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Product comparison · 2 laptops

Lenovo ThinkPad S540 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop vs Lenovo ThinkPad W540 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4800MQ Mobile workstation

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  • 151specifications compared
  • 47differ
  • 104identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product type
    • Laptop
    • Mobile workstation
  • Market positioning
    • Business
    • High performance
  • Processor family
    • Intel® Core™ i5
    • Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • 4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • 4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • i5-4200U
    • i7-4800MQ
  • Processor cores
    • 2
    • 4
  • Processor threads
    • 4
    • 8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 2.6 GHz
    • 3.7 GHz

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Lenovo

ThinkPad S540 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop

Model S540

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Lenovo

ThinkPad W540 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4800MQ Mobile workstation

Model W540

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Design2 differ
Product typeDiffersLaptopMobile workstation
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHigh performance
Displayidentical
LED backlightKnown for oneYes
Display resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1080 pixels
TouchscreenKnown for oneNo
HD typeKnown for oneFull HD
Panel typeKnown for oneIPS
Native aspect ratioKnown for one16:9
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i54th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-4200Ui7-4800MQ
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers2.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers1.6 GHz2.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB6 MB
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1168PGA946
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-4200 Mobile seriesIntel Core i7-4800 Mobile series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs15 W47 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers1216
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x4, 2x41x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.03.0
Memory2 differ
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM4x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 8 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB500 GB
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD±RW
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersAMD Radeon HD 8670MNVIDIA® Quadro® K2100M
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 4400Intel® HD Graphics 4600
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers200 MHz400 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz1300 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers1211.1
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0xA160x416
Number of discrete graphics cards supportedKnown for one1
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for oneNo
Disc types supportedKnown for oneCD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
Thunderbolt ports quantityDiffers01
Docking connectorDiffersYesNo
ExpressCard slotKnown for oneNo
SmartCard slotKnown for oneNo
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one4
USB Sleep-and-ChargeKnown for oneYes
USB Sleep-and-Charge portsKnown for one1
Keyboard1 differ
Pointing deviceDiffersTouchpadThinkPad UltraNav
Keyboard backlitKnown for oneYes
Spill-resistant keyboardKnown for oneYes
Processor special features8 differ
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel ME Firmware VersionKnown for one9.5
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel Smart Connect Technology versionKnown for one1.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology (Intel® MST)Known for oneNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers7545975128
Processor codeDiffersSR170SR15L
Processor package sizeDiffers40 x 24 x 1.5 mm37.5 x 37.5 x 4.7 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYes
Battery4 differ
Battery technologyDiffersLithium Polymer (LiPo)Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Number of battery cellsDiffers49
Battery capacityDiffers62.8 Wh9210 mAh
Battery life (max)Differs9 h6 h
Securityidentical
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensington
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers379 mm377 mm
DepthDiffers253 mm248 mm
WeightKnown for one2.53 kg
HeightKnown for one27.9 mm
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® QM87
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for oneProfessional

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