Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) vs. Dell Precision 7540: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) 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 Yoga C940 (14”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) is better than Dell Precision 7540.

Supports faster memory

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Precision 7540. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Dell Precision 7540.

Memory type and speed
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
Dell Precision 7540 - DDR4 ECC
3,200 MHz
About 47% lighter

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) weighed 2.98 pounds, 47% lighter than the 5.57 pounds Dell Precision 7540.

WeightLenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Dell Precision 7540
Pound
2.98 lbs.
5.57 lbs.
Kilogram
1.35 kg
2.53 kg

Dell Precision 7540 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 7540 is better than Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Xeon E-2286M inside Dell Precision 7540 has a 85% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

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
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) - Intel Core i7-1065G7
3,722
Dell Precision 7540 - Intel Core i5-9400H
3,690
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) - Intel Core i5-1035G4
3,347
Supports larger memory

Dell Precision 7540 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”). It supports up to 128GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Max system memory size
Dell Precision 7540
128 GB
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
16 GB
Upgradable memory

Dell Precision 7540 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 Yoga C940 (14”) since it has onboard memory.

MemoryLenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Dell Precision 7540
Slots
Onboard
x4
TypeLPDDR4XDDR4 ECC
Supports discrete graphics

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

11% larger display

Dell Precision 7540 has a 15.6-inch screen size 11% larger than the 14-inch Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Display size
Dell Precision 7540
15.6-inch
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
14-inch

Prices

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

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Price
Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
 Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
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$899.00
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Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
 Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
By Lenovo
$899.00
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Lenovo Yoga C940 14 Laptop, 2 in 1 FHD IPS Touchscreen Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Core i7-1065G7, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD PCle, Thunderbolt 3, Active Stylus Pen, Fingerprint Reader 3 lbs, TWE Cloth
 Lenovo Yoga C940 14 Laptop, 2 in 1 FHD IPS Touchscreen Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Core i7-1065G7, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD PCle, Thunderbolt 3, Active Stylus Pen, Fingerprint Reader 3 lbs, TWE Cloth
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$965.00
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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
$508.00
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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
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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)
 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
$486.96
$579.90 16% OFF
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Specs Comparison

Availability

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Dell Precision 7540
Released20192019
Release Date
  • Announced at Lenovo Tech Life (Auguest 2019)
  • Announced at Computex 2019.
  • Available from early July 2019.
Pricing-Starting at $1,149
Generations-

Exterior

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Dimensions12.61” x 8.54” x 0.57-0.61” (320.3mm x 215.6mm x 14.5-15.7mm)
Width: 12.61” (320.3 mm)
Depth: 8.54” (215.6mm)
Height: 0.57-0.61” (14.5-15.7 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 2.98 lbs (1.35 kg)Starting at 5.57 lbs (2.53 kg)
Colors
Iron Grey Mira
  • Carbon Fiber LCD Cover
  • Aluminum Titan Gray LCD Cover
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size keyboard with 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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Size14 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 14” FHD Touch Screen
    1920 x 1080, IPS display, 400 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch.
    Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
  • 14” 4K HDR UHD Touch Screen
    3840 x 2160, IPS display, HDR 400, 500 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch.
    Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
  • 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

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Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Ports
Image Source: Lenovo
Left (4)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Always On
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
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. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.10 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 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. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    48 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 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
  • 8GB 12GB 16GB
    3733 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4X.
  • 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
  • 256 GB 512 GB 1TB 2TB
    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 WiFi-5 802.11ac Wireless (2x2)
    Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
  • Lenovo WiFi-6 802.11ax Wireless (2x2)
    Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
  • 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-
  • Integrated Intel i219LM 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet (RJ-45 ) with Intel Remote Wake UP and PXE

Battery

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Dell Precision 7540
Size
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 60 Wh
  • 64 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion)
  • 97 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion)
Battery Life
  • Up to 15 hours on FHD panel
  • Up to 10 hours on UHD panel
* Tested with MobileMark 2014.		-
Power Supply65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
Supports Rapid Charge
180 W power adapter
Power rated at 19.5 VDC/9.23 A.

Software

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Dell Precision 7540
OS
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 7.5
Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Microsoft Office 2019
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Dolby Vision™
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial

Camera & Audio

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Dell Precision 7540
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p 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
Audio
  • Rotating Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos® Speaker System
  • 2 Base Speakers inside D-Cover
  • 2 x far-field microphones
  • Realtek ALC3281 MaxxAudio® Pro by Waves
  • Two speakers (2W x 2)
  • Noise-reducing array microphones

Misc

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Inking
  • Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
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Sensors
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the keyboard deck
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • TrueBlock Privacy Shutter
  • Lenovo Privacy Essentials by FigLeaf
  • 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 C940 (14”)Dell Precision 7540
At Glance
Released in Early
2019
16:9 4K UHD
14”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
2.98 lb
1.35 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,088
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,722
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Ports
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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