Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 vs. Latitude 9510 2-in-1: Newer isn't always better
The Latitude 9520 2-in-1 swaps out the 10th gen Intel CPU on the Latitude 9510 2-in-1 for newer 11th gen options while keeping the chassis identical. Thus, we recommend checking out our existing review on the Latitude 9510 2-in-1 to learn more about our thoughts on the chassis, keyboard, and other physical features of the system. This review will focus on the differences between the two models including what users can expect in terms of performance.
Our test unit is a higher-end configuration with the vPro-enabled Core i7-1185G7 CPU, Iris Xe 96 EUs GPU, 16 GB RAM, and 512 GB NVMe SSD for approximately $2800 USD. Lesser SKUs with the Core i5-1145G7 CPU and half the storage capacity are available for around $2300. Note that all 2-in-1 SKUs come with the same 15-inch FHD panel with proximity sensor and electronic shutter. Alternatively, users can also purchase the Latitude 9520 clamshell if the 2-in-1 form factor is undesirable.
The Latitude 9520 2-in-1 competes with other high-end business convertibles like the MSI Summit E13 Flip, Microsoft Surface Book, HP EliteBook x360 1040 G7, or the Lenovo ThinkPad x13 Yoga.
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Potential Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89.2 % v7 (old) | 11 / 2021 | Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.7 kg | 13.99 mm | 15.00" | 1920x1080 | |
| 88.6 % v7 (old) | 07 / 2020 | Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 i7-10810U, UHD Graphics 620 | 1.7 kg | 13.99 mm | 15.00" | 1920x1080 | |
| 86.1 % v7 (old) | 08 / 2021 | HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.8 kg | 19 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 85.1 % v7 (old) | 07 / 2021 | Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD R5 5600U, Vega 7 | 1.9 kg | 21 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 81.2 % v7 (old) | 05 / 2021 | MSI Summit B15 A11M i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.5 kg | 16.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 84.9 % v7 (old) | 04 / 2021 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 R7 4980U, Vega 8 | 1.6 kg | 14.7 mm | 15.00" | 2496x1664 |
Case
Though the chassis is identical to last year's model, the hinges on our Latitude 9520 2-in-1 test unit would feel weaker at angles between 60 and 90 degrees. Ideally, hinge rigidity should be uniform across all angles. We recommend checking the hinges after purchasing for any abnormalities.
Connectivity
The Thunderbolt 3 ports on the Latitude 9510 have been upgraded to Thunderbolt 4 on our Latitude 9520. To most users, however, the upgrade will be of essentially no significance unless if you plan on using external GPUs. All other ports are otherwise identical between the two models.
SD Card Reader
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 (AV Pro V60) | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD (AV Pro V60) | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 (AV Pro V60) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD (AV Pro V60) | |
Communication
Webcam
Maintenance
Display
Dell uses the same AU Optronics B150HAN IPS panel between both the Latitude 9510 2-in-1 and 9520 2-in-1 for a similar visual experience between them. There are unfortunately no new panel options for the 9520 2-in-1. 4K or OLED options would be great to see on future Latitude 2-in-1 revisions.
