Dell Precision 7540
workstation
2019
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~10h
⚖️ 2.50 kg
⚖️ balanced
LB Score
80
out of 100
Fit for you
62/100
✚ Strong: fit_value
⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
Your focus
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Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
68
Core i9-9980HK
GPU
71
Quadro T2000 Max-Q
RAM max
128 GB
DDR4
Battery
97 Wh
~10h
Price
$447
market
Age
7 years
2019
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 80/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Portability (25).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (100) · Photo & design (92)
⚠ Weaknesses
Portability (25)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $447, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $6.7/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $447 price invested at 4.32%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Nov 13, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $1.6/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$248/year (11%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
80
CPU score
68
Mainstream tier
GPU score
71
High tier
RAM max
128 GB
Professional
Weight
2.50 kg
Heavy
Battery
97 Wh
Huge
Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.
CPU generation
9th generation · model year 2019 — matches the model year
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The scale uses Intel-equivalent generation numbers: recent AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra families map onto the same scale.
Full specifications
- Brand
- Dell
- Series
- Precision 7xxx (high class)
- Type
- Workstation
- Release year
- 2019≈
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i9 9980HK , Intel Xeon E-2276M , Intel Xeon E-2286M , Intel Core i7 9750H , Intel Core i7 9850H , Intel Core i9 9880H , Intel Core i5 9400H
- Graphics
- Radeon Pro WX 3200 , Quadro RTX 4000 , Quadro RTX 5000 , Quadro RTX 3000 , Quadro T2000 , Quadro T1000
- RAM (max)
- 128 GB DDR4
- Memory slots
- 4
- Storage interface
- NVMe
- Weight
- 2.50 kg
- Ports
- 7
- Backlit keyboard
- ✓
- Webcam
- ✓
- TPM (security)
- ✓
- Battery
- 97 Wh
Configuration options
Available model options · 18 variants across 6 categories
⚙ Processors (7)
Intel Core i9-9980HK
Intel Xeon E-2276M
Intel Xeon E-2286M
Intel Core i7 (9th Gen) 9750H
Intel Core i7 (9th Gen) 9850H
Intel Core i9 (9th Gen) 9880H
Intel Core i5 9400H
🎮 Graphics (6)
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000
Quadro RTX 3000
NVIDIA Quadro T2000
NVIDIA Quadro T1000
🖥 Displays (1)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
• Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics 630
🔲 Memory (1)
16 GB (2 x 8 GB)
💾 Storage (2)
256 GB SSD M.2 PCIe
512 GB SSD M.2 PCIe
Performance metrics
Performance
76
Portability
25
Light office
90
Gaming
88
Creative
56
Energy efficiency
69
Connectivity
100
Value
82
Color accuracy
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Processors (7)
Core i9-9980HK
Intel · 9th · 8 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
65
Xeon E-2276M
Intel · 9th · 6 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
62
Xeon E-2286M
Intel · 8th · 8 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
68
Core i7-9750H
Intel · 9th · 6 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
59
Core i7-9850H
Intel · 9th · 6 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
59
Core i9-9880H
Intel · 9th · 8 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
64
Core i5-9400H
Intel · 9th · 4 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
54
Graphics (2 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | Medium (1080p) | High (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket League | — | 219 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | — | 132 | ✓ Comfortable |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | — | 101 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | — | 99 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 100 | 88 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 91 | 86 | ✓ Comfortable |
| X-Plane 11.11 | 102 | 86 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 2019 | 92 | 84 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Total War: Three Kingdoms | 108 | 69 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 77 | 62 | ✓ Comfortable |
💡 10 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
136%
GPU
103%
RAM
999%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
339%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077
✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
237%
RAM
999%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
679%
GPU
712%
RAM
999%
Fortnite
✓ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
445%
RAM
999%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
452%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✓ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
285%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring
✓ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
148%
RAM
999%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
254%
RAM
999%
Apex Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
178%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy
✓ Runs well
CPU
151%
GPU
237%
RAM
800%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
452%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
203%
RAM
999%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
97%
GPU
103%
RAM
800%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✓ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
203%
RAM
999%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
679%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
452%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
97%
GPU
110%
RAM
999%
Battlefield 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
151%
GPU
237%
RAM
999%
Far Cry 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
324%
RAM
999%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
396%
RAM
999%
Forza Horizon 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
151%
GPU
203%
RAM
999%
Metro Exodus
✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
230%
RAM
999%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
297%
RAM
999%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
136%
GPU
174%
RAM
999%
Escape from Tarkov
✓ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
285%
RAM
999%
God of War
✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
297%
RAM
999%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
237%
RAM
999%
Death Stranding
✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
230%
RAM
999%
Control
✓ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
237%
RAM
999%
Doom Eternal
✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
356%
RAM
999%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✓ Runs well
CPU
377%
GPU
356%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
356%
RAM
999%
Flight Simulator 2020
✓ Runs well
CPU
242%
GPU
285%
RAM
999%
Watch Dogs Legion
✓ Runs well
CPU
242%
GPU
297%
RAM
999%
Borderlands 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
254%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800
✓ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
356%
RAM
999%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
566%
GPU
712%
RAM
999%
The Division 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
285%
RAM
999%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
475%
RAM
999%
Hunt Showdown
✓ Runs well
CPU
242%
GPU
356%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✓ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
174%
RAM
999%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
356%
RAM
999%
Days Gone
✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
237%
RAM
999%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✓ Runs well
CPU
162%
GPU
297%
RAM
999%
Returnal
✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
178%
RAM
800%
Dying Light 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
174%
RAM
999%
Resident Evil Village
✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
203%
RAM
999%
The Callisto Protocol
✓ Runs well
CPU
136%
GPU
178%
RAM
999%
Atomic Heart
✓ Runs well
CPU
212%
GPU
297%
RAM
999%
Alan Wake 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
162%
GPU
110%
RAM
800%
Black Myth Wukong
✓ Runs well
CPU
136%
GPU
297%
RAM
800%
Ghost of Tsushima
✓ Runs well
CPU
136%
GPU
297%
RAM
999%
The Last of Us Part 1
✓ Runs well
CPU
136%
GPU
178%
RAM
800%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
356%
RAM
999%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✓ Runs well
CPU
226%
GPU
356%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✓ Runs well
CPU
136%
GPU
129%
RAM
999%
Dead Space Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
212%
GPU
174%
RAM
999%
Lies of P
✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
297%
RAM
999%
Sons of the Forest
✓ Runs well
CPU
136%
GPU
155%
RAM
999%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
452%
GPU
712%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
377%
GPU
356%
RAM
999%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✓ Runs well
CPU
339%
GPU
356%
RAM
999%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
297%
RAM
999%
F1 24
✓ Runs well
CPU
377%
GPU
174%
RAM
999%
Need for Speed Heat
✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
203%
RAM
999%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
452%
GPU
712%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
377%
GPU
593%
RAM
999%
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