Dell Precision 5540 Mobile Workstation Review

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This is the review of the Dell Precision 5540 Mobile Workstation by Andrew Marc David (AMDtech)
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Specs:
Feature
Processor1
Operating System2
Chipset
Memory3
Graphics3
Display Options
Storage Options4
Communication Options5
Multimedia
I/O Ports and Connectors
Dell Precision 5540 Technical Specifications
9
th Generation Intel Processors, up to Xeon® and CoreTM i9
Intel® Core™ Processor i9-9980HK, 8 Core, 16MB Cache, 2.40GHz up to 5.00GHz Turbo, 45W
Intel® Core™ Processor i9-9880H, 8 Core, 16MB Cache, 2.30GHz up to 4.80GHz Turbo, 45W, vPro
Intel® Xeon E-2276M, 6 Core Xeon, 12M Cache, 2.80GHz up to 4.70GHz Turbo, 45W, vPro
Intel® Core™ Processor i7-9850H, 6 Core, 12M Cache, 2.60GHz up to 4.6GHz Turbo, 45W, vPro
Intel® Core™ Processor i7-9750H, 6 Core, 12M Cache, 2.60GHz up to 4.5GHz Turbo, 45W
Intel® Core™ Processor i5-9400H, 4 Core, 8M Cache, 2.50GHz up to 4.3GHz Turbo, 45W, vPro
Microsoft® Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
Microsoft® Windows 10 Pro for Workstations 64 bit
Microsoft® Windows 10 Home 64 bit
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 64-bit
RedHat 8.0
Intel Mobile CM246
8 GB , 1x8 GB , DDR4 , 2666 MHz , Non-ECC SDRAM
16 GB , 2x8 GB , DDR4 , 2666 MHz , Non-ECC SDRAM
32 GB , 2x16 GB , DDR4 , 2666 MHz , Non-ECC SDRAM
64 GB , 2x32 GB , DDR4 , 2666 MHz , Non-ECC SDRAM
Intel® UHD Graphics P630 (on Xeon Onlly)
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
NVIDIA Quadro® T1000 w/4GB GDDR5
NVIDIA Quadro® T2000 w/4GB GDDR5
15.6”, FHD, 1920 x 1280, Anti-Glare IPS, Non-touch, 100% sRGB color gamut
15.6”, UHD, 3840 x 2160, IGZO, Touch, 100% Adobe color gamut
15.6”, UHD, 3840 x 2160, OLED, Non-touch, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, HDR 400
Support for two storage devices: one M.2 PCIe NVMe solid state drive and one 2.5” HDD drive:
Dell Fast Response Free Fall Sensor standard
2.5 in, 500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA HDD FIPS
2.5 in, 500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA HDD
2.5 in, 1 TB, 7200 RPM, SATA HDD
2.5 in, 2 TB, 5400 RPM, SATA HDD
M.2 2280, 256 GB, PCIe, Class 40 SSD
M.2 2280, 512 GB, PCIe, Class 40 SSD
M.2 2280, 1 TB, PCIe, Class 40 SSD
M.2 2280, 2 TB, PCIe, Class 40 SSD
M.2 2280, 512 GB, PCIe, Class 40 SSD OPAL SED
M.2 2280, 1 TB, PCIe, Class 40 SSD OPAL SED
M.2 2280, 512 GB, PCIe, Class 50 SSD
M.2 2280, 1 TB, PCIe, Class 50 SSD
Qualcomm® QCA61x4A 802.11ac Dual Band (2x2) Wireless Adapter+ Bluetooth 4.2
Intel® Dual Band Wireless AC 9560 (802.11ac) 2x2 (No Bluetooth)
Intel® Dual Band Wireless AC 9560 (802.11ac) 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.0
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2 .11ax 160MHz + Bluetooth 5.0
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2 .11ax 160MHz (No Bluetooth)
Dual integrated high quality speakers and dual integrated noise cancelling digital array microphones standard
MaxxAudio® Pro by Waves
Integrated light sensitive HD and IR video webcam
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Ports w/Powershare
Thunderbolt 3 type C port
SD Card reader
HDMI port 2.0
Headphone jack
FingerPrint reader on power button (optional)
Type C to Ethernet dongle
Features & Technical Specifications
PRECISION 5540
Feature Dell Precision 5540 Technical Specifications
Security6 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)
Dimensions Width X = 14.06” (357.23mm)
Depth Y = 9.27” (235.47mm)
Height Z = front 0.45” (11.48mm) - rear 0.66” (16.82mm)
Chassis color Aluminum Platinum Silver
Aluminum Titan Gray
Battery 3 Cell, 56 Whr Lithium Ion Polymer, ExpressCharge™ Capable Battery
6 Cell, 97 Whr Lithium Ion Polymer, ExpressCharge™ Capable Battery
Weight7 1.78kg (3.93lb) with FHD non-touch panel and SSD
Power Adaptor 130 Watt AC adapter (4.5mm barrel)
Regulatory and Environmental
Compliance8
Regulatory Model: TBA
Regulatory Type: TBA
ENERGY STAR
EPEAT Registered. For specific country participation and rating, please see www.epeat.net
BFR/PVC free9
Trade Agreements Acts(TAA) configurations available
TAA Configurations available YES (Check regional availability)

