Dell Latitude 5540 vs Latitude 5530
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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 2.2x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Provides 82% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 220 nits
- 41% sharper screen – 141 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 5530
- Around 2.9x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.61 kg (3.55 lbs) | 1.59 kg (3.51 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357.8 x 233.3 x 20.8 mm 14.09 x 9.19 x 0.82 inches |
357.9 x 233.3 x 20.77-22.15 mm 14.09 x 9.19 x 0.82-0.87 inches |
| Area | 835 cm2 (129.5 inches2) | 835 cm2 (129.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.4% | ~80.4% |
| Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 100 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | 800:1 | 500:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | 25 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.4 V | 11.2 V |
| 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 | 60 / 65 / 100 W | 60 / 65 / 90 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 300 / 325 / 405 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.1-2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU |
| 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 | - | 25 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1065 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1320 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | ~10 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 2.7 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 242 | 178 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | 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 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 ALC3204 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| 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 | 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.7 cm | 11.5 x 6.7 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Latitude 5530:
- Has an optional IR emitter/Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) in some configurations.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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