Dell Latitude 5540
Mainstream 15.6-inch Latitude 5000-series business laptop of 2023 with 13th Gen Intel Core processors (U-series and P-series, i3 to i7), two Thunderbolt 4 ports, an optional NVIDIA GeForce MX550, and single- or dual-M.2 NVMe storage.
Memory
- Slots
- Two SODIMM slots
- Type
- DDR4 (13th Gen U-series only) or DDR5 (13th Gen P-series only), single- or dual-channel
- Speed
- 3200 MT/s (DDR4), 4800 MT/s or 5200 MT/s (DDR5)
- Maximum
- 64 GB (2 x 32 GB)
- Minimum
- 8 GB
- Module sizes
- 8, 16 or 32 GB per slot
Storage
- SSD slot 1
- M.2 2230 or M.2 2280
- SSD slot 2 (optional dual storage)
- M.2 2230 only, PCIe Gen3
- M.2 2230 SSD
- PCIe Gen3 x4 or Gen4 x4 NVMe, up to 64 Gbps, up to 2 TB
- M.2 2280 SSD
- PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe, up to 64 Gbps, up to 1 TB
- Self-encrypting
- M.2 2230 SED option available
Graphics
- Integrated (i3)
- Intel UHD Graphics, single-channel memory
- Integrated (i5/i7)
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics, dual-channel memory
- Discrete (optional)
- NVIDIA GeForce MX550, 2 GB GDDR6
- External display support
- 3 external displays with laptop display enabled, 4 with it disabled
Networking
- Ethernet
- Intel I219-V/I219-LM, 10/100/1000 Mbps
- Wi-Fi option 1
- Realtek RTL8852BE, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), up to 1201 Mbps, Bluetooth 5.3
- Wi-Fi option 2
- Intel AX211, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), up to 2400 Mbps, Bluetooth 5.3
- WWAN option 1 (optional)
- DW5823 (Intel XMM 7560R), LTE-Advanced Cat 16, up to 1 Gbps DL/150 Mbps UL, M.2 3042 Key-B, PCIe Gen2
- WWAN option 2 (optional)
- DW5931e (Intel 5G 5000), 5G NR SA 4.67 Gbps DL/1.25 Gbps UL, 3GPP Release 15, M.2 3052 Key-B, PCIe Gen3, dual-SIM eSIM
Power
- 60 W adapter
- USB-C or USB-C 2-pin, 100-240 VAC, 20 V/3 A
- 65 W adapter
- 100-240 VAC, 1.70 A max input
- 100 W adapter
- USB-C, 100-240 VAC, 20 V/5 A
Ports
- Thunderbolt
- Two Thunderbolt 4 ports with Power Delivery and DisplayPort
- USB-A
- One USB 3.2 Gen 1, one USB 3.2 Gen 1 with PowerShare
- Video
- One HDMI 2.0 port
- Network
- One RJ-45 port
- Audio
- One universal audio jack; Realtek with Waves MaxxAudio 12.0, 2 speakers (2 W avg/peak), digital-array microphones
- Card reader
- One microSD-card slot
- SIM
- One nano-SIM card slot (optional, region-dependent)
- Security
- One wedge-shaped security-cable slot; optional smart-card reader
Display
- FHD
- 1920x1080, 250 nits, 45% NTSC, 700:1, IPS, anti-glare, non-touch
- FHD touch
- 1920x1080, 250 nits, 45% NTSC, 700:1, IPS, anti-glare, touch
- FHD ComfortView Plus
- 1920x1080, 400 nits, 100% sRGB, 800:1, IPS, anti-glare, low blue light, battery saving, non-touch
- Panel size
- 15.60" diagonal active area, 60 Hz refresh, 141 PPI
Battery
- 42 WHr
- 3-cell Li-ion polymer, ExpressCharge + ExpressCharge Boost, or Long Cycle Life, 11.40 VDC
- 54 WHr
- 3-cell Li-ion polymer, ExpressCharge + ExpressCharge Boost, or Long Cycle Life + ExpressCharge, 11.40 VDC
- Fast charge
- 35% in 20 minutes with ExpressCharge Boost (42 WHr and one 54 WHr option); 80% in 1 hour standard charge
- Coin cell
- CR2032
Physical
- Height
- 20.80 mm front, 22.80 mm rear
- Width
- 357.80 mm (14.09 in.)
- Depth
- 233.30 mm (9.19 in.)
- Weight
- 1.613 kg (3.56 lb)
Management
- TPM
- TPM 2.0 discrete, FIPS 140-2 and TCG certified
- Fingerprint reader
- Optional, capacitive, 500 dpi, in power button, tied to ControlVault 3
- Smart card
- Optional contacted and contactless (NFC) readers with ControlVault 3
- Drives
- SED SSD (Opal and non-Opal) support per SDL
- Security cable
- Wedge-shaped lock slot
Operating systems
- Windows
- Windows 11 Home, 64-bit; Windows 11 Pro, 64-bit; Windows 11 Pro downgrade (Windows 10 Pro image + Windows 11 Pro DPK)
- Linux
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, 64-bit
Processors
- Intel Core i3-1315U
- Intel Core i5-1335U
- Intel Core i5-1345U
- Intel Core i5-1340P
- Intel Core i5-1350P
- Intel Core i7-1355U
- Intel Core i7-1365U
- Intel Core i7-1370P