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@mahekcharania6846 4 жыл бұрын

I am so happy that your channel is finally getting the attention and subscribers it deserves. Will reach 100k soon! Also, I like your intros and outros. Somehow the lighting seems off in a few scenes, it would be better if you shot the laptop scenes in a brighter background. Been following you for almost two years now. Keep up the great work!

@mkq0007 4 жыл бұрын

Andrew your reviews are awesome as always and it honestly gets better and better each video for the average person. Thanks again for your hard work.

@andrewmarcdavid 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks really appreciate it 👊

@ciprianhotea5195 3 жыл бұрын

Nice review. I got a dell precision 5540 at work and I would like to say a few things about it. It's compact and for it's size it has some firepower.I had it paired with a dell wd19dc dock station and this was the problem. The laptop has only one port usb type c for charging from docking station. This means that if you have two 1080 monitors it is ok. If you try to pair a 4k monitor and a 1080p monitor via dock it will not work. If you put the 4K in the hdmi of the laptop it will heat up. From my point of view it should have dual type C to ensure the requiered power for 4k monitors.

@manuelmalagon210 4 жыл бұрын

I like how you get straight to the point! Very nice review. Thanks Andrew :)

@dave4shmups 4 жыл бұрын

Great review! I like the design of it, and I love that it has that battery indicator-I think more thin and light laptops should have one.

@TheB1nary 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome review - very professional and measured. Good work!!

@gianpaololeardi2772 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew I love your reviews! I would love you to compare the P1 Gen 2 and this one... They are definitely competitors and would be great to have a compare review about all the aspects you normally cover. I am thinking to get one of them... Still more in live with the Thinkpad...

@highendcheaptech9705 4 жыл бұрын

Nicely done as usual! Liked and shared of course!

@tamascsirik9509 4 жыл бұрын

Thx for the review! Mobile net card is missed badly, and 2 drive slots would be nice.

@oswaldcolon9018 4 жыл бұрын

First time viewing your content, and really liked the style and overall video presentation. It was informative, well paced, and engaging; well done! I subscribed, and look forward to seeing more content from your channel.

@andrewmarcdavid 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks really appreciate it 👊

@andreiverdes 4 жыл бұрын

Great video as always! Would love more details about the thermal throttling, more specifically at what clock speed does is stabilize after 15 or more mins of intense workload?

@williamcohen3351 4 жыл бұрын

This looks like a very good workstation laptop. The webcam is good compared to others we have seen in similar laptops. The easy access to the insides is a plus. This machine has plenty of power. The one drawback however is that for a 15 in laptop workstation, which is suppose to be usable for many applications, should include a full size ten key, especially for the price one is paying for this. I noticed the Lenovo workstation has a ten key on it. I guess that is the tradeoff. Each laptop has is good points and not so good points. Overall a very good laptop. Great review.

