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Dell Latitude 5520 vs Latitude 5420

33 out of 100
Dell Latitude 5520
VS
36 out of 100
Dell Latitude 5420
Dell Latitude 5520
Dell Latitude 5420
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Review

Evaluation of Dell Latitude 5520 and Latitude 5420 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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14.2
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Value Index
16.5
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 5520
  • Can run popular games at about 179-244% higher FPS
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 5420
  • Easier to carry: weighs 190 grams less (around 0.42 lbs)
  • Around 20% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (105.5 vs 129.4 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
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Latitude 5520
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Latitude 5420

Case

Weight 1.59 kg (3.51 lbs) 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs)
Dimensions 357.8 x 233.3 x 19.8 mm
14.09 x 9.19 x 0.78 inches		 321.4 x 212 x 19.3 mm
12.65 x 8.35 x 0.76 inches
Area 835 cm2 (129.5 inches2) 681 cm2 (105.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.4% ~79.3%
Side bezels 6.2 mm 5.8 mm
Colors Silver Silver
Material Plastic Plastic
Transformer No No
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 1

Display

Size 15.6 inches 14 inches
Type TN LCD TN LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 100 ppi 112 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 Yes
Screen space comparison
Latitude 5520
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
Latitude 5420
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~24% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 500:1 300:1
Response time 25 ms 25 ms
Max. brightness
Latitude 5520
220 nits
Latitude 5420
220 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.4 V 11.4 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 / 130 W 65 / 90 W
Cable length 1 meters 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 379 / 425 grams 378 / 420 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.6 GHz 0.8-2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.2 GHz 4.4 GHz
Cores 4 4
Threads 8 8
L3 Cache 6 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620 Intel UHD Graphics 620
Fabrication process 14 nm 14 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Latitude 5520
3242
Latitude 5420 +10%
3572
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

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

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 146 -
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 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (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
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.2
Fingerprint Optional Optional
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 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI 2.0
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 No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.7 cm 11.5 x 6.7 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

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38 (64.4%)
21 (35.6%)
Total votes: 59

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