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Dell Latitude 5431 vs. Dell Precision 5540: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Dell Latitude 5431 and Dell Precision 5540 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell Latitude 5431 Pros

Reasons that Dell Latitude 5431 is better than Dell Precision 5540.

2022 vs. 2019

Intel Core i7-1270P inside Dell Latitude 5431 has a 43% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-9980HK inside Dell Precision 5540.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Latitude 5431 - Intel Core i7-1270P

9,328

Dell Latitude 5431 - Intel Core i5-1250P

9,283

Dell Latitude 5431 - Intel Core i5-1240P

7,240

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Xeon E-2276M

5,165

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i7-9850H

4,914

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Dell Precision 5540 - Intel Core i5-9400H

3,690

Dell Latitude 5431 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Precision 5540. It supports up to 4800MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Dell Precision 5540.

Memory type and speed

Dell Latitude 5431 - DDR5

4,800 MHz

Dell Precision 5540 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Dell Latitude 5431 weighed 1.3 pounds, 67% lighter than the 3.93 pounds Dell Precision 5540.

Weight	Dell Latitude 5431	Dell Precision 5540
Pound	1.3 lbs.	3.93 lbs.
Kilogram	0.59 kg	1.78 kg

Dell Latitude 5431 has more ports and slots count than the Dell Precision 5540. It has eleven versus eight amount of ports and slots on the Dell Precision 5540.

Ports	Dell Latitude 5431	Dell Precision 5540
full-size SD card slot	No	Yes
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	Yes
microSD card slot	Yes	No
microSIM card slot	Yes	No
power port	No	Yes
RJ-45	Yes	No
Smart Card Reader	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes x2	No
USB-A	Yes x2	Yes x2
Total	11	8

Dell Precision 5540 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 5540 is better than Dell Latitude 5431.

Dell Precision 5540 has a 15.6-inch screen size 11% larger than the 14-inch Dell Latitude 5431.

Display size

Dell Precision 5540

15.6-inch

Dell Latitude 5431

14-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell Latitude 5431 and Dell Precision 5540.

Both laptops supports up to 64GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Dell Latitude 5431

64 GB

Dell Precision 5540

64 GB

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

Memory	Dell Latitude 5431	Dell Precision 5540
Slots	x2	x2
Type	DDR5	DDR4

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Dell Latitude 5431 Price
	Dell Latitude 5000 5431 Laptop (2022) \| 14" FHD \| Core i5 - 512GB SSD - 16GB RAM \| 12 Cores @ 4.4 GHz - 12th Gen CPU Win 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $916.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 5431 Laptop 14-inch FHD (1920x1080) Intel Core i7-1270P (2.20GHz) 32GB RAM 512GB SSD Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,091.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Laptop Charger 90W Watt USB Type C AC Power Adapter Precision 3470 3570 3571 5770,XPS 15 9520,Latitude 9330 9430 7430 5530 5531 7330 5431 5531 5330 7330 7530,Inspiron 7420 By Dell $69.25	See at Amazon
Dell Precision 5540 Price
	Dell Precision M5540 15.6 UHD Touchscreen Intel Core i7-9750H 2.60Ghz 32GB 1TB SSDR Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Dell $639.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5540 Workstation 15.6-inch Full HD IPS Display Intel Core i7-9850H 32GB RAM 1TB SSD NVIDIA Quadro 4GB Win 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $555.66	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5540 15.6-inch FHD Laptop - Intel Core i9 9th Gen - i9-9880H - Eight Core 4.8Ghz - 512GB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T2000 - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $749.98	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Latitude 5431	Dell Precision 5540
Released	2022	2019
Release Date	Announced on March 31, 2022 Available in April 2022	Announced at Computex 2019. Available from early July 2019.
Pricing	Starting at $1,771	Starting at $1,339
Applicable Models	Dell Latitude 14 5431 Dell Latitude 14 5000 Series (12th Gen Intel P28 Series) 14-inch Dell Latitude 5000 Series Dell Latitude 5431 Laptop 2022 Dell Latitude 5431	-
Generations	2022 Dell Latitude 5431 2022 Dell Latitude 5430 2021 Dell Latitude 5420 2020 Dell Latitude 5410 2018 Dell Latitude 5490 2017 Dell Latitude 5480	2022 Dell Precision 5570 2021 Dell Precision 5560 2020 Dell Precision 5550 2019 Dell Precision 5540

