Dell Latitude E5540
laptop
2013
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~10h
⚖️ 2.30 kg
⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
24
out of 100
Fit for you
31/100
✚ Strong: fit_price
⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
27
Core i3-4010U
GPU
2
GeForce GT 720M
RAM max
16 GB
DDR3
Battery
97 Wh
~10h
Price
$227
market
Age
13 years
2013
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 24/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (98), weakest — Gaming (12).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (98)
⚠ Weaknesses
Gaming (12)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $227, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $2.1/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $227 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $0.8/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$81/year (6%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
24
CPU score
27
Basic tier
GPU score
2
Office tier
RAM max
16 GB
Comfort
Weight
2.30 kg
Standard
Battery
97 Wh
Huge
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
4th generation · model year 2013 — matches the model year
gen 4
gen 6
gen 8
gen 10
gen 12
gen 14
oldernewer
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 E-Family (legacy)
- Type
- Business
- Release year
- 2013
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- tn
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 4010U , Intel Core i5 4300U , Intel Core i5 4210U , Intel Core i3 4030U , Intel Core i5 4310U , Intel Core i5 4200U , Intel Core i7 4600U
- Graphics
- GeForce GT 720M , GeForce gt 720M 2GB
- RAM (max)
- 16 GB DDR3
- Storage interface
- non-NVMe
- Weight
- 2.30 kg
- Ports
- 7
- Webcam
- ✓
- TPM (security)
- ✓
- Optical drive
- ✓
- Battery
- 97 Wh
Configuration options
Available model options · 18 variants across 6 categories
🖥 Displays (2)
1366 x 768 (HD)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 4400
⚙ Processors (7)
Intel Core i3 (4th Gen) 4010U
Intel Core i5 (4th Gen) 4300U
Intel Core i5 (4th Gen) 4210U
Intel Core i3 (4th Gen) 4030U
Intel Core i5 (4th Gen) 4310U
Intel Core i5 (4th Gen) 4200U
Intel Core i7 (4th Gen) 4600U
🔲 Memory (2)
4 GB (1 x 4 GB)
8 GB
🎮 Graphics (3)
Intel HD Graphics 4400
GeForce GT 720M
GeForce gt 720M 2GB
💾 Storage (3)
500 GB HDD SATA 3Gb/s
120 GB SSD
128 GB SSD
Performance metrics
Performance
16
Portability
31
Light office
34
Gaming
12
Creative
30
Energy efficiency
41
Connectivity
98
Value
31
Color accuracy
—
Processors (7)
Core i3-4010U
Intel · 4th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
11
Core i5-4300U
Intel · 4th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
24
Core i5-4210U
Intel · 4th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
22
Core i3-4030U
Intel · 4th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
15
Core i5-4310U
Intel · 4th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
25
Core i5-4200U
Intel · 4th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
21
Core i7-4600U
Intel · 4th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
27
Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 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 | 6 | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Team Fortress 2 | — | 50 | ⚠ Playable |
| F1 2014 | — | 38 | ⚠ Playable |
| FIFA 18 | 32 | — | ⚠ Playable |
| FIFA 19 | 30 | — | ⚠ Playable |
| Valorant | — | 30 | ⚠ Playable |
| Sims 4 | — | 26 | ✗ Low |
| FIFA 17 | — | 23 | ✗ Low |
| FIFA 20 | 22 | — | ✗ Low |
| Dota 2 | — | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Farming Simulator 17 | — | 18 | ✗ Low |
| Dirt Rally | — | 16 | ✗ Low |
| GRID: Autosport | — | 16 | ✗ Low |
| Rocket League | 24 | 16 | ✗ Low |
| Darksiders III | 15 | — | ✗ Low |
| Doom | — | 15 | ✗ Low |
| Farming Simulator 19 | 15 | — | ✗ Low |
| Monster Hunter Stories 2 | 15 | — | ✗ Low |
| X-Plane 11.11 | 16 | 15 | ✗ Low |
| Dirt 4 | 14 | — | ✗ Low |
| For Honor | 14 | — | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 7 | 14 | — | ✗ Low |
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | — | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Alien: Isolation | — | 13 | ✗ Low |
| F1 2017 | 13 | — | ✗ Low |
| Fortnite | 13 | 13 | ✗ Low |
| World of Warships | — | 13 | ✗ Low |
| Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | — | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Metal Gear Solid V | — | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Star Wars Squadrons | 11 | — | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield Hardline | — | 10 | ✗ Low |
| Rainbow Six Siege | — | 10 | ✗ Low |
| The Crew | — | 10 | ✗ Low |
| Civilization: Beyond Earth | — | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Mad Max | — | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | — | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Prey | 9 | — | ✗ Low |
| Grand Theft Auto V | — | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Just Cause 3 | — | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of War | 8 | — | ✗ Low |
| Risen 3: Titan Lords | — | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Titanfall 2 | — | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield 1 | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Dragon Age: Inquisition | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Evolve | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Fallout 4 | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 4 | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Star Wars Battlefront | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Star Wars Battlefront 2 | 7 | — | ✗ Low |
