Dell Latitude 15.6" 5520 2021, Intel i7-1185G7, 16GB, 512GB SSD
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average screen (20th percentile)
- Below average port selection (29th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1185G7 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.5 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Latitude 15.6" 5520 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ProArt PX13 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1185G7 | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15.6" | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Latitude 15.6" 5520 | 35.1 | 47.2 | 36.3 | 29 | 19.9 | 54 | 51 | 33.4 | 55.8 | 70.4 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.4 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 68 | 89.7 | 73 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall38
- AI/LLM18.7
- Gaming11.9
- Portability44.6
- Creator18.3
- Student57.3
- Business36.6
- Developer36.8
- Entertainment33.7
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