Dell Precision 5560 vs Latitude 7430
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Precision 5560
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Around 45% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~37%) battery – 56 against 41 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 11% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 7430
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 820 grams less (around 1.81 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 63-86% higher FPS
- Better webcam recording quality
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (104 vs 122.9 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) | 1.22 kg (2.69 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 344.4 x 230.3 x 18.5 mm 13.56 x 9.07 x 0.73 inches |
321.35 x 208.69 x 16.9-18.47 mm 12.65 x 8.22 x 0.67-0.73 inches |
| Area | 793 cm2 (123 inches2) | 671 cm2 (104 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~89% | ~80.5% |
| Side bezels | 4.2 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Black, Silver, Gray |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Carbon fiber Bottom: Aluminum |
Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 50 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TFT VA |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 145 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Precision 5560
15.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 109.4 in2
Latitude 7430
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~30% more screen space
| Contrast | 1650:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 35 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.4 V | 11.25 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, Right |
| Charge power | 90 / 130 W | 60 / 65 / 90 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 406 / 481 grams | 349 / 380 / 430 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4-2.9 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (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 | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1450 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0.7 TFLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | 4.8 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 0.7 TFLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| 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 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3281-CG | Realtek ALC3281-CG |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2.5W, 2x1.5W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~75.2 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | - |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.0 cm | 11.5 x 6.5 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| 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.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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