| The Evil Within | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Anno 2205 | — | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Batman: Arkham Knight | — | 6 | ✗ Low |
| ELEX | 6 | — | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry Primal | 6 | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 4 | — | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War III | 6 | — | ✗ Low |
| Watch Dogs | — | 6 | ✗ Low |
| XCOM 2 | 6 | — | ✗ Low |
| Ghost Recon Wildlands | 5 | — | ✗ Low |
| Ryse: Son of Rome | — | 5 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | — | 5 | ✗ Low |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4 | — | ✗ Low |
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 3 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | — | 2 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 5 | 17 | 1 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 5 | — | 1 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | — | 1 | ✗ Low |
💡 71 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
54%
GPU
3%
RAM
200%
Grand Theft Auto V
✗ Weak
CPU
135%
GPU
41%
RAM
400%
Cyberpunk 2077
✗ Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
7%
RAM
200%
Minecraft
✗ Weak
CPU
269%
GPU
20%
RAM
400%
Fortnite
✗ Weak
CPU
49%
GPU
13%
RAM
200%
Valorant
✗ Weak
CPU
180%
GPU
41%
RAM
400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✗ Weak
CPU
90%
GPU
8%
RAM
267%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
49%
GPU
4%
RAM
133%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✗ Weak
CPU
90%
GPU
7%
RAM
200%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
49%
GPU
5%
RAM
267%
Hogwarts Legacy
✗ Weak
CPU
60%
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Dota 2
✗ Weak
CPU
180%
GPU
41%
RAM
400%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
49%
GPU
6%
RAM
200%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
38%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
49%
GPU
6%
RAM
200%
League of Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
269%
GPU
41%
RAM
800%
Sims 4
✗ Weak
CPU
180%
GPU
41%
RAM
400%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
38%
GPU
3%
RAM
200%
Battlefield 5
✗ Weak
CPU
60%
GPU
7%
RAM
200%
Far Cry 5
✗ Weak
CPU
67%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 4
✗ Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
11%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
60%
GPU
6%
RAM
200%
Metro Exodus
✗ Weak
CPU
67%
GPU
7%
RAM
200%
Overwatch
✗ Weak
CPU
108%
GPU
41%
RAM
400%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✗ Weak
CPU
67%
GPU
8%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
54%
GPU
5%
RAM
200%
Escape from Tarkov
✗ Weak
CPU
90%
GPU
8%
RAM
200%
God of War
✗ Weak
CPU
122%
GPU
8%
RAM
200%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✗ Weak
CPU
122%
GPU
7%
RAM
200%
Death Stranding
✗ Weak
CPU
108%
GPU
7%
RAM
200%
Control
✗ Weak
CPU
90%
GPU
7%
RAM
200%
Doom Eternal
✗ Weak
CPU
122%
GPU
10%
RAM
200%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✗ Weak
CPU
150%
GPU
10%
RAM
267%
Hitman 3
✗ Weak
CPU
122%
GPU
10%
RAM
200%
Flight Simulator 2020
✗ Weak
CPU
96%
GPU
8%
RAM
200%
Watch Dogs Legion
✗ Weak
CPU
96%
GPU
8%
RAM
200%
Borderlands 3
✗ Weak
CPU
108%
GPU
7%
RAM
267%
Anno 1800
✗ Weak
CPU
90%
GPU
10%
RAM
200%
Rainbow Six Siege
✗ Weak
CPU
225%
GPU
20%
RAM
267%
The Division 2
✗ Weak
CPU
122%
GPU
8%
RAM
200%
Gears Tactics
✗ Weak
CPU
108%
GPU
14%
RAM
200%
Hunt Showdown
✗ Weak
CPU
96%
GPU
10%
RAM
267%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
90%
GPU
5%
RAM
200%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✗ Weak
CPU
122%
GPU
10%
RAM
267%
Days Gone
✗ Weak
CPU
122%
GPU
7%
RAM
200%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✗ Weak
CPU
64%
GPU
8%
RAM
133%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
90%
GPU
5%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
6%
RAM
200%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
54%
GPU
5%
RAM
200%
Atomic Heart
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
8%
RAM
200%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
64%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Black Myth Wukong
✗ Weak
CPU
54%
GPU
8%
RAM
100%
Ghost of Tsushima
✗ Weak
CPU
54%
GPU
8%
RAM
200%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
54%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Diablo 4
✗ Weak
CPU
122%
GPU
10%
RAM
200%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✗ Weak
CPU
90%
GPU
10%
RAM
200%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
54%
GPU
4%
RAM
200%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
5%
RAM
200%
Lies of P
✗ Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
8%
RAM
200%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
54%
GPU
4%
RAM
133%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
180%
GPU
20%
RAM
400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
150%
GPU
10%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✗ Weak
CPU
135%
GPU
10%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✗ Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
8%
RAM
200%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
150%
GPU
5%
RAM
200%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
6%
RAM
200%
Civilization 6
✗ Weak
CPU
180%
GPU
20%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✗ Weak
CPU
150%
GPU
17%
RAM
200%
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