Detailed Specs Comparison

Dell G5 5090 Desktop vs. Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell G5 5090 Desktop and Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD) specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 25, 2022

Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	9th Gen Intel Core Processors Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ series Up to 64GB DDR4 2666MHz memory	Up to 23.8” FHD Touch Display. AMD B300 Chipset. Up to AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700GE 8C/16T, 3.10 → 4.30 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 35W TDP. Up to 512GB NVMe PCIe SSD. Up to 2TB 2.5” HDD. Up to 16GB dual-channel 2666MHz DDR4 Memory. More Features Optional built-in wireless charger. 2 x 3W stereo speakers + 5W Woofer. Up to Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 4.0. Optional 1080p front-facing camera. Optional Windows Hello IR camera.

Availability	Dell G5 5090 Desktop	Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)
Released	2019	2019
Release Info		Announced on August 29, 2019 (IFA 2019). Available starting September 2019.
Pricing		Starting at €799.00.
Applicable Models		2019 Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 (AMD) Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 24API Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (AMD) Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 All-in-One 24in (AMD)
Generations	2020 Dell G5 5000 Desktop Compare 2019 Dell G5 5090 Desktop Current

Dell G5 Gaming Desktop 9th Price
	Dell G5 15 Gaming Laptop (Windows 10 Home, 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GTX 1650, 15.6" FHD LCD Screen, 256GB SSD and 1TB SATA, 16 GB RAM) G5590-7679BLK-PUS By Dell $928.00	See at Amazon
	Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7-14700F Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home, Onsite Service - Black By Alienware $1,449.99	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS Desktop Computer for Business and Gaming, 13th Gen Intel Core i7 16-Core Tower PC, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 770, Windows 11 Pro, Killer Wi-Fi 6E, RJ-45, USB-C, DisplayPort By Dell $1,459.00	See at Amazon
Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 (24”, AMD) Price
	Lenovo Ideacentre A540 All-in-One, 23.8" FHD Desktop, AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 4650GE, 16GB RAM 512GB PCIe SSD, Webcam, Wi-Fi, Wireless Keyboard & Mouse, Windows 10 Pro, Black By Lenovo $739.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 3 AMD All-in-One Computer, 24" FHD Display, Ryzen 5 5500U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, DVD RW Drive, Windows 11 By Lenovo $849.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Ideacentre A540 Business All-in-One Desktop, 23.8" FHD Screen, AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 4650GE, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Webcam, HDMI, Wi-Fi, Wireless Keyboard & Mouse, Windows 11 Pro, Black By Lenovo $769.99	See at Amazon

Display	Dell G5 5090 Desktop	Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)
Size		23.8 Inches
Info		23.8” FHD Non-touch Display 23.8” FHD Multi-touch Display All Configurations 1920 x 1080, 16:9, IPS panel, 250 nits brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio, wide viewing angle, borderless design, anti-glare surface.

Exterior	Dell G5 5090 Desktop	Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)
Size Comparison
Dimensions	12.13 x 14.45 x 6.65” (308 x 367 x 169 mm)	17.75 x 7.28 x 17.13 inches (450.9 x 185 x 435.19 mm)
Weight	16.8 - 18.1 lb (7.62 - 8.20 kg)	23.14 lbs (23.14 lbs)
Colors	Abyss Dull Grey With Blue LED Lighting and optional clear window side panel.	Industry Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Dell Multimedia Keyboard-KB216 Black (English) Dell Optical Mouse - MS116 Black	Keyboard Lenovo Premium Wireless Keyboard, grey Lenovo Calliope Keyboard (USB connector), black Lenovo Calliope Wireless Keyboard, black Mouse Lenovo Calliope Mouse (USB connector), black Lenovo Calliope Wireless Mouse (2.4GHz via USB receiver), black Lenovo Premium Wireless Mouse, grey
Ports	Front 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C^® port 2 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x Microphone port 1 x Headphone port Rear 2 x USB 2.0 ports 4 x Superspeed USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports 1 x Power-supply port 1 x Center/subwoofer LFE surround the port 1 x Front L/R surround line-out 1 x Audio-in 1 x RJ45 Ethernet port	Left 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x Headset jack 3.5mm combo jack. 1 x SD Card Reader Rear 3 x USB-A 2 x USB 2.0 (480 Mbps). 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x HDMI-out 1.4 1 x HDMI-in 1 x RJ-45 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet. Bottom 1 x Power connector

