Dell Latitude 5420
Mainstream 14-inch Latitude 5000-series business laptop of 2021 with 11th Gen Intel Core U-series processors (plus a 10th Gen i5-10310U option), two Thunderbolt 4 ports, RJ45 Ethernet and two DDR4 SO-DIMM slots up to 64 GB. Dell's store now lists it as discontinued.
Memory
- Slots
- 2 × DDR4 SO-DIMM, dual-channel (no soldered memory)
- Speed
- DDR4 3200 MHz
- Module sizes
- 4, 8, 16 or 32 GB per slot
- Minimum
- 4 GB (1 × 4 GB)
- Maximum
- 64 GB (2 × 32 GB)
- Factory configurations
- 4 GB (1×4), 8 GB (2×4 or 1×8), 16 GB (2×8 or 1×16), 32 GB (2×16), 64 GB (2×32)
Storage
- Slot
- One M.2 2280/2230 slot for the SSD; no 2.5" bay
- M.2 2230
- Class 35, PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe, up to 512 GB; mounts in an M.2 2230 holder with its own thermal plate
- M.2 2280
- Class 40, PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe, up to 1 TB; held by a thermal plate
- Self-encrypting
- M.2 2280 Class 40 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe SED, up to 512 GB
- Product page
- Dell's 2021 product page advertised storage up to 2 TB
- Chipset PCIe
- Up to Gen 3
- Card reader
- microSD (SD, SDHC, SDXC)
Graphics
- 11th Gen i5/i7
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics, shared memory (shows as UHD Graphics with single-channel memory)
- 11th Gen i3
- Intel UHD Graphics
- 10th Gen i5
- Intel UHD Graphics
- Outputs
- HDMI 2.0 (HDMI 1.4 with 10th Gen) and DisplayPort over the Thunderbolt 4 / USB-C ports
- External displays
- 11th Gen: up to 3 with the panel on, 4 with it off. 10th Gen: up to 2 with the panel on, 3 with it off
- Thunderbolt
- Product page: the two Thunderbolt 4 ports can drive up to two 4K displays or one 8K display
Expansion
- M.2 SSD
- One M.2 2280/2230 slot for the solid-state drive
- M.2 WLAN
- M.2 2230 slot for the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card
- M.2 WWAN
- M.2 3042 slot for the optional WWAN card
- Smart card
- Optional contacted smart card reader slot on the left side
Networking
- Ethernet
- Intel I219-LM or I219-V, 10/100/1000 Mbps, RJ45
- Wi-Fi option 1
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 2.4/5 GHz, up to 2400 Mbps, Bluetooth 5.1
- Wi-Fi option 2
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210, up to 2400 Mbps, Bluetooth 5.2 (the product page advertises Wi-Fi 6E)
- Wi-Fi option 3
- MediaTek MT792 (as printed by Dell), Wi-Fi 6, up to 1.2 Gbps, Bluetooth 5.2
- WWAN (optional)
- Intel XMM 7360 Global LTE-Advanced, Cat 9, up to 450 Mbps DL / 50 Mbps UL; microSIM, and eSIM per the product page
- NFC
- Optional NFC / contactless smart card reader in the palm rest
Power
- Adapters
- 65 W or 90 W USB-C, 100-240 VAC
- 65 W output
- 20 V/3.25 A, 15 V/3 A, 9 V/3 A, 5 V/3 A
- 90 W output
- 20 V/4.5 A, 15 V/3 A, 9 V/3 A, 5 V/3 A
- Power input
- USB Type-C (through the Thunderbolt 4 ports); no barrel jack
Ports
- Thunderbolt
- 2 × Thunderbolt 4 with DisplayPort Alt Mode / USB4 / Power Delivery (left side)
- USB-A
- 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1, 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 with PowerShare
- Video
- 1 × HDMI 2.0
- Network
- 1 × RJ45
- Audio
- Universal audio jack; Realtek ALC3204, 2 speakers (2 W average, 2.5 W peak), dual-array microphones
- Card slots
- microSD; optional smart card reader; optional microSIM (WWAN models)
- Security
- Wedge-shaped lock slot
- Docking
- Through USB Type-C / Thunderbolt
Display
- HD TN
- 1366×768, 220 nits, 45% NTSC, 300:1, anti-glare, non-touch
- FHD WVA
- 1920×1080, 250 nits, 45% NTSC, 600:1, anti-glare, non-touch
- FHD WVA low blue light
- 1920×1080, 400 nits, 100% sRGB, 1000:1, anti-glare, non-touch
- FHD WVA touch
- 1920×1080, 300 nits, 72% NTSC, 600:1, anti-glare, touch
- FHD WVA touch (100% sRGB)
- 1920×1080, 300 nits, 100% sRGB, 600:1, anti-glare, touch
- Size
- 14.0" (355.6 mm) diagonal, 60 Hz, 157 ppi (FHD)
- Camera
- HD RGB, HD RGB + IR, or FHD RGB + IR with proximity sensor and ALS; privacy shutter
Battery
- Options
- 3-cell 42 Wh or 4-cell 63 Wh Li-ion, each with ExpressCharge Boost or as Long Cycle Life (LCL)
- ExpressCharge Boost
- 0-35% in about 20 minutes (computer off)
- Charge time
- About 2 h ExpressCharge, 3 h standard (computer off)
- Life span
- About 1 year (ExpressCharge Boost packs), 3 years (LCL packs), per Dell
- Coin cell
- CR-2032
Physical
- Dimensions
- 321.35 × 212.0 mm; 19.3 mm (front) to 20.9 mm (rear) thick
- Weight
- 1.37 kg (3.03 lb) maximum
- Keyboard
- Backlit or non-backlit, 18.05 mm key pitch, 79 keys (US)
- Clickpad
- 115 × 67 mm
- Cooling
- Dual Opposite Outlet fans with side venting (product page)
- Materials
- Lid with 21% bioplastic from tall oil (press release)
- Operating temp
- 0-40 °C; altitude up to 3048 m
Management
- vPro
- Intel vPro with i5-1145G7 / i7-1185G7
- TPM
- Discrete TPM 2.0, FIPS 140-2 and TCG certified
- Authentication
- Fingerprint reader in power button (ControlVault 3), FIPS 201 fingerprint reader option, contacted and contactless smart card with ControlVault 3, IR camera for Windows Hello
- Drives
- Self-encrypting NVMe SSD option (Opal and non-Opal)
- BIOS
- Absolute Persistence Module support, Wake on LAN, SupportAssist OS Recovery
- Sensors
- Optional ALS and proximity sensor in the display; accelerometer on the system board
Operating systems
- Windows
- Windows 11 Home / Pro (incl. National Academic), Windows 10 Home / Pro / Pro Education / Enterprise, 64-bit
- Linux
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 64-bit
Processors
- Intel Core i7-1185G7
- Intel Core i7-1165G7
- Intel Core i5-1145G7
- Intel Core i5-1135G7
- Intel Core i3-1125G4
- Intel Core i5-10310U