Exterior	Dell Latitude 5431	Dell Precision 5540
Dimensions	12.65 x 8.35 x 0.82” (321.40 x 212 x 20.95 mm)	14.06 x 9.26 x 0.44 in (357 x 235 x 11.2 mm) Width: 14.06” (357 mm) Depth: 9.26” (235 mm) Height: 0.44” (11.2 mm)
Weight	3.30 lb (1.49 kg)	3.93 lbs (1.78 kg)
Colors	-	Aluminum Platinum Silver LCD Cover Aluminum Titan Gray LCD Cover
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Single Pointing Backlit US-English Keyboard Touchpad Size: 4.53” x 2.64” (115 mm x 67 mm) Supports Microsoft Precision multi-touch gesture.	Full-size backlit keyboard. 4.03 x 2.45 in (102.40 mm x 62.40 mm) touchpad with 5 multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Dell Latitude 5431	Dell Precision 5540
Size	14 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	14” HD 1366 x 768 TN 220 nits 45% NTSC 300:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch WVA 2.4W 14” FHD 1920 x 1080 IPS 250 nits 45% NTSC 600:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch WVA 3.1W 14” FHD with SLP & LBL 1920 x 1080 IPS 400 nits 100% sRGB 1000:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch WVA Low Blue Light (LBL) Super Low Power (SLP) 2.5W 14” FHD with Touch 1920 x 1080 IPS 300 nits 100% sRGB 600:1 Anti-Glare Touch WVA 4.1W 14” FHD with Touch & Privacy 1920 x 1080 IPS 300 nits 100% sRGB 600:1 Anti-Glare Touch WVA 3.5W	15.6" UltraSharp FHD IGZO4 1920x1080, AG, NT, w/Prem Panel Guar, 100% sRGB. 15.6" Ultrasharp UHD IGZO4 3840x2160, Touch, w/Prem Panel Guar, 100% Adobe, 15.6" Ultrasharp OLED UHD 3840x2160, Non-Touch,w/Prem Panel Guar, 100% DCI-P3

Ports	Dell Latitude 5431	Dell Precision 5540
Image Source: Dell Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 2.0, Power Delivery 1 x Smart Card Reader Optional Right (7) 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps, Flip-Down Port 1 x microSD card slot v4.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x lock slot Back (1) 1 x microSIM card slot Optional	Image Source: Dell Left (5) 1 x power port 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (3) 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x lock slot

Internal Specs	Dell Latitude 5431	Dell Precision 5540
Processor	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1240P 12 cores, 16 threads, 1.70 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1250P 12 cores, 16 threads, 1.70 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1270P 12 cores, 16 threads, 2.20 → 4.80 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 28W	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.30 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W Intel Xeon E-2276M 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1240P Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1250P Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1270P Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Intel Xeon E-2276M Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	Memory Info 2 x SO-DIMM slots Type: Single or Dual-Channel DDR5 Speed: 4800 MHz Memory Configurations 4GB 8GB 16GB Single Channel 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Dual Channel	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SoDIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 64GB
Discrete Graphics	Optional NVIDIA GeForce MX550 with 2GB of GDDR6 VRAM.	NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1395 → 1455 MHz, 768 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA Quadro T2000 (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1575 → 1785 MHz, 1,024 CUDA Cores.
Storage	Hard Drive Slot 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB PCIe Gen 4 x4 SSD	Hard Drive Slots 1 x M.2 PCIe SSD slot 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot Available only on a 3-cell 56Wh battery model. Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Up to 2TB SATA Hard Drive
Fans Number	1	-