Chasis	Dell G5 5090 Desktop	Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)
Form Factor	Mini Tower	All-in-One
Power Supply	360W 460W	120W Power Adapter 150W Power Adapter
Bays	1 x 3.5” bay 2 x 2.5” bays	1 x 2.5" disk bay
Optical Drives	Not Available
Chasis Information	Exterior Chassis Materials Magnesium Alloy exterior shell Copper Alloy thermal structures	Buttons Power button PC / monitor mode switcher Stand Monitor stand supports -5° to +25° tilt Special Features Optional Wireless charger

Internal Specs	Dell G5 5090 Desktop	Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)
Chipset	Intel® H370 Chipset	AMD B300 Chipset
Processor	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-9100 4C/4T, 3.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 65W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400 6C/6T, 2.90 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 65W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9600K 6C/6T, 3.70 → 4.60 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 95W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700 8C/8T, 3.00 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700K 8C/8T, 3.60 → 4.90 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 95W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900 8C/16T, 3.10 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W	AMD Athlon™ PRO 300GE 2C/4T, 3.40 GHz, 1MB L2, 4MB L3 Cache, 35W AMD Ryzen™ 3 PRO 3200GE 4C/4T, 3.50 → 3.80 GHz, 2MB L2, 4MB L3 Cache, 35W AMD Ryzen™ 3 4300GE 4C/8T, 3.50 → 4.00 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 35W AMD Ryzen™ 5 PRO 3400GE 4C/8T, 3.30 → 4.00 GHz, 2MB L2, 4MB L3 Cache, 35W AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600GE 6C/12T, 3.30 → 4.20 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 35W AMD Ryzen™ 5 PRO 4650GE 6C/12T, 3.30 → 4.20 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 35W AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700GE 8C/16T, 3.10 → 4.30 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 35W
Integrated Graphics	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-9100 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 23 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9600K Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700K Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz	AMD Athlon™ PRO 300GE AMD Radeon™ Vega Graphics 3 Graphics Cores, 1100 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 3 PRO 3200GE AMD Radeon™ RX Vega Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 1200 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 3 4300GE AMD Radeon™ RX Vega Graphics 6 Graphics Cores, 1700 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 5 PRO 3400GE AMD Radeon™ RX Vega Graphics 11 Graphics Cores, 1300 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600GE AMD Radeon™ RX Vega Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1900 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 5 PRO 4650GE AMD Radeon™ RX Vega Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1900 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700GE AMD Radeon™ RX Vega Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 - 4GB GDDR5 GTX 1660 - 6GB GDDR5 GTX 1660 Ti - 6GB GDDR6 RTX™ 2060 - 6GB GDDR6 RTX™ 2070 - 8GB GDDR6 RTX™ 2080 - 8GB GDDR6 AMD® Radeon™ RX 560X - 4GB GDDR5
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Dual-channel DDR4 2666 MHz or 2933 MHz. 4 x UDIMM slots	4GB 8GB 16GB Memory Slots: 2 x SO-DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel Non-ECC DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2666 MHz Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD 1TB 2TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive	128GB 256GB 512GB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVME SSD. 1TB 2TB 5.4K rpm 2.5” SATA Hard Drive.
Slots	1 x PCIe x16 slot 1 x PCIe x1 slot 1 x PCIe x4 slot 2 x SATA slots For 2.5-inch hard drive. 1 x SATA slot For a 3.5-inch hard drive. 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For solid-state drive/Intel Optane memory 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card	1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 1 x M.2 2242/2080 slot For SSD

Connectivity	Dell G5 5090 Desktop	Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)
Wi-Fi	Qualcomm QCA9377 (DW1810) Up to 433 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooth 4.2 Killer AX1650x Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.0	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) M.2 card.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 4.0 Optional.
Ethernet	Rivet Networks E2500 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	Dell G5 5090 Desktop	Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home \| Pro No operating system
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office 30 Day Trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription	Lenovo Vantage Microsoft Office 2016

Camera & Audio	Dell G5 5090 Desktop	Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)
Camera		HD Front-facing camera. 720p with fixed focus. Optional FHD Front-facing camera. 1080p with fixed focus. Optional Windows Hello IR support.
Audio	No Speakers Audio controller Realtek ALC3861-CG External Ports One microphone port One headset port One audio line-out port One rear L/R-surround audio-out port One center/subwoofer LFE surround audio-out port	High Definition (HD) Audio 2 x 3W stereo speakers. 1 x 5W woofer. Dual array microphone.

