Precision 5540 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”). It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”).

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 5540

64 GB

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)

16 GB

Dell Precision 5540 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”). It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”).

Memory type and speed

Dell Precision 5540 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) - DDR4

2,400 MHz

Dell Precision 5540 weighed 3.93 pounds, 7% lighter than the 4.2 pounds Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”).

Weight	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)	Dell Precision 5540
Pound	4.2 lbs.	3.93 lbs.
Kilogram	1.91 kg	1.78 kg

Prices

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

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) Price
	Lenovo New 2018 Yoga 730 2-in-1 15.6" FHD IPS Touch-Screen Laptop, Intel i5-8250U, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD, Thunderbolt, Fingerprint Reader, Backlit Keyboard, Built for Windows Ink, Win10 By Lenovo $679.99 $799.00 15% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo - Yoga 730 2-in-1 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5-12GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Abyss Blue By Lenovo $769.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Active Capacity Pens for Touchscreen Laptop for Lenovo Yoga 900S-12ISK, Miix 700-12ISK, Miix 510-12IKB, Miix 510-12ISK, Miix 720-12IKB,GX80K32882 - Black By Lenovo $44.99 $49.99 10% OFF	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 $498.00 $597.00 17% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5540 Workstation 15.6-inch Full HD IPS Display Intel Core i7-9850H 32GB RAM 1TB SSD NVIDIA Quadro 4GB Win 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $554.66	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5540 15.6” UHD 4K Touchscreen Core i7-9850H 2.6GHz 6 Core, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 10 Pro NVIDIA Quadro T1000 4GB (Renewed) By Dell $579.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)	Dell Precision 5540
Released	2018	2019
Release Date	-	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 Yoga 730 (15”)	Dell Precision 5540
Dimensions	14.17 x 9.8 x 0.67” (360 x 249 x 16.95 mm) Width: 14.17” (360 mm) Depth: 9.8” (249 mm) Height: 0.67” (16.95 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 4.2 lbs (1.89 kg)	3.93 lbs (1.78 kg)
Colors	Platinum	Aluminum Platinum Silver LCD Cover Aluminum Titan Gray LCD Cover
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size keyboard, 6 rows, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad	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 Yoga 730 (15”)	Dell Precision 5540
Size	15.6 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	4K Touch Screen 3840 x 2160, Glossy, LED backlight, IPS, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% gamut, 10-fingure gestures, anti-scratch surface. FHD Touch Screen 1920 x 1080, Anti-Glare, LED backlight, IPS, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% gamut, 10-fingure gestures, anti-scratch surface.	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 Yoga 730 (15”)	Dell Precision 5540
1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.1 Type-A Full-size USB-A ports. 1 x Full HDMI port 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x DC power adapter jack	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 Yoga 730 (15”)	Dell Precision 5540
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB 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 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	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U Intel® UHD 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 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	4GB 8GB 16GB 2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4.	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SoDIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 64GB
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 2GB Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1354 → 1493 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 4GB Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1354 → 1493 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.	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	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.	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 Yoga 730 (15”)	Dell Precision 5540
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 802.11ax 160MHz Intel Wireless-AC 9260 2x2 802.11ac Qualcomm QCA6174A 2x2 802.11ac
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1	Bluetooth 5.0

Battery	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)	Dell Precision 5540
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 51.5 Wh	56 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion) 97 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion)
Battery Life	Up to 11 hours (on FHD models) Up to 9 hours (on UHD models)	-
Power Supply	65W power adapter (w/ integrated graphics models) 90W power adapter (w/ discrete graphics models)	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.67A.

Software	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)	Dell Precision 5540
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 (15”)	Dell Precision 5540
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.
Audio	JBL speakers with Dolby Atmos certification (2.5W x2) Dolby Atmos® with headphones Dual array microphone	Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers dual-array microphones

Misc	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)	Dell Precision 5540
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest Accelerometer 3D Gyrometer	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
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 Touch Fingerprint Reader with Control Vault 3.0 (Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification)
Warranty	-	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Key Features	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)	Dell Precision 5540
At Glance	Released in 2018 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4.2 lb 1.91 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8550U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz Geekbench 5 860 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,557 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Up to 16GB 2400 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 4GB GDDR5	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