Connectivity	Dell Latitude 5431	Dell Precision 5540
Wi-Fi	Realtek RTL8822CE Up to 867 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 802.11 a/b/g WiFi-4 (802.11n) WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Bluetooh 5.0 Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz Up to 2400 Mbps Triple band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6 GHz WiFi 802.11 a/b/g WiFi-4 (802.11n) WiFi-5 (802.11ac) WiFi-6E (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz Intel Wireless-AC 9260 2x2 802.11ac Qualcomm QCA6174A 2x2 802.11ac
Bluetooth	Optional Bluetooth 5.0 5.2	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Intel I219-V/Intel I219-LM Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps	-
Wireless WAN	Intel XMM 7360 Global LTE-Advanced (DW5820e) Transfer rate: Up to 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9) Frequency bands supported: LTE FDD: 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9) LTE TDD: 347 Mbps DL/30 Mbps UL (Cat 9) UMTS/HSPA+: UMTS 384 Kbps DL/384 Kbps UL Wireless standards: LTE Category 9 UMTS/HSPA+ Supports GPS, BDS, and GLONASS	-

Battery	Dell Latitude 5431	Dell Precision 5540
Size	64Wh 4-cell lithium-ion with ExpressCharge Boost 64Wh 4-cell lithium-ion with ExpressCharge and Long Cycle Life	56 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion) 97 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion)
Power Supply	90W 130W USB Type-C adapter.	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.67A.

Software	Dell Latitude 5431	Dell Precision 5540
OS	Windows 11 Home Pro Pro National Academic Ubuntu® 20.04 LTS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 7.5 Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial

Camera & Audio	Dell Latitude 5431	Dell Precision 5540
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p with 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. 1080p with 2.07 Megapixels (1920 x 1080p FHD) at 30 fps. Optional Infrared camera, proximity sensor, and ambient light sensor. For Windows Hello Facial Recognition.	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio	Realtek ALC3204 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro 2 x 2W = 4W stereo speakers Dual-array microphones	Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers dual-array microphones

Misc	Dell Latitude 5431	Dell Precision 5540
Sensors	Accelerometer (ST Micro LIS2DW12TR): On the base (system board) Accelerometer with Gyro (ST Micro LSM6DSOTR): On the hinge-up (optional-upsell configuration with EMZA/ALS/IR camera) GPS (through WWAN card only, optional) Adaptive thermal performance: requires a 16-bit accelerometer Hall effect sensor Sensor hub	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
Security	Hardware-Based Security Shunt Circuit Dell Client Command Suite : On-Prem & Cloud Dell Optimizer Dell Power Manager Support assist : PCs & OS Recovery (Excalibur) Dell SafeBIOS - Off-Host Verification Dell SafeBIOS - Indicator of Attack Dell SafeID Vmware Carbon Black Endpoint: Standard, Advanced, Enterprise Absolute Visibility Absolute Control Absolute Resilience Netskope Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) Netskope Secure Web Gateway Netskope Private Access Optional Dell Data Security and Management Software Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise Dell Data Guardian Dell Encryption Enterprise Dell Encryption Personal Dell Threat Defense MozyPro or MozyEnterprise RSA NetWitness Endpoint RSA SecurID Access VMware Workspace ONE Absolute Endpoint Visibility and Control Vmware Carbon Black Endpoint + Secureworks Threat Detection & Response Carbonite Dell Supply Chain Defense	Intel® vPro™ Technology (iAMT 12) (optional, requires Intel WiFi® Link WLAN and a vPro compatible processor), Dell Client Command Suite available (dell.com/command), Factory Installed Dell Client Command \| Update, Dell Command \| Power Manager Intel® Platform Trust Technology Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 Chassis wedge-shaped security lock Support for Computrace and SmartCard Reader Touch Fingerprint Reader with Control Vault 3.0 (Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification)
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Warranty with Mail-In Service	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis

Key Features	Dell Latitude 5431	Dell Precision 5540
At Glance	Released in Early 2022 16:9 FHD 14” 1080p 60Hz Weight 1.3 lb 0.59 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1270P 12C/16T, 2.20 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,665 Single Core Geekbench 5 9,328 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 4800 MHz DDR5 NVIDIA GeForce MX550 2GB GDDR6 Optional 4G LTE Up to Wi-Fi 6E Dual Thunderbolt™️ 4 Ports Optional IR Camera For Face Unlock Optional Fingerprint Reader Power Button	Released in 2019 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p OLED Weight 3.93 lb 1.78 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,114 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,504 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro T2000 4GB GDDR5