@olegsorlovs3164 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely the most complete review of the 5540 @ KZfaq!

@321kh 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. Would love to see you review the new Precision 5550. Curious to know if you think it's worth upgrading from the 5540 and whether they've improved the thermal issues...

@kiknav 4 жыл бұрын

HI Andrew, just a reminder that you wrote that it takes up to 32 GB, it can actually go till 64GB, love the channel :-)

@andrewmarcdavid 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the correction

@TMT98 4 жыл бұрын

Do you know, how the performance compares to the i7 version? Especially considering the thermal throttling. Does it make sense to get an 8 core device or will the 6 core version give the same performance in the end? Also, what kind of work did you do for the battery life test? Will it be around 7 hours even for only light office work and web browsing? Thanks for covering the precision! Workstations don't get enough love, glad that you did this vid!

@shlomoreinstein8085 4 жыл бұрын

Great review as usual Andrew! Looking forward to the xps 9390 and the latest spectre.

@joellandy 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Andrew. I enjoyed your presentation. Did you mention a dongle option for ethernet connectivity?

@aidanmoran3881 4 жыл бұрын

Great review man!

@Sofiaeurope 4 жыл бұрын

The really good ones from Dell are few models : Dell 4800 and 7530 ,7520 , 7510 & a few more

@2ndtom3h 4 жыл бұрын

Please make a review on precision 7540,a workstation with a meaningful increase(about 50%) in performance from dell xps/inspiron/vostro/precision 5540.

@markk_g 4 жыл бұрын

They didn't change the hinge style? That's my one problem with the XPS frame, the hinge is very weak and comes loose over time.

@roseberrygamingid 4 жыл бұрын

nice review. it's rare when reviwer test game with quadro gpu laptop

@osmanlitorunu1990 4 жыл бұрын

Is there a 4K matte display option? If yes, which one is matte, the OLED or the Touch version? Thx

@sabaruengineering3843 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew, how about MSI Workstation WS65? btw thanks for your review on Dell Precision 5540

@eagkapobtawanvanichakul6821 4 жыл бұрын

In my opinions, I thought XPS design was used so much aged now. I think it time to change insides especially that keyboard, it was look like my old dell inspiron so much but except the outside body and display bezel , and this was very good review. Thanks :)

@l.m.g8799 4 жыл бұрын

Wich do you think is best for auto cad and business and a little gaming dell Precision 3540 Mobile Workstation or the dell precision 3541 mobile work station or any other laptop u recommend around the same price range I need them for my college classes please and thank you .

@mohamedaminchairi 4 жыл бұрын

is it worth or should I wait for the new xps 15 2020 ?

@pandapo7211 Жыл бұрын

I bought it with IPS 4K display, upgraded to 64Gb of RAM and 2Tb SSD, second year I'm absolutely happy with it. IPS maybe not so bright as OLED, but if you use it for work, text, code or photo editing, then IPS better. Gorgeous laptop.

@WiikLyID 5 ай бұрын

Is this laptop still good in 2024?

@TallMarty 3 жыл бұрын

I don't see any reviews talking about the touch screen capabilities of this laptop, maybe its only a later generation feature? I'm curious how it works with a stylus.

@tomaszl7948 4 жыл бұрын

Will this laptop use full speed nvme x4 drives?

@johnsamuel6080 Жыл бұрын

The web cam is so sharp. Damn!

@mariaokoi9396 3 ай бұрын

Nice comparison

@adamheeley285 4 жыл бұрын

I have never had any problems with my dell products. My apple macbook on the other hand has a fan so loud i can hear it through my headphones and is going full blast even when just cruising youtube.

@sherdilkahn4082 4 жыл бұрын

Andrew I am a regular visitor to you channel and I am disparately waiting for you review/comparison between Dell Precision 5750 vs Macbook Pro 16

@andrewmarcdavid 4 жыл бұрын

Working as fast as I can but these comparisons take time

@zaforkador8612 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent review! can anyone recommend Dell Precision 5540 Mobile Workstation or the new Dell G7 15 for running Autocad ?

