Dell Latitude 14" 5420 Gray 2021

★★★★★ 4.7 (7)

The 32GB of DDR4 RAM in this 1.38kg chassis stands out, providing substantial multitasking headroom for a business-class ultraportable. Its comprehensive port selection, including Thunderbolt, HDMI 2.0, and Ethernet, eliminates the need for dongles in corporate environments. This configuration is best for IT departments deploying standardized systems to data analysts and developers who run multiple virtual machines and browser instances simultaneously.

CPU Intel Core i7 1165G7
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
Dell Latitude 14" 5420 Gray 2021 laptop
52 Overall Score
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong port selection (84th percentile) 84th
  • Strong portability (83rd percentile) 83rd
  • Strong social proof (74th percentile) 74th
  • Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd

Cons

  • Below average screen (21st percentile)
  • Below average cpu (23rd percentile)
  • Below average reliability (33rd percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
1★2★3★4★5★Q2 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '25: 5.0★ · 1 review11Q2 '25Q3 '25
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Based on 2 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 23.3
GPU 49.1
RAM 72.7
Ports 84.4
Screen 21
Portability 83.2
Storage 36.6
Reliability 32.9
Social Proof 73.8

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core i7 1165G7
Cores 4
Frequency 2.8 GHz
L3 Cache 12 MB

Graphics

GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Type Integrated
VRAM Type Shared

Memory & Storage

RAM 32 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 512 GB
Storage Type SSD

Display

Size 14"
Resolution 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 2
USB Ports 2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 x 2
HDMI HDMI 2.0
Wi-Fi ✓
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.3
Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet

Physical

Weight 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs
OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec Dell Latitude 14" 5420 Apple MacBook Air M4 ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition MSI Creator A13V
CPU Intel Core i7 1165G7 Apple M4 Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Intel Core 7 240H Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 Intel Core i7 13620H
RAM (GB) 32 16 32 32 32 32
Storage (GB) 512 1024 1000 1024 1024 2048
Screen 14" 1920x1080 13.6" 2560x1664 14" 1920x1200 14" 1920x1200 15" 2496x1664 14" 2880x1800
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics Apple (10-Core) Intel Arc Graphics Intel Integrated Graphics Qualcomm Adreno NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.6
Battery (Wh) - 54 75 48 66 54
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
Dell Latitude 14" 5420 23.349.172.784.42183.236.632.973.8
Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare 73.371.451.253.186.891.279.797.692.5
ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB Compare 88.468.190.259.6828761.260.298.3
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 Compare 7555.586.990.167.585.379.78194.1
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare 98.727.980.259.689.157.479.78195.2
MSI Creator A13V Compare 7284.684.468.889.573.59460.267.9

Price

Value & Pricing

From $485 3 offers across 1 retailer

Price History

$400 $500 $600 $700 $800 $900 May 1May 29Jun 27Aug 8Sep 9Oct 26 $800

Usage Scores

Overall (51.6)AI/LLM (23.1)Gaming (15.7)Portability (67.7)Creator (22.6)Student (60.3)Business (59.7)Developer (51.2)Entertainment (44.6)

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