Dell Latitude 5521

ultrabook 2021 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~6h ⚖️ 1.80 kg ⚖️ slight imbalance
USComp Score
49
out of 100
Fit for you
64/100
✚ Strong: fit_value ⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
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CPU
74
GPU
45
GeForce MX450
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
64 Wh
~6h
Price
$438
market
Age
5 years
2021
📝 Our review

Dell Latitude 5521 review

Dell Latitude 5521 — from 2021, 1.8 kg, performance 66.

USComp Score
49
/100
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📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 49/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Gaming (44).

✓ Strengths

Connectivity (100) · Light office (92)

💰 Price trend

2021
$1,300
2022
$1,144
2023
$1,007
2024
$886
2025
$780
2026
$686
2027
$604
📉 Loses ~$123/year (9%).

Full specifications

Brand
Dell
Series
Latitude 5xxx (mainstream)
Type
Business
Release year
2021≈
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
Intel Core i5 11400H , Intel Core i5 11500H , Intel Core i7 11850H
Graphics
GeForce MX450 2GB , GeForce MX450
RAM (max)
64 GB DDR4
Weight
1.80 kg
Ports
6
Thunderbolt
✓
Battery
64 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 66
Portability 46
Light office 92
Gaming 44
Creative 63
Energy efficiency 76
Connectivity 100
Value 83
Color accuracy —

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

GeForce MX450 (dGPU)
2 GB · GDDR5, GDDR6
CUDA
45

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game FPS (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO 240 ✓ Комфортно
Overwatch 240 ✓ Комфортно
GTA V 140 ✓ Комфортно
PUBG: Battlegrounds 140 ✓ Комфортно
Counter-Strike 2 88 ✓ Комфортно
Dota 2 88 ✓ Комфортно
Valorant 85 ✓ Комфортно
Fortnite 61 ✓ Комфортно
Battlefield 5 49 ⚠ Играбельно
Forza Horizon 4 35 ⚠ Играбельно
Far Cry 5 34 ⚠ Играбельно
Forza Horizon 5 34 ⚠ Играбельно
The Witcher 3 33 ⚠ Играбельно
Cyberpunk 2077 32 ⚠ Играбельно
Resident Evil 4 Remake 16 ✗ Низький
Metro Exodus 10 ✗ Низький
💡 16 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
148%
GPU
65%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
370%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
212%
GPU
149%
RAM
800%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
740%
GPU
447%
RAM
999%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
280%
RAM
800%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
494%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
179%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring ✗ Weak
CPU
135%
GPU
93%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
160%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
112%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
149%
RAM
400%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
494%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
128%
RAM
800%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
106%
GPU
65%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
128%
RAM
800%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
740%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
494%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
106%
GPU
69%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
149%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
203%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
212%
GPU
249%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
128%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
144%
RAM
800%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
186%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
109%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
179%
RAM
800%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
337%
GPU
186%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
337%
GPU
149%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
144%
RAM
800%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
149%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
337%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
411%
GPU
224%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
337%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
264%
GPU
179%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
264%
GPU
186%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
160%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
617%
GPU
447%
RAM
999%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
337%
GPU
179%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
298%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
264%
GPU
224%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✓ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
109%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
337%
GPU
224%
RAM
999%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
337%
GPU
149%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
176%
GPU
186%
RAM
533%
Returnal ✓ Runs well
CPU
212%
GPU
112%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
109%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
212%
GPU
128%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol ✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
231%
GPU
186%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
176%
GPU
69%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
186%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
186%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
112%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
337%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✗ Weak
CPU
148%
GPU
81%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
231%
GPU
109%
RAM
800%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
212%
GPU
186%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest ✗ Weak
CPU
148%
GPU
97%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
494%
GPU
447%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
411%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
370%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
212%
GPU
186%
RAM
800%
F1 24 ✓ Runs well
CPU
411%
GPU
109%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
212%
GPU
128%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
494%
GPU
447%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
411%
GPU
373%
RAM
800%

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Score —
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Score —
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2019
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Score —
$$300
2022
Dell Latitude 5530
Score —
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Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.

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Configuration options

Available model options · 20 variants across 7 categories

🖥 Displays (4)
1366 x 768 1920 x 1080 (Non-Touch) 1920 x 1080 (Touch) 3840 x 2160
• Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics
🔋 Batteries (2)
64 Wh 97 Wh
⚙ Processors (3)
Intel Core i5 11400H Intel Core i5 11500H Intel Core i7 11850H
🔲 Memory (4)
8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB
💾 Storage (4)
256GB 512GB 1024GB 2048GB
🎮 Graphics (2)
GeForce MX450 2GB GeForce MX450