Dell Latitude 5540 vs Inspiron 16 5630
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 5540
- Performs significantly better (up to 3.4x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Easier to carry: weighs 240 grams less (around 0.53 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 59-81% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Provides 60% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 250 nits
- Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (129.4 vs 139.2 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 16 5630
- Features a bigger (~29%) battery – 54 against 42 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.61 kg (3.55 lbs) | 1.85 kg (4.08 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357.8 x 233.3 x 20.8 mm 14.09 x 9.19 x 0.82 inches |
356.78 x 251.7 x 15.42-18.2 mm 14.05 x 9.91 x 0.61-0.72 inches |
| Area | 835 cm2 (129.5 inches2) | 898 cm2 (139.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.4% | ~82.7% |
| Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 6.1 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Inspiron 16 5630
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Latitude 5540
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 800:1 | 800:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.4 V | 15 V |
| 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 | 60 / 65 / 100 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 295 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | - | 15 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1065 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1320 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | 4.8 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 2.7 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 242 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek Waves, MaxxAudio 12.0 | Realtek ALC3254 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2.5W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Optional |
| 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 | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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 | No |
| 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 | 13.3 x 9.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Inspiron 16 5630:
- The memory type can be either LPDDR5 or LPDDR5X (depends on the config and region).
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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