Dell Latitude E6540
laptop
2013
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~6h
⚖️ 2.12 kg
⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
39
out of 100
Fit for you
44/100
✚ Strong: fit_price
⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
46
Core i5-4300M
GPU
6
Radeon HD 8790M
RAM max
16 GB
DDR3
Battery
60 Wh
~6h
Price
$159
market
Age
13 years
2013
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 39/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (85), weakest — Photo & design (20).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (85)
⚠ Weaknesses
Photo & design (20)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $159, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $1.5/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $159 price invested at 4.21%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Nov 2, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $0.6/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
39
CPU score
46
Office tier
GPU score
6
Office tier
RAM max
16 GB
Comfort
Weight
2.12 kg
Standard
Battery
60 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
4th generation · model year 2013 — matches the model year
gen 4
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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 E-Family (legacy)
- Type
- Business
- Release year
- 2013
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- tn
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 4300M , Intel Core i5 4310M , Intel Core i7 4600M , Intel Core i5 4310U , Intel Core i7 4610M , Intel Core i7 4800MQ , Intel Core i7 4810MQ , Intel Core i5 4200M
- Graphics
- Radeon HD 8790M
- RAM (max)
- 16 GB DDR3
- Storage interface
- non-NVMe
- Weight
- 2.12 kg
- Ports
- 6
- Backlit keyboard
- ✓
- Webcam
- ✓
- Battery
- 60 Wh
Configuration options
Available model options · 19 variants across 6 categories
🖥 Displays (2)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
1366 x 768 (HD)
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 4600
⚙ Processors (8)
Intel Core i5 (4th Gen) 4300M
Intel Core i5 (4th Gen) 4310M
Intel Core i7 (4th Gen) 4600M
Intel Core i5 (4th Gen) 4310U
Intel Core i7 (4th Gen) 4610M
Intel Core i7 (4th Gen) 4800MQ
Intel Core i7 (4th Gen) 4810MQ
Intel Core i5 4200M
🔲 Memory (2)
4 GB (1 x 4 GB)
8 GB
🎮 Graphics (3)
Intel HD Graphics 4600
Radeon HD 8790M
Intel HD Graphics 4400
💾 Storage (3)
500 GB Hybrid Drive SATA 6Gb/s
128 GB SSD SATA 6Gb/s
256 GB SSD M.2 SATA 6Gb/s
Performance metrics
Performance
25
Portability
36
Light office
40
Gaming
27
Creative
34
Energy efficiency
53
Connectivity
85
Value
63
Color accuracy
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Processors (8)
Core i5-4300M
Intel · 4th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
30
Core i5-4310M
Intel · 4th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
31
Core i7-4600M
Intel · 4th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
32
Core i5-4310U
Intel · 4th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
25
Core i7-4610M
Intel · 4th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
32
Core i7-4800MQ
Intel · 4th · 4 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
45
Core i7-4810MQ
Intel · 4th · 4 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
46
Core i5-4200M
Intel · 4th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
28
Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | FPS (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Overwatch | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | 45 | ⚠ Playable |
| Dota 2 | 30 | ⚠ Playable |
| Fortnite | 16 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield 5 | 10 | ✗ Low |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 5 | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | 5 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 4 | ✗ Low |
💡 16 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
229%
GPU
122%
RAM
400%
Cyberpunk 2077
✗ Weak
CPU
131%
GPU
20%
RAM
200%
Minecraft
✗ Weak
CPU
458%
GPU
61%
RAM
400%
Fortnite
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
38%
RAM
200%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
305%
GPU
122%
RAM
400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✗ Weak
CPU
153%
GPU
24%
RAM
267%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
13%
RAM
133%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✗ Weak
CPU
153%
GPU
22%
RAM
200%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
15%
RAM
267%
Hogwarts Legacy
✗ Weak
CPU
102%
GPU
20%
RAM
100%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
305%
GPU
122%
RAM
400%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
17%
RAM
200%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
65%
GPU
9%
RAM
100%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
17%
RAM
200%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
458%
GPU
122%
RAM
800%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
305%
GPU
122%
RAM
400%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
65%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
Battlefield 5
✗ Weak
CPU
102%
GPU
20%
RAM
200%
Far Cry 5
✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
28%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 4
✗ Weak
CPU
131%
GPU
34%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
102%
GPU
17%
RAM
200%
Metro Exodus
✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
20%
RAM
200%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
183%
GPU
122%
RAM
400%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
25%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
15%
RAM
200%
Escape from Tarkov
✗ Weak
CPU
153%
GPU
24%
RAM
200%
God of War
✗ Weak
CPU
208%
GPU
25%
RAM
200%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✗ Weak
CPU
208%
GPU
20%
RAM
200%
Death Stranding
✗ Weak
CPU
183%
GPU
20%
RAM
200%
Control
✗ Weak
CPU
153%
GPU
20%
RAM
200%
Doom Eternal
✗ Weak
CPU
208%
GPU
30%
RAM
200%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✗ Weak
CPU
254%
GPU
30%
RAM
267%
Hitman 3
✗ Weak
CPU
208%
GPU
30%
RAM
200%
Flight Simulator 2020
✗ Weak
CPU
163%
GPU
24%
RAM
200%
Watch Dogs Legion
✗ Weak
CPU
163%
GPU
25%
RAM
200%
Borderlands 3
✗ Weak
CPU
183%
GPU
22%
RAM
267%
Anno 1800
✗ Weak
CPU
153%
GPU
30%
RAM
200%
Rainbow Six Siege
✗ Weak
CPU
381%
GPU
61%
RAM
267%
The Division 2
✗ Weak
CPU
208%
GPU
24%
RAM
200%
Gears Tactics
✗ Weak
CPU
183%
GPU
41%
RAM
200%
Hunt Showdown
✗ Weak
CPU
163%
GPU
30%
RAM
267%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
153%
GPU
15%
RAM
200%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✗ Weak
CPU
208%
GPU
30%
RAM
267%
Days Gone
✗ Weak
CPU
208%
GPU
20%
RAM
200%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✗ Weak
CPU
109%
GPU
25%
RAM
133%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
131%
GPU
15%
RAM
100%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
153%
GPU
15%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
131%
GPU
17%
RAM
200%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
15%
RAM
200%
Atomic Heart
✗ Weak
CPU
143%
GPU
25%
RAM
200%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
109%
GPU
9%
RAM
100%
Black Myth Wukong
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
25%
RAM
100%
Ghost of Tsushima
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
25%
RAM
200%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
15%
RAM
100%
Diablo 4
✗ Weak
CPU
208%
GPU
30%
RAM
200%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✗ Weak
CPU
153%
GPU
30%
RAM
200%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
11%
RAM
200%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
143%
GPU
15%
RAM
200%
Lies of P
✗ Weak
CPU
131%
GPU
25%
RAM
200%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
13%
RAM
133%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
305%
GPU
61%
RAM
400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
254%
GPU
30%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✗ Weak
CPU
229%
GPU
30%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✗ Weak
CPU
131%
GPU
25%
RAM
200%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
254%
GPU
15%
RAM
200%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
131%
GPU
17%
RAM
200%
Civilization 6
✗ Weak
CPU
305%
GPU
61%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✗ Weak
CPU
254%
GPU
51%
RAM
200%
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