@nanakofi3896 3 ай бұрын

Can it support lumion 12 very well

@SteveMadore-r7p 22 күн бұрын

Candice laptop handle 4K editing using Pinnacle Studios 26 software?

@impussybull 4 жыл бұрын

Review 7540 next, pretty please!

@muhamadfirdaus2021 Ай бұрын

Hi, want to ask, is it still relevant if I want to buy this spec for now? I mean 2nd hand or refurbished unit.

@SagherManchanda 4 жыл бұрын

The Robert De Niro of reviewers ❤️

@aminderakhshan3471 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew, great review.! How about a review of the new model, Dell Precision 5550? Which of these (5540 and 5550) would be a smarter choice for CAD, 3D Modeling or video editing applications? So basically the question is, which Cpu has better performance, Core i7 10th Gen or Core i9 9th Gen? Which one would you pick?

@andrewmarcdavid 4 жыл бұрын

Hopefully soon. I just took delivery of the new Dell XPS 15 today.

@aminderakhshan3471 4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewmarcdavid Great, I look forward to it :)

@ruachpneuma5638 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video :)

@lufa62 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew, nice job. Do you have any idea of which stylus pen one can use with this dell 5540 precision with touch screen? Seems that at the moment there is not a single one working on it, which would be quite awkward...

@lufa62 10 ай бұрын

thank you Andrew for not answering after 3 years...wonderful

@mariaokoi9396 3 ай бұрын

I'm going for a fairly used for this spec, is that okay please

@hunterbull7804 4 жыл бұрын

Texas A&M Engineering wants me to have at least an intel i7, 8GB Ram, 256GB storage, and a discrete graphics card. Would this be a good option. I was looking at macs but I don’t want to run bootcamp

@adityapatel9735 4 жыл бұрын

Really professional video quality for the professional laptop :)

@andrewmarcdavid 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks really appreciate it 👊

@adityapatel9735 4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewmarcdavid will be waiting for 5550 once it comes out :)

@interproservice 4 жыл бұрын

SSD not so good :( do you plan to buy some desktop powerstation with xeons?

@David-Dumont Ай бұрын

Is the wifi card removable?

@ambersahni2219 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, Can you please compare Dell precision 5550 to XPS 9500 for performance? How does it stand with XPS and MacBook regarding video editing?

@doni6504 3 жыл бұрын

I need the first comparison asap too! Dell precision 5550 vs xps 9500

@chancer194 4 жыл бұрын

What would you recommend for an architect student? I've been looking between this and the lenovo thinkpads budget is under 1.8k

@davidstingl6217 4 жыл бұрын

I bought 2 years ago my Precision 3530 brand new for $1000 with an i7 8750h and Quadro P600. Unless you do photorealistic rendering (Hollywood level) on it, then this device is very capable of doing the task. You might try looking now at Precision 3540. Before this device, I had the 7510, I was way happier with it, but that is more of a desktop than a laptop. The 3000 series could be a good pick for you since as a student you probably travel a lot. And since you study architecture, I assume you do not render much but mainly model, for that this device with particularly this GPU is best for you.

@sukumaar357 4 жыл бұрын

Memory is expandable upto 64 GB

@EltheMura 3 жыл бұрын

How would this compare to the Asus Zephyrus G14?

@lawrence6294 4 жыл бұрын

Does it has heat throttling issue? As bad as the XPS 15?

@RubesM 4 жыл бұрын

mine heats up quick!! and it gets really hot, even during normal use. I do a lot of video editing though, but still it heats up so bad it burns your fingers if you pick it up.

@melvinhow 4 жыл бұрын

Can anyone help me choose between this laptop or Lenovo P1 Gen 2? I'm looking to use the laptop for Cad software such as Solidworks

@luisrodriguez8855 4 жыл бұрын

Have you decided on which one to buy?

@danielmozo3209 6 ай бұрын

¿Cuál comprastes?

