Dell Precision 5540
- CPU: Intel Core i9-9880H
- GPU: NVIDIA Quadro T2000 (4GB GDDR5)
- Display: 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
- Storage: 512GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
- RAM: 16GB (1x 16384MB) - DDR4, 2666MHz
- Weight: 1.80 kg (4 lbs)
Pros
- Sturdy premium design, combining aluminum with carbon fiber
- Powerful hardware and a professional Quadro GPU inside
- M.2 supports PCIe x4 drives
- Easy to upgrade
- Covers 94% of sRGB and our Gaming and Web design profile makes it appropriate for color-sensitive work (SHP14BA (MWP1T-LQ156M1))
- Our Gaming and Web design profile helps it reach an Average dE of 0.7 (SHP14BA (MWP1T-LQ156M1))
- Optional IR face recognition and fingerprint reader
- Has an SD card slot and a Thunderbolt 3 port onboard
Cons
- High price
- Gets warm on the outside under heavy load
- Uses aggressive PWM to adjust the brightness until 140 nits (our Health-Guard profile fixes that) (SHP14BA (MWP1T-LQ156M1))
Dell Precision 5540 - Specs
Display
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
HDD/SSD
512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, 5400 rpm
M.2 Slot
1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4
RAM
16GB (1x 16384MB) - DDR4, 2666MHz
OS
Windows 10 Pro
Battery
56Wh, 3-cell
Body Material
Aluminum, Carbon
Dimensions
353 x 235 x 11 mm (13.90" x 9.25" x 0.43")
Weight
1.80 kg (4 lbs)
Ports and connectivity
Features
More Dell Precision 5540 configurations - 40 laptops
#CommissionsEarned
DISPLAY: 15.6-inch, 1920x1080, IPS
| Name | SHP14BA (MWP1T-LQ156M1) |
|---|---|
| Diagonal | 15.6" |
| Pixel density | 141.21 ppi |
| Brightness | 584 cd/m2 |
| sRGB | 94% |
| PWM frequency | 1000 Hz |
| Panel Type | IPS |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| Becomes "Retina" from | 24 inches (62 cm) |
| Contrast | 1350:1 |
| dE Color Checker | 3.8 1.1 |
| PWM Rating | 4.0: (undesirable) |
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Office Work
Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
$4.96
Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
$4.97
Health-Guard
Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
$4.98
$9.99
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CPU Performance: Intel Core i9-9880H
Results are from the Cinebench 15 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Fritz chess benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
GPU Performance: NVIDIA Quadro T2000 (4GB GDDR5)
Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Superposition benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 3.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
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