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Dell Latitude 5480

laptop 2016 14" dGPU ⏱ ~7h ⚖️ 1.60 kg ⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
44
out of 100
Fit for you
53/100
✚ Strong: fit_price ⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
Your focus Performance 20% Mobility 20% Reliability 20%
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CPU
49
Core i3-7100U
GPU
10
GeForce 930MX
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
68 Wh
~7h
Price
$184
market
Age
10 years
2016

📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 44/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Gaming (16).

✓ Strengths

Connectivity (100) · Portability (65)

⚠ Weaknesses

Gaming (16)

Money & ownership

All money blocks on one card

Cost to own

Buying at listing price $184, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.

≈ $1.8/mo
Money could earn

Keeping the $184 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.

≈ $0.7/mo
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💰 Price trend

$1,300 $810 $319 2016: $1,300 2016 2017: $1,144 2018: $1,007 2019: $886 2020: $780 2021: $686 2022: $604 2023: $531 2024: $468 2025: $411 2026: $362 2026 2027: $319 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$94/year (7%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 44
CPU score 49 Office tier
GPU score 10 Office tier
RAM max 32 GB Professional
Weight 1.60 kg Light tier
Battery 68 Wh Large tier

Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.

CPU generation

7th generation · model year 2016 — matches the model year

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The scale uses Intel-equivalent generation numbers: recent AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra families map onto the same scale.

Full specifications

Brand
Dell
Series
Latitude 5xxx (mainstream)
Type
Business
Release year
2016
Screen size
14"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
Intel Core i3 7100U , Intel Core i5 7300U , Intel Core i5 7200U , Intel Core i5 6300U , Intel Core i5 7440HQ , Intel Core i7 7600U , Intel Core i7 7820HQ , Intel Core i7 6600U , Intel Core i5 6200U , Core i5 7300HQ , Core i5 6440HQ
Graphics
GeForce 930MX
RAM (max)
32 GB DDR4
Storage interface
non-NVMe
Weight
1.60 kg
Ports
7
Backlit keyboard
✓
Webcam
✓
TPM (security)
✓
Battery
68 Wh

Configuration options

Available model options · 27 variants across 6 categories

🖥 Displays (2)
1366 x 768 (HD) 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
• Igpu (2)
Intel HD Graphics 620 Intel HD Graphics 520
⚙ Processors (11)
Intel Core i3 (7th Gen) 7100U Intel Core i5 (7th Gen) 7300U Intel Core i5 (7th Gen) 7200U Intel Core i5 (6th Gen) 6300U Intel Core i5 (7th Gen) 7440HQ Intel Core i7 (7th Gen) 7600U Intel Core i7 (7th Gen) 7820HQ Intel Core i7 (6th Gen) 6600U Intel Core i5 (6th Gen) 6200U Core i5-7300HQ Core i5-6440HQ
🔲 Memory (3)
4 GB (1 x 4 GB) 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) 16 GB
🎮 Graphics (4)
Intel HD Graphics 620 Intel HD Graphics 520 GeForce 930MX Intel HD Graphics 630
💾 Storage (5)
500 GB HDD SATA 128 GB SSD 256 GB SSD M.2 2280 SATA 1 TB HDD SATA 512 GB SSD M.2

Performance metrics

Performance 36
Portability 65
Light office 60
Gaming 16
Creative 34
Energy efficiency 60
Connectivity 100
Value 65
Color accuracy —

Processors (11)

Core i3-7100U
Intel · 7th · 2 cores
VM AVX2 AES
25
Core i5-7300U
Intel · 7th · 2 cores
VM AVX2 AES
23
Core i5-7200U
Intel · 7th · 2 cores
VM AVX2 AES
21
Core i5-6300U
Intel · 6th · 2 cores
VM AVX2 AES
22
Core i5-7440HQ
Intel · 7th · 4 cores
VM AVX2 AES
45
Core i7-7600U
Intel · 7th · 2 cores
VM AVX2 AES
24
Core i7-7820HQ
Intel · 7th · 4 cores
VM AVX2 AES
49
Core i7-6600U
Intel · 6th · 2 cores
VM AVX2 AES
22
Core i5-6200U
Intel · 6th · 2 cores
VM AVX2 AES
21
Core i5-7300HQ
Intel · 7th · 4 cores
VM AVX2 AES
43
Core i5-6440HQ
Intel · 6th · 4 cores
VM AVX2 AES
42