@annakolut7268 4 жыл бұрын

There is also a pen support for the 4K touch screen, while non-OLED, version of the 2019 Precision 5540. Unfortunately, I could not figure out the specific name/model of a compatible pen. Does anyone know that detail and may add some remarks about the quality of this pen suppprt ? A review would cearly be even better.

@mahaaa7650 4 жыл бұрын

I also want to know about the pen I want to order this precision 5540, but I need pen and in their website i found nothing

@harshpranami7802 4 жыл бұрын

I have the 4k touchscreen. And my god I just realized that it's non-oled. Gutted

@randomguy8478 3 жыл бұрын

My company gave this as a work laptop. I know its a workstation not designed for gaming. Still I wanna know can i play less demanding games like NFS payback, NFS heat, fortnite, rocket league, GTA V ?

@stockjonebills 4 жыл бұрын

The other big difference it they only put the Intel AX card in the precision. The XPS only gets the Killer cards which I dont like.

@AUSAAH 4 жыл бұрын

Andrew I am having a hard deciding between Thinkpad P1 G2 and Dell precision 5540. Which one would you pick?

@andrewmarcdavid 4 жыл бұрын

Wait, my video of the HP ZBook 15 G6 of coming up

@AUSAAH 4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Marc David 😊 i will watch it but I don’t like HP

@andrewmarcdavid 4 жыл бұрын

@@AUSAAH no worries. I like the P1 G2 a lot.

@Selcuk_e 4 жыл бұрын

I have 5530 with intel e zeon cpu and 32gb ram and fans are always screaming out to make itself cool. I dont know but if I am gonna buy new one, definitely I will check this future of it. It could be anoying somtimes. and the fingerprint scanner would be very nice for mine one. with the 4k ips panel would be make you less happy then oled one coz it makes you feel the difference. and 5530 maximum ram capacitiy is 32gb as I know if you compare to new model that 64gb.

@angelajoynortega7117 3 жыл бұрын

Hm does this cost?

@Sofiaeurope 4 жыл бұрын

nice looking laptop but not for heavy loads ! Slim laptop is a not good for those things .4k & touch screen in early ages yet , making a lot troubles It is good for showing off & easy tasks :)

@rezaahmadi3810 2 жыл бұрын

is it touchscreen?

@affifbinmoideen1646 4 жыл бұрын

Plz review precision 3551

@aaposour3305 4 жыл бұрын

Precision7740 is just so so from my use. The 4K sharp display is not good not clear , I said not clear not easy to see !

@aaronconyers209 4 жыл бұрын

do the computer manufacturers ask you to review their laptops or do you because every time u say the devices u review are on loan from the device manufacturers?

@andrewmarcdavid 4 жыл бұрын

They ask me If I want to review their latest laptops. They send me the laptop for review and when I am done I send it back. They don't pay me or see the video before it is released to the public. I have 100% editorial control.

@aaronconyers209 4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewmarcdavid thats cool

@EM-ks5my 4 жыл бұрын

What is actually interesting that the T2000 and GTX 1650 have identical silicon. I think Nvidia should make REAL CHIPSETS for workstations and not just repackaging the consumer with a quadro driver. The benchmarks are very similar, if you don't use Autodesk or anything that needs a proprietary driver, go for the consumer version. You can get an RTX 2060 and blow away the T2000 (GTX 1650) on video encoding and content creation.

@davidstingl6217 4 жыл бұрын

1400 score in Cinebench R15 is not very much, in fact, it is very little for an i9. I have an i7 8750h in Precision 3530 and I get a 1100 - 1200 in cinebench r15... and no, my 3530 has a terrible cooling solution, far worse than the 5540. So I am pretty surprised

@interproservice 4 жыл бұрын

Do some giveaways so ppl can subscribe to your channel and other media, so 100K is probable on the 31.12 :)

@andrewmarcdavid 4 жыл бұрын

I have a very special giveaway coming up stay tuned...

@interproservice 4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewmarcdavid Personally not interested, sometimes I want to help others, you deserve a million haha :P