Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7440 vs Inspiron 14 5440
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7440
- Around 3.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~32%) battery – 54 against 41 watt-hours
- 17% sharper screen – 189 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 14 5440
- Can run popular games at about 30-41% higher FPS
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) | 1.63 kg (3.59 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 314 x 226.56 x 15.99-18.99 mm 12.36 x 8.92 x 0.63-0.75 inches |
314 x 226.15 x 15.86-17.31 mm 12.36 x 8.9 x 0.62-0.68 inches |
| Area | 711 cm2 (110.3 inches2) | 710 cm2 (110 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.9% | ~80% |
| Side bezels | 6.3 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | Blue | Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 50.6 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2240 x 1400 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 600:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 71.4% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 69.3% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 15 V | 11.25 V |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 90 / 100 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 330 / 361 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 5 (1P + 4E) |
| Threads | 18 | 6 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 28 W | - |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1155 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2200 MHz | 1477 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 3.9 TFLOPS | 6 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 452 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3254 | Realtek ALC3254 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~82.5 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 8.0 cm | 11.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Inspiron 14 Plus 7440:
- Some versions come with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.
Notes on Inspiron 14 5440:
- A plastic variant with dimensions 226.15 x 314 x 16.90-18.07 mm is also available.
- The model with Intel 13th-gen CPU has a lower memory frequency (4400 MHz) compared to the 14th-gen's 5200 MHz and lacks USB-C Power Delivery.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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