Dell Latitude 15.6" E5540, Core i5-4300U, 8GB, 240GB SSD
CPU Intel Core i5-4300U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 240 GB
Screen 15.6"
OS Windows 10 Pro
24 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average cpu (4th percentile)
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
- Below average storage (11th percentile)
- Below average ram (13th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4300U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 240 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Latitude 15.6" E5540 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB | Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4300U | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 24 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 240 | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 15.6" | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | - | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc 140V | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 63 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Latitude 15.6" E5540 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 13.3 | 29.7 | 19.9 | 38.5 | 10.5 | 33.4 | 64.4 | 90.4 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 79.5 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 24 | 98.1 | 98.9 | 37 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB Compare | 90.1 | 68.8 | 89.7 | 58.1 | 82.3 | 87.1 | 65.2 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 34.2 |
| Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US Compare | 68.7 | 65.1 | 66.6 | 83.3 | 83.1 | 87 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 99.1 | 39.6 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 68.7 | 68.8 | 50 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 89.4 | 51 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 37.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall23.5
- AI/LLM6.6
- Gaming4.9
- Portability29.5
- Creator8
- Student50.9
- Business24.6
- Developer20.3
- Entertainment20.5
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Other Configurations19
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