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

GeForce 930MX (dGPU)
2 GB · DDR3, GDDR5
CUDA
10

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
Counter-Strike 2 — 240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch — 240 ✓ Comfortable
GTA V — 140 ✓ Comfortable
PUBG: Battlegrounds 17 140 ✓ Comfortable
Team Fortress 2 — 75 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 18 65 52 ⚠ Playable
Valorant — 45 ⚠ Playable
FIFA 20 50 42 ⚠ Playable
Sims 4 — 40 ⚠ Playable
World of Warships — 39 ⚠ Playable
Fortnite 37 37 ⚠ Playable
Dota 2 — 36 ⚠ Playable
Farming Simulator 17 — 35 ⚠ Playable
Dirt Rally — 31 ⚠ Playable
X-Plane 11.11 32 30 ⚠ Playable
Titanfall 2 — 28 ✗ Low
Monster Hunter Stories 2 26 22 ✗ Low
Rainbow Six Siege — 21 ✗ Low
Rocket League 31 21 ✗ Low
Battlefield Hardline — 19 ✗ Low
Farming Simulator 19 31 18 ✗ Low
Farming Simulator 22 18 — ✗ Low
Prey 21 18 ✗ Low
Call of Duty WWII 36 17 ✗ Low
GRID Legends 17 — ✗ Low
F1 2017 21 16 ✗ Low
F1 2019 19 16 ✗ Low
F1 2020 20 16 ✗ Low
Grand Theft Auto V — 16 ✗ Low
Just Cause 3 — 16 ✗ Low
Vampire Bloodhunt 17 16 ✗ Low
Battlefield 5 15 15 ✗ Low
Doom — 15 ✗ Low
F1 2021 20 15 ✗ Low
Star Wars Battlefront — 15 ✗ Low
Star Wars Squadrons 20 15 ✗ Low
Dirt Rally 2.0 18 14 ✗ Low
For Honor 14 14 ✗ Low
Forza Horizon 4 — 14 ✗ Low
Star Wars Battlefront 2 16 14 ✗ Low
Battlefield 1 — 13 ✗ Low
GRID 2019 13 — ✗ Low
Need for Speed Payback 15 13 ✗ Low
Outriders 21 13 ✗ Low
Apex Legends 15 12 ✗ Low
Back 4 Blood 17 12 ✗ Low
Darksiders III 16 12 ✗ Low
Dragon Age: Inquisition — 12 ✗ Low
Forza Horizon 5 12 12 ✗ Low
Gears Tactics 18 12 ✗ Low
Hitman 2 12 — ✗ Low
Hitman 3 12 — ✗ Low
Batman: Arkham Knight — 11 ✗ Low
Call of Duty: Warzone 11 — ✗ Low
Destiny 2 13 11 ✗ Low
F1 22 16 11 ✗ Low
Far Cry 5 33 11 ✗ Low
Far Cry New Dawn 11 — ✗ Low
Just Cause 4 15 11 ✗ Low
Mirror's Edge Catalyst — 11 ✗ Low
Need for Speed Heat 11 — ✗ Low
Rise of the Tomb Raider — 11 ✗ Low
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 13 11 ✗ Low
The Division 2 11 — ✗ Low
Anno 1800 10 — ✗ Low
Anthem 10 — ✗ Low
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10 — ✗ Low
Counter-Strike 2 — 10 ✗ Low
Days Gone 10 — ✗ Low
ELEX 13 10 ✗ Low
Ghost Recon Wildlands 11 10 ✗ Low
Riders Republic 10 — ✗ Low
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 13 10 ✗ Low
The Witcher 3 — 10 ✗ Low
Assassin´s Creed Origins 10 9 ✗ Low
Escape from Tarkov 10 9 ✗ Low
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 9 — ✗ Low
Ghost Recon Breakpoint 9 — ✗ Low
Horizon Zero Dawn 9 — ✗ Low
Hunt Showdown 9 — ✗ Low
Immortals Fenyx Rising 9 — ✗ Low
Middle-earth: Shadow of War 12 9 ✗ Low
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 9 — ✗ Low
Total War: Three Kingdoms 16 9 ✗ Low
Watch Dogs Legion 9 — ✗ Low
Crysis Remastered 8 — ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 — 8 ✗ Low
Deus Ex Mankind Divided — 8 ✗ Low
Mafia Definitive Edition 8 — ✗ Low
Rage 2 8 — ✗ Low
Red Dead Redemption 2 8 — ✗ Low
Spider-Man Miles Morales 8 — ✗ Low
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — 8 ✗ Low
Yakuza Like a Dragon 8 — ✗ Low
Borderlands 3 11 7 ✗ Low
Control 7 — ✗ Low
Death Stranding 7 — ✗ Low
Serious Sam 4 7 — ✗ Low
Resident Evil 4 Remake — 4 ✗ Low
Metro Exodus 7 2 ✗ Low
💡 100 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
99%
GPU
14%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
193%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✗ Weak
CPU
141%
GPU
32%
RAM
400%
Minecraft ✗ Weak
CPU
494%
GPU
96%
RAM
800%
Fortnite ✗ Weak
CPU
90%
GPU
60%
RAM
400%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
329%
GPU
193%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✗ Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
39%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring ✗ Weak
CPU
90%
GPU
20%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
34%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends ✗ Weak
CPU
90%
GPU
24%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy ✗ Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
32%
RAM
200%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
329%
GPU
193%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
90%
GPU
28%
RAM
400%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
71%
GPU
14%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✗ Weak
CPU
90%
GPU
28%
RAM
400%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
494%
GPU
193%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
329%
GPU
193%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
71%
GPU
