M1 MacBook Pro 13” vs. Dell Latitude 5420: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between M1 MacBook Pro 13” and Dell Latitude 5420 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

M1 MacBook Pro 13” Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Pro 13” is better than Dell Latitude 5420.

Much faster CPU performance

Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 MacBook Pro 13” has a 52% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside Dell Latitude 5420.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
M1 MacBook Pro 13” - Apple M1 (8C, 8G)
7,414
Dell Latitude 5420 - Intel Core i7-1185G7
4,864
Dell Latitude 5420 - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
Dell Latitude 5420 - Intel Core i5-1145G7
4,450
Dell Latitude 5420 - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
Dell Latitude 5420 - Intel Core i3-1125G4
3,690
Dell Latitude 5420 - Intel Core i7-10610U
3,042
Dell Latitude 5420 - Intel Core i5-10310U
2,992
Dell Latitude 5420 - Intel Core i5-10210U
2,933

Dell Latitude 5420 Pros

Reasons that Dell Latitude 5420 is better than M1 MacBook Pro 13”.

Supports larger memory

Dell Latitude 5420 supports a larger memory capacity than the M1 MacBook Pro 13”. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the M1 MacBook Pro 13”.

Max system memory size
Dell Latitude 5420
64 GB
M1 MacBook Pro 13”
16 GB
Upgradable memory

Dell Latitude 5420 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the M1 MacBook Pro 13” since it has onboard memory.

MemoryM1 MacBook Pro 13”Dell Latitude 5420
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeUnifiedDDR4
Upgradable storage

Dell Latitude 5420 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

SlotsM1 MacBook Pro 13”Dell Latitude 5420
M.2
Onboard
Yes x1
5% larger display

Dell Latitude 5420 has a 14-inch screen size 5% larger than the 13.3-inch M1 MacBook Pro 13”.

Display size
Dell Latitude 5420
14-inch
M1 MacBook Pro 13”
13.3-inch
Has eight more ports and slots

Dell Latitude 5420 has more ports and slots count than the M1 MacBook Pro 13”. It has eleven versus three amount of ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Pro 13”.

PortsM1 MacBook Pro 13”Dell Latitude 5420
HDMINoYes
headphone jackYesYes
lock slotNoYes
microSD card slotNoYes
microSIM card slotNoYes
RJ-45NoYes
Smart Card ReaderNoYes
Thunderbolt 3Yes x2No
Thunderbolt 4NoYes x2
USB-ANoYes x2
Total311
More versatile connectivity

Dell Latitude 5420 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the M1 MacBook Pro 13”. It has six versus two commonly used ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Pro 13”.

PortsM1 MacBook Pro 13”Dell Latitude 5420
headphone jackYesYes
HDMINoYes
microSD card slotNoYes
RJ-45NoYes
Thunderbolt 3YesNo
Thunderbolt 4NoYes
USB-ANoYes

Prices

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

M1 MacBook Pro 13” Price
2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (Renewed)
2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$679.99
$725.56 6% OFF
2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) - Silver (Renewed)
2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) - Silver (Renewed)
By Apple
$684.95
$728.98 6% OFF
Apple 2020 MacBook Air with M1 Chip 13-inch, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD - Space Gray (Renewed)
Apple 2020 MacBook Air with M1 Chip 13-inch, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD - Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$715.99
Dell Latitude 5420 Price
Dell Latitude 5420 14" Notebook, Intel Core i5-1145G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
Dell Latitude 5420 14" Notebook, Intel Core i5-1145G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
By Dell
$373.99
Dell Latitude 5420 Laptop PC FHD 1920 x 1080 Non-Touch, Intel Core i7-1185G7 Processor, 16GB Ram, 512 NVMe SSD, HDMI, Thunderbolt, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
Dell Latitude 5420 Laptop PC FHD 1920 x 1080 Non-Touch, Intel Core i7-1185G7 Processor, 16GB Ram, 512 NVMe SSD, HDMI, Thunderbolt, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
By Dell
$459.99
Dell Latitude 5420 Laptop - 14" HD (1366x768) AG Display - 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 1145G7 4-Core (11th Gen) - 16GB - 256GB SSD - Windows 10 Pro
Dell Latitude 5420 Laptop - 14" HD (1366x768) AG Display - 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 1145G7 4-Core (11th Gen) - 16GB - 256GB SSD - Windows 10 Pro
By Dell
$489.77

