Dell XPS 13 9340 (2024) vs Latitude 5540
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Performance
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Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
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Battery Life
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Connectivity
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell XPS 13 9340 (2024)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 440 grams less (around 0.97 lbs)
- Around 2.7x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 24-33% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a much bigger (~31%) battery – 55 against 42 watt-hours
- Much smaller footprint: 30% more compact case (91.1 vs 129.4 square inches)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
- 20% sharper screen – 169 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 5540
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.17 kg (2.58 lbs) | 1.61 kg (3.55 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 295.3 x 199 x 14.8-15.3 mm 11.63 x 7.83 x 0.58-0.6 inches |
357.8 x 233.3 x 20.8 mm 14.09 x 9.19 x 0.82 inches |
| Area | 588 cm2 (91.1 inches2) | 835 cm2 (129.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~88.6% | ~80.4% |
| Side bezels | 3.3 mm | 6.2 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 42.5 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 13.4 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | - |
| PPI | 169 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Latitude 5540
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
XPS 13 9340 (2024)
13.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 80.7 in2
~28% more screen space
| Contrast | 2000:1 | 800:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 71.7% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 69.4% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.55 V | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | 1:50 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | 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 W | 60 / 65 / 100 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 256 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 18 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | 28 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1065 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2200 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 3.9 TFLOPS | 2.7 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 | 2x4 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| 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 | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek Waves, MaxxAudio 12.0 |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~83.2 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | No | 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 |
| Key travel | 1 mm | - |
| Size | 11.2 x 6.4 cm | 11.5 x 6.7 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on XPS 13 9340 (2024):
- The 8 GB model comes with LPDDR5 memory, not LPDDR5X.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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