Misc	Dell G5 5090 Desktop	Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)
Sensors		IR Camera
Security		BIOS Security Administrator password Power-on password Windows Hello Facial Authentication
Warranty	1 Year Mail In Service 1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	1-year mail-in service 1-year depot service 2-year depot service

Dell G5 5090 Desktop vs. Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD)

The Dell G5 5090 Desktop and the Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD) were released in the same year, 2019. The Dell G5 5090 Desktop has a full-tower form factor that can accommodate a large motherboard, multiple graphics cards, extra storage, and better cooling solution. The Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD) has an all-in-one form factor that combines all components and a built-in monitor into one package.

Processor

The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is like the brains of your desktop computer. Its performance determines how fast and responsive your PC is. Generally, a processor with newer architecture, more CPU cores, higher TDP (measured in W), and faster clock speed (measured in GHz) tends to be more expensive and run faster than others with older architecture, fewer CPU cores, lower TDP, and lower clock speed.

For Dell G5 5090 Desktop, you have options to configure it with a 65W 9th Generation Intel Coffee Lake quad-core Intel Core i3-9100 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i9-9900 with a boost speed up to 5.00 GHz.

While Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD) has configurations with a 35W AMD Athlon™ Desktop dual-core AMD Athlon 300GE up to a 35W 8-core AMD Ryzen7 4700GE with a boost speed up to 4.30 GHz.

Memory

The Random Access Memory or RAM is the super-fast and temporary storage used to handle all active tasks, apps, and games that will go away when your PC turns off. The more memory your PC has, the better multitasking your PC can handle without having to reload data from slower permanent storage that includes the hard disk drive or solid-state drive.

Fortunately, both PC allows you to upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. The Dell G5 5090 Desktop has four RAM slots that support up to 64GB of 2933MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. On the other hand, the Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD) has two RAM slots that you can upgrade up to 16GB of 2666MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory.

Ports

Computer ports are the interface for connecting your PC to its peripheral devices or other PCs. The most common peripherals are keyboard, mouse, monitor, flash drive, speaker, and printer. Most of them use Universal Serial Bus (USB) as their connection to your computer. So the PC with more USB ports can connect to more peripherals at the same time.

There is a total number of 10 USB ports available on the Dell G5 5090 Desktop, five more than the Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD) that has only 5 USB ports. On top of the number of USB ports, the type and version of each USB port are also necessary for determining how fast it is.

The Dell G5 5090 Desktop has nine USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. It has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and six ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).

For Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 AIO (24”, AMD), it has five USB ports that all of which are USB Type-A. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and three ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).

Pricing

Dell G5 Gaming Desktop 9th Price
	Dell G5 15 Gaming Laptop (Windows 10 Home, 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GTX 1650, 15.6" FHD LCD Screen, 256GB SSD and 1TB SATA, 16 GB RAM) G5590-7679BLK-PUS By Dell $928.00	See at Amazon
	Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7-14700F Processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Home, Onsite Service - Black By Alienware $1,449.99	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS Desktop Computer for Business and Gaming, 13th Gen Intel Core i7 16-Core Tower PC, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 770, Windows 11 Pro, Killer Wi-Fi 6E, RJ-45, USB-C, DisplayPort By Dell $1,459.00	See at Amazon
Lenovo IdeaCentre A540 (24”, AMD) Price
	Lenovo Ideacentre A540 All-in-One, 23.8" FHD Desktop, AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 4650GE, 16GB RAM 512GB PCIe SSD, Webcam, Wi-Fi, Wireless Keyboard & Mouse, Windows 10 Pro, Black By Lenovo $739.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 3 AMD All-in-One Computer, 24" FHD Display, Ryzen 5 5500U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, DVD RW Drive, Windows 11 By Lenovo $849.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Ideacentre A540 Business All-in-One Desktop, 23.8" FHD Screen, AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 4650GE, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Webcam, HDMI, Wi-Fi, Wireless Keyboard & Mouse, Windows 11 Pro, Black By Lenovo $769.99	See at Amazon