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Dell Latitude 5420 vs Latitude 3520

36 out of 100
Dell Latitude 5420
VS
33 out of 100
Dell Latitude 3520
Dell Latitude 5420
Dell Latitude 3520
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Review

Evaluation of Dell Latitude 5420 and Latitude 3520 important characteristics
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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Value for money (Beta)

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16.5
(Bad)
Value Index
20.1
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 5420
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 390 grams less (around 0.86 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Around 24% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Much smaller footprint: 22% more compact case (105.5 vs 134.8 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 3520
  • Can run popular games at about 179-244% higher FPS

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
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Latitude 5420
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Latitude 3520

Case

Weight 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) 1.79 kg (3.95 lbs)
Dimensions 321.4 x 212 x 19.3 mm
12.65 x 8.35 x 0.76 inches		 361 x 240.9 x 18 mm
14.21 x 9.48 x 0.71 inches
Area 681 cm2 (105.6 inches2) 870 cm2 (134.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~79.3% ~77.2%
Side bezels 5.8 mm 7.8 mm
Colors Silver Black
Material Plastic Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle - 140°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) - 41.5 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 15.6 inches
Type TN LCD TN LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 112 ppi 100 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels 1366 x 768 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Screen space comparison
Latitude 3520
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
Latitude 5420
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~24% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 300:1 500:1
Response time 25 ms 25 ms
Max. brightness
Latitude 5420
220 nits
Latitude 3520
220 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.4 V 11.25 V
Full charging time 2:00 hr 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 / 90 W 65 W
Cable length 1 meters 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 378 / 420 grams 310 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 0.8-2.2 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
L3 Cache 6 MB 4 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620 Intel UHD Graphics G1
Fabrication process 14 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Latitude 5420 +32%
3572
Latitude 3520
2709
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W -
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 14 nm 12 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz -
GPU boost clock 1150 MHz -
FLOPS 0.4 TFLOPS 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 2 GB
Memory type DDR4 GDDR6
Memory bus - 64 bit
Memory speed 3.2 Gbps ~10 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 192 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 24 56
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 3 32
GPU performance 0.4 TFLOPS 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU - 140
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x4 GB 1x4 GB
Clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR4 DDR4
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB 32 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x128 GB 1x128 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3204 Realtek ALC3204
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness - ~87.9 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.1
Fingerprint Optional Yes
Infrared sensor Optional Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.7 cm 11.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

Cast your vote

So, which laptop would you choose?
6 (66.7%)
3 (33.3%)
Total votes: 9

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