Dell Latitude 7430 vs Latitude 5530
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 7430
- Easier to carry: weighs 370 grams less (around 0.82 lbs)
- Provides 82% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 220 nits
- 57% sharper screen – 157 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 20% more compact case (104 vs 129.4 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 5530
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 37-50% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 47%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.22 kg (2.69 lbs) | 1.59 kg (3.51 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 321.35 x 208.69 x 16.9-18.47 mm 12.65 x 8.22 x 0.67-0.73 inches |
357.9 x 233.3 x 20.77-22.15 mm 14.09 x 9.19 x 0.82-0.87 inches |
| Area | 671 cm2 (104 inches2) | 835 cm2 (129.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.5% | ~80.4% |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gray | Gray |
| Material | Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum |
Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | TFT VA | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 157 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 |
Screen space comparison
Latitude 5530
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
Latitude 7430
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~24% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 500:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | 25 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.25 V | 11.2 V |
| Full charging time | 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, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 60 / 65 / 90 W | 60 / 65 / 90 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 349 / 380 / 430 grams | 300 / 325 / 405 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 1.1-2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (2P + 8E) | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | 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 | 15 W | 25 W |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1200 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 4.8 Gbps | ~10 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 1.5 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 178 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3281-CG | Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x 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) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.5 cm | 11.5 x 6.7 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Latitude 7430:
- The different body material options vary in weight, with Carbon Fiber (U15) weighing 2.69 lb (1.22 kg), Carbon Fiber (P28) weighing 2.73 lb (1.24 kg), and Aluminum Titan Grey weighing 2.79 lb (1.27 kg)
- Models with U-series CPUs come with DDR4 memory, while P-series come with LPDDR5 memory.
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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