15%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
32%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
124%
GPU
44%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4 ✗ Weak
CPU
141%
GPU
54%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
28%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus ✗ Weak
CPU
124%
GPU
31%
RAM
400%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
193%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✗ Weak
CPU
124%
GPU
40%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
99%
GPU
24%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov ✗ Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
39%
RAM
400%
God of War ✗ Weak
CPU
225%
GPU
40%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✗ Weak
CPU
225%
GPU
32%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding ✗ Weak
CPU
198%
GPU
31%
RAM
400%
Control ✗ Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
32%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal ✗ Weak
CPU
225%
GPU
48%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✗ Weak
CPU
274%
GPU
48%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
225%
GPU
48%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✗ Weak
CPU
176%
GPU
39%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion ✗ Weak
CPU
176%
GPU
40%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
198%
GPU
34%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800 ✗ Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
48%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege ✗ Weak
CPU
412%
GPU
96%
RAM
533%
The Division 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
225%
GPU
39%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics ✗ Weak
CPU
198%
GPU
64%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown ✗ Weak
CPU
176%
GPU
48%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✗ Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
24%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✗ Weak
CPU
225%
GPU
48%
RAM
533%
Days Gone ✗ Weak
CPU
225%
GPU
32%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✗ Weak
CPU
118%
GPU
40%
RAM
267%
Returnal ✗ Weak
CPU
141%
GPU
24%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
24%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village ✗ Weak
CPU
141%
GPU
28%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol ✗ Weak
CPU
99%
GPU
24%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart ✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
40%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
118%
GPU
15%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong ✗ Weak
CPU
99%
GPU
40%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima ✗ Weak
CPU
99%
GPU
40%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✗ Weak
CPU
99%
GPU
24%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4 ✗ Weak
CPU
225%
GPU
48%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✗ Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
48%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✗ Weak
CPU
99%
GPU
18%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
24%
RAM
400%
Lies of P ✗ Weak
CPU
141%
GPU
40%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest ✗ Weak
CPU
99%
GPU
21%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✗ Weak
CPU
329%
GPU
96%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✗ Weak
CPU
274%
GPU
48%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✗ Weak
CPU
247%
GPU
48%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✗ Weak
CPU
141%
GPU
40%
RAM
400%
F1 24 ✗ Weak
CPU
274%
GPU
24%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat ✗ Weak
CPU
141%
GPU
28%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6 ✗ Weak
CPU
329%
GPU
96%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✗ Weak
CPU
274%
GPU
80%
RAM
400%

🔗 Same series

4 models in the series.

2017
Dell Latitude 5590
$ $241
2018
Dell Latitude 5591
$ $357
2018
Dell Latitude 5500
$ $248
2017
Dell Latitude 5490
$ $212

≅ Similar by specs

Similar performance profile across other series and brands.

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cpu≈48, ram≈32
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$ $211
cpu≈22, ram≈32
Dell · 2015
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$ $184
cpu≈22, ram≈32
Dell · 2016
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$ $135
cpu≈24, ram≈32

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Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.

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