Dell Latitude 7530 vs Latitude 5520
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 7530
- Around 25% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 82% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 220 nits
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- 41% sharper screen – 141 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 5520
- Can run popular games at about 55-75% higher FPS
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Better webcam recording quality
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs) | 1.59 kg (3.51 lbs) |
Dimensions | 357.7 x 229.75 x 17.5-18.23 mm 14.08 x 9.05 x 0.69-0.72 inches |
357.8 x 233.3 x 19.8 mm 14.09 x 9.19 x 0.78 inches |
Area | 822 cm2 (127.4 inches2) | 835 cm2 (129.5 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.7% | ~80.4% |
Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 6.2 mm |
Colors | Gray | Silver |
Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | - | No |
Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
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 |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Matte | Matte |
Contrast | - | 500:1 |
Response time | - | 25 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Voltage | - | 11.4 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, Right | Left |
Charge power | 65 / 90 W | 65 / 90 / 130 W |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 0.9-2.0 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
Cores | 10 (2P + 8E) | 4 |
Threads | 12 | 8 |
L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 |
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
TGP | 15 W | - |
Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 12 nm |
GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
GPU boost clock | 1100 MHz | - |
FLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS |
Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | GDDR6 |
Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | ~8-10 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 640 | 896 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 56 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x4 GB |
Clock | 5200 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 3.0 (4x) |
Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x128 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | - | 2 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3204 |
Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Power | 2x4W | 2x2W |
Dolby Atmos | - | No |
Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2220 x 1080 |
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) | 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 6.7 cm |
Surface | - | Plastic |
Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Latitude 7530:
- Laptop case materials vary in weight: Carbon Fiber starts at 3.39 lbs (1.54 kg) and Aluminum at 3.89 lbs (1.76 kg).
- The U-series processors utilize DDR4 memory, while the P-series employ LPDDR5.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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