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Brightness Distribution: 84 %
Center on Battery: 403.6 cd/m²
Contrast: 1835:1 (Black: 0.22 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.34 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.91, calibrated: 0.99
ΔE Greyscale 5.2 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
70.4% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
98.7% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
69.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.09
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 AU Optronics B150HAN, IPS, 1920x1080, 15" | Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 AU Optronics B150HAN, IPS, 1920x1080, 15" | HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA InfoVision X156NVF8 R1, I, 1920x1080, 15.6" | Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD N156HCA-EAB, IPS LED, 1920x1080, 15.6" | MSI Summit B15 A11M Chi Mei N156HCE-EN1, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6" | Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 SHP14B4, IPS, 2496x1664, 15" | |
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| Display | 1% | -6% | -35% | -7% | -4% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 69.9 | 71.2 2% | 43.8 -37% | 65.7 -6% | 65.2 -7% | |
| sRGB Coverage | 98.7 | 99.3 1% | 95 -4% | 65.7 -33% | 90.6 -8% | 97.7 -1% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 70.4 | 71.3 1% | 65 -8% | 45.3 -36% | 66 -6% | 67.3 -4% |
| Response Times | -27% | -19% | -6% | -11% | -32% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 39.2 ? | 52.8 ? -35% | 47 ? -20% | 40 -2% | 40.4 ? -3% | 58.4 ? -49% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 27.2 ? | 32 ? -18% | 32 ? -18% | 30 -10% | 32.4 ? -19% | 31.2 ? -15% |
| PWM Frequency | 312 ? | 25510 ? | 21550 ? | |||
| Screen | -27% | 7% | -49% | -71% | 6% | |
| Brightness middle | 403.6 | 426.7 6% | 802 99% | 298 -26% | 341.3 -15% | 405 0% |
| Brightness | 368 | 394 7% | 702 91% | 276 -25% | 310 -16% | 379 3% |
| Brightness Distribution | 84 | 87 4% | 77 -8% | 86 2% | 81 -4% | 79 -6% |
| Black Level * | 0.22 | 0.3 -36% | 0.245 -11% | 0.26 -18% | 0.45 -105% | 0.26 -18% |
| Contrast | 1835 | 1422 -23% | 3273 78% | 1146 -38% | 758 -59% | 1558 -15% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.34 | 4.28 -28% | 6.22 -86% | 3.7 -11% | 6.17 -85% | 2.6 22% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 6.29 | 10.43 -66% | 9.92 -58% | 15 -138% | 11.75 -87% | 6.6 -5% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.99 | 1.46 -47% | 3.5 -254% | 3.3 -233% | 0.9 9% | |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 5.2 | 8.1 -56% | 7.69 -48% | 1.7 67% | 7.1 -37% | 1.9 63% |
| Gamma | 2.09 105% | 2.26 97% | 2.75 80% | 2.21 100% | 2.2 100% | 2.11 104% |
| CCT | 7629 85% | 7993 81% | 6135 106% | 6588 99% | 6842 95% | 6825 95% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 65.2 | 65 | 58.7 | 62 | ||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 99.2 | 95 | 90.1 | 97.7 | ||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -18% /
-21% | -6% /
1% | -30% /
-40% | -30% /
-49% | -10% /
-2% |
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The display is decently calibrated out of the box with average grayscale and color deltaE values of only 5.2 and 3.34, respectively. A proper end-user calibration can reduce these values to well under <2 each as shown by our CalMAN screenshots below.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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| 27.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 14 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 13.2 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 66 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (20.9 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 39.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 19.2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 20 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 56 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (32.8 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8705 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance
Testing Conditions
Our system was set to Windows 'Best Performance' mode and with Dell Power Manager set to Ultra Performance prior to running any benchmarks below for the highest possible scores. Users should also become familiar with the pre-installed Dell Optimizer software which includes additional settings for audio, network, and the proximity sensor for hands-free login.
Processor
Multi-thread CPU performance is a mixed bag since the Core i7-1185G7 has two fewer cores than on last year's Core i7-10810U for a downgrade of approximately 25 to 35 percent. The delta is wider than expected since the i7-1185G7 in our Latitude 9520 2-in-1 is performing at least 15 to 20 percent slower than most other laptops using the exact same CPU. The Core i7-1185G7 CPU in the MSI Stealth 15M, for example, can offer up to 50 percent faster multi-thread performance than our Dell.
Single-thread performance is thankfully where it should be relative to the average Core i7-1185G7. Users can expect around 30 percent faster performance than the Core i7-10810U in this regard.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance Rating | |
| HP Pavilion Aero 13 be0097nr -2! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 G3-20YG003UGE | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| MSI Prestige 15 A10SC -10! | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Asus ZenBook 15 UX534FT-DB77 -10! | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 -2! | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 -2! | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 -2! | |
| LG Gram 15Z90N -3! | |
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
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AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (5621 - 7453, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (23248 - 32614, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (1530 - 2209, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (44677 - 52815, n=20) | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (3870 - 5027, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (14584 - 19594, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (33002 - 76826, n=20) | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (258 - 412, n=22) | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (2821 - 4094, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (22349 - 43701, n=20) | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
System Performance
PCMark 10 scores are generally higher than what we recorded on the Latitude 9510 2-in-1 especially in Digital Content Creation where graphics matter most. The older model has a higher Productivity score likely due to its superior multi-thread performance.
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (4746 - 5561, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (8279 - 10664, n=20) | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (5799 - 8770, n=20) | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (4424 - 5684, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 5008 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (36515 - 68450, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (38394 - 64291, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (37684 - 66873, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (78.3 - 117, n=22) | