Dell Latitude 5520 vs Alienware m15 R4
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 5520
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 520 grams less (around 1.15 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 19% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Much smaller footprint: 16% more compact case (129.4 vs 154.4 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell Alienware m15 R4
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 214-292% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~105%) battery – 86 against 42 watt-hours
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- 41% sharper screen – 141 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 36% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 220 nits
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.59 kg (3.51 lbs) | 2.11 kg (4.65 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357.8 x 233.3 x 19.8 mm 14.09 x 9.19 x 0.78 inches |
360.3 x 276.3 x 17.8-20.5 mm 14.19 x 10.88 x 0.7-0.81 inches |
| Area | 835 cm2 (129.5 inches2) | 996 cm2 (154.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.4% | ~67.4% |
| Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 7.5 mm |
| Colors | Silver | White, Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level | - | 52 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 100 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 500:1 | - |
| Response time | 25 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.4 V | - |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Left | Bottom |
| Charge power | 65 / 90 / 130 W | 240 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | - | 800 gramm |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.0 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.7 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 130 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 1504 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1802 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS | 13.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | ~8-10 Gbps | 14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 3840 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 120 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 48 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 2933 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 | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 3 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3204 | Realtek ALC3281-CG |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Power | 2x2W | 4x4W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | 85 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2220 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | 1x v1.4 |
| 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.7 cm | 9.9 x 5.3 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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