Dell Latitude 5521 vs MSI Sword 17 HX (2024)
Performance Scores
Metric
Dell Latitude 5521
MSI Sword 17 HX (2024)
Battery Life
60.00
55.00
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
9397.00
23313.00
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1451.00
2183.00
Connectivity
70.00
62.00
Display
13.00
57.00
GPU performance
1.00
11.00
Gaming
21.00
47.00
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
7008.00
16695.00
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1983.00
2833.00
Max. brightness
0.00
0.00
NanoReview Score
40.00
61.00
Performance
54.00
92.00
Portability
70.00
46.00
Specifications
Specification
Dell Latitude 5521
MSI Sword 17 HX (2024)
Adobe RGB profile
N/A
-
Ambient light sensor
No
No
Area
834 cm2 (129.2 inches2)
1073 cm2 (166.3 inches2)
Aspect ratio
16:9
16:10
Audio chip
Realtek ALC3204
N/A
Audio jack (3.5 mm)
Yes
Yes
Backlight
Yes
Yes
Base frequency
2.2-2.7 GHz
2.1 GHz
Battery
-
64 Wh97 Wh
N/A
Battery type
Li-Po
Li-Po
Bluetooth
v5.2
v5.3
Bus
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
CPU
Intel Core i5 11400HIntel Core i5 11500HIntel Core i7 11850H
Intel Core i7 14700HXIntel Core i9 14900HX
Cable length
-
N/A
Channels
1x256 GB
1x1024 GB
Charge power
90 / 130 W
200 W
Charging port position
Left
Left, Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery)
Yes
Yes
Clock
3200 MHz
5600 MHz
Coating
Matte
Matte
Colors
Silver
Gray
Contrast
500:1
-
Cooling system
Active
Active
Cores
6
20 (8P + 12E)
DCI-P3 color gamut
N/A
-
Dimensions
357.8 x 233 x 22.6 mm 14.09 x 9.17 x 0.89 inches
383.2 x 279.9 x 22.2-27.3 mm 15.09 x 11.02 x 0.87-1.07 inches
Display
-
1366 x 7681920 x 1080 (Non-Touch)1920 x 1080 (Touch)3840 x 2160
-
1920 x 12002560 x 1600
DisplayPort
No
No
Dolby Atmos
No
No
Ethernet (RJ45)
Yes
Yes
FLOPS
1.7-2.8 TFLOPS
11.7 TFLOPS
Fabrication process
12 nm
5 nm
Fast charging
Yes
Yes
Fingerprint
Yes
No
Full charging time
N/A
-
GPU
N/A
GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GBGeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GBGeForce RTX 4070 Mobile 8GB
GPU base clock
-
1905 MHz
GPU boost clock
-
2280 MHz
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.1
HDR support
No
No
Infrared sensor
Optional
No
Integrated GPU
Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU)
Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
Key travel
N/A
-
Keyboard type
Island
Island
L3 Cache
12 MB
33 MB
Liquid metal
-
No
Loudness
N/A
-
Material
-
Plastic
Max. fan speed (RPM)
N/A
-
Max. ram size
64 GB
96 GB
Memory bus
64 bit
96 bit
Memory size
2 GB
6 GB
Memory speed
~10 Gbps
~16 Gbps
Memory type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Microphones
2
-
NVMe
Yes
Yes
Noise level (max. load)
N/A
-
Number of fans
1
2
Numpad
Yes
Yes
Nvidia Optimus
-
MUX
Opening angle
-
-
Optical drive
No
No
PPI
100 ppi
133 ppi
Power
2x2W
2x2W
Proprietary charging port
No
Yes
RAM
-
8GB16GB32GB64GB
-
16GB32GB64GB96GB
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs)
32
32
Refresh rate
60 Hz
165 Hz
Replaceable
No
No
Resolution
1366 x 768 pixels
1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time
25 ms
-
SD card reader
Yes
No
Screen-to-body ratio
~80.5%
~78.2%
Shading units (cores)
896
2560
Side bezels
6.2 mm
8.5 mm
Size
11.5 x 6.7 cm
17 inches
Speakers
2.0
2.0
Storage
-
256GB512GB1024GB2048GB
-
1024GB2048GB4096GB
Storage type
SSD (M2)
SSD (M2)
Surface
-
Plastic
Sync technology
No
No
TGP
N/A
105 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs)
56
80
Threads
12
28
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
No
Total slots
2
2
Touchscreen
No
No
Transformer
No
No
Turbo frequency
4.5 GHz
5.5 GHz
Type
DDR4
DDR5
USB Type-C
2x USB 3.2
1x USB 3.2
USB-A
2x USB 3.2
3x USB 3.2
Upgradable
Yes
Yes
VGA
No
No
Vapor chamber
No
No
Voltage
15.2 V
N/A
Webcam
Above the display
Above the display
Webcam resolution
1920 x 1080
1280 x 720
Weight
1.79 kg (3.95 lbs)
2.8 kg (6.17 lbs)
Wi-Fi standard
v6E
v6E
Windows Precision
Yes
Yes
sRGB color space
N/A
-