Dell Latitude 5520 vs Latitude 3520
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
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Display
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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
- Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.59 kg (3.51 lbs) | 1.79 kg (3.95 lbs) |
Dimensions | 357.8 x 233.3 x 19.8 mm 14.09 x 9.19 x 0.78 inches |
361 x 240.9 x 18 mm 14.21 x 9.48 x 0.71 inches |
Area | 835 cm2 (129.5 inches2) | 870 cm2 (134.7 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.4% | ~77.2% |
Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 7.8 mm |
Colors | Silver | Black |
Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Liquid metal | - | No |
Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
Noise level (max. load) | - | 41.5 dB |
Display
Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
Type | TN LCD | TN LCD |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
PPI | 100 ppi | 100 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
HDR support | No | No |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Matte | Matte |
Contrast | 500:1 | 500:1 |
Response time | 25 ms | 25 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Voltage | 11.4 V | 11.25 V |
Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
Charging port position | Left | Left |
Charge power | 65 / 90 / 130 W | 65 W |
Weigh of AC adapter | - | 310 grams |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 0.9-2.0 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 3.7 GHz | - |
Cores | 4 | 2 |
Threads | 8 | 2 |
L3 Cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48 EUs |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 12 nm | 12 nm |
FLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS |
Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Memory bus | 64 bit | 64 bit |
Memory speed | ~8-10 Gbps | ~8-10 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 896 | 896 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 56 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
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 | 2 | 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 |
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 | 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 type | Island | Island |
Numpad | Yes | Yes |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
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.
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