Availability

M1 MacBook Pro 13”Dell Latitude 5420
Released20202021
Release DateAnnounced on November 10th, 2020
  • Announced on January 05, 2021 (CES 2021)
  • Available on January 12, 2021
Pricing
  • $1,299
    Apple M1 Chip | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
  • $1,499
    Apple M1 Chip | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD
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Generations

Exterior

M1 MacBook Pro 13”Dell Latitude 5420
Dimensions11.97” x 8.36” x 0.61” (304.1 mm x 212.4 mm x 15.6 mm)12.65” x 8.35” x 0.76” (321.4 mm x 212 mm x 19.3 mm)
WeightStarting at 3.1 pounds (1.4 kg)3.09 lb (1.4 kg)
Colors
Space Gray Silver
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Keyboard and TrackpadBacklit Magic Keyboard with:
  • 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement
  • Touch Bar
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure‑sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure‑sensitive drawing, and Multi‑Touch gestures
  • 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.

Display

M1 MacBook Pro 13”Dell Latitude 5420
Size13.3 Inches14 Inches
InfoRetina display
  • 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
  • Supported scaled resolutions:
    • 1680 by 1050
    • 1440 by 900
    • 1024 by 640
  • 16:10 aspect ratio
  • 500 nits brightness
  • Supports wide color (P3)
  • True Tone technology
  • 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 3.2W
  • 14” FHD with Low Blue Light (LBL) Support
    1920 x 1080 IPS 400 nits 100% sRGB 1000:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch WVA LBL 2.5W
  • 14” FHD with Touch Support
    1920 x 1080 IPS 300 nits 75% NTSC 600:1 Anti-Glare Touch WVA 4.51W
  • 14” FHD with Touch Support
    1920 x 1080 IPS 300 nits 100% sRGB 600:1 Anti-Glare Touch WVA 3.5W

Ports

M1 MacBook Pro 13”Dell Latitude 5420
M1 MacBook Pro 13” Ports
Image Source: Apple
Left (2)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging
Right (1)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
Dell Latitude 5420 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left (3)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, 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

Internal Specs

M1 MacBook Pro 13”Dell Latitude 5420
Processor
  1. Apple M1
    8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10310U with vPro™
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 4.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  4. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1125G4
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.00 → 3.70 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  5. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  6. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  7. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
  8. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics
  1. Apple M1
    Apple M1 iGPU
    8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10310U with vPro™
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  4. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1125G4
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    48 Execution Units, 400 → 1250 MHz
  5. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  6. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  7. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  8. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Memory
  • 8GB
    4266 MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory
  • Configurable to 16GB
  • Memory Info
    • 2 x SO-DIMM slots
    • Type: Single or Dual-Channel DDR4
    • Speed: 3200 MHz
  • Memory Configurations
    • 4GB 8GB 16GB
      Single Channel
    • 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB
      Dual Channel
Storage
  • 256GB 512GB
    SSD
  • Configurable to 1TB or 2TB
  • Hard Drive Slot
    • 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot
  • Hard Drive Configurations
    • Up to 2TB PCIe SSD

Connectivity

M1 MacBook Pro 13”Dell Latitude 5420
Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 5 Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820)
    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 6 AX201 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz
    Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 802.11 a/b/g WiFi-4 (802.11n) WiFi-5 (802.11ac) WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz
    Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 802.11 a/b/g WiFi-4 (802.11n) WiFi-5 (802.11ac) WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.2
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • Bluetooth 5.1
  • Bluetooth 5.2
More-WWAN: Intel XMM 7360 Global LTE-Advanced (DW5820e) CAT9
  • Transfer rate up to 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9)
  • Wireless standards (1,2,3,4,5,7,8,11,12,13,17,18,19,20,21,26,28,29,30,38,39,40,41,66), HSPA+ (1, 2, 4,5, 8)

Battery

M1 MacBook Pro 13”Dell Latitude 5420
Size58.2 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
  • 42 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable battery with 1-years life span)
  • 63 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable battery with 1-years life span)
  • 42 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion, Long Life Battery with 3-years life span)
  • 63 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion, Long Life Battery with 3-years life span)
Battery Life
  • Up to 17 hours wireless web
  • Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback
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Power Supply61W USB‑C Power Adapter
65W 90W
USB Type-C adapter.

Software

M1 MacBook Pro 13”Dell Latitude 5420
OSShipped with macOS Big Sur
Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 20.04
Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial

Camera & Audio

M1 MacBook Pro 13”Dell Latitude 5420
Camera720p FaceTime HD 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
    For Windows Hello Facial Recognition.
Audio
  • Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
  • Wide stereo sound
  • Support for Dolby Atmos playback
  • Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • Realtek ALC3204 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro
  • 2 x 2W = 4W stereo speakers
  • Dual-array microphones

Misc

M1 MacBook Pro 13”Dell Latitude 5420
Sensors
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Ambient Light Sensor on the hinge-up (optional)
  • 1 x Accelerometer (G sensor) on the system board.
  • 1 x Accelerometer (G sensor) on the hinge-up  (optional).
  • Fingerprint Sensor
  • IR Camera (optional)
Security
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Security Chip
Hardware-Based Security
  • Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 discrete
  • FIPS 140-2 certification for TPM
  • TCG (Trusted Computing Group) Certification for TPM
  • The fingerprint reader in power button tied to ControlVault 3
  • ControlVault 3 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification
  • Contacted Smart Card and ControlVault 3
  • Contactless Smart Card, NFC, and ControlVault 3
  • SED SSD NVMe, SSD, and HDD (Opal and non-Opal) per SDL
  • FIPS 201 Full Scan FPR and ControlVault 3
Data Security
  • McAfee Small Business Security 30-day trial
  • McAfee Small Business Security 12-months subscription, digitally delivered
  • McAfee Small Business Security 24-months subscription, digitally delivered
  • McAfee Small Business Security 36-months subscription, digitally delivered
In the box
  • MacBook Pro 13”
  • 61W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
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WarrantyYour MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis
MoreVideo Support
  • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
    • One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
  • Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
    • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
    • VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)
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Key Features

M1 MacBook Pro 13”Dell Latitude 5420
At Glance
Released in Late
2020
16:10 WQXGA
13.3”
1600p 60Hz
Weight
3.1 lb
1.41 kg
Powered By
Apple M1 (8C, 8G)
8C/8T, 3.20 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,705
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,414
Multi-Core
With integrated
Apple M1 iGPU
8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
Unified Memory
M1 MacBook Pro 13” Ports
Released in Early
2021
16:9 FHD
14”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
3.09 lb
1.40 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C/8T, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,404
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,864
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
Dell Latitude 5420 Ports
Optional
4G LTE
Up to
Wi-Fi 6E
Dual
Thunderbolt™️ 4
Ports
Optional
IR Camera
For Face Unlock
Built-in
Fingerprint Reader
Power Button

Comparison Summary

M1 MacBook Pro 13” vs. Dell Latitude 5420

Apple has released the M1 MacBook Pro 13”, a 13.3-inch machine, in late-2020. It is powered by an octa-core Apple M1 (8C, 8G). The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Apple M1 iGPU (8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz).

On the other hand, we have the 14-inch Latitude 5420 was introduced by Dell about a year later in early-2021. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1185G7 with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz).

Geekbench 5 Single Core

M1 MacBook Pro 13”1
Apple M11,705100.00%
Dell Latitude 54201
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U94455.37%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10310U with vPro™94655.48%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™96856.77%
4
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1125G41,12365.87%
5
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G71,19570.09%
6
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G71,31377.01%
7
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G71,37480.59%
8
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G71,40482.35%
01,705

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

M1 MacBook Pro 13”1
Apple M17,414100.00%
Dell Latitude 54201
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U2,93339.56%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10310U with vPro™2,99240.36%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™3,04241.03%
4
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1125G43,69049.77%
5
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G73,98053.68%
6
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G74,45060.02%
7
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G74,48760.52%
8
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G74,86465.61%
07,414

The M1 MacBook Pro 13” has a 13.3-inch display which is slightly smaller than the 14-inch Dell Latitude 5420. In addition, the M1 MacBook Pro 13” weighs 3.1 lbs. about 0% heavier than the 3.09 lbs. Dell Latitude 5420. Moreover, measured at 11.97” x 8.36” x 0.61”, the M1 MacBook Pro 13” is considerably more portable than the Dell Latitude 5420 at 12.65” x 8.35” x 0.76”.

M1 MacBook Pro 13”Dell Latitude 5420

There are only a Thunderbolt 3 port, a headphone jack available on M1 MacBook Pro 13”. With that said, it has eight ports and slots fewer than the Dell Latitude 5420 that has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a Smart Card Reader, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port, an RJ-45 port, a microSD card slot, a headphone jack, a lock slot, and a microSIM card slot.

Moving over to upgradability, Apple claims that the M1 MacBook Pro 13” supports up to 16GB Unified memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. It also has soldered storage, and there are no M.2 slots for expansion.

For Dell Latitude 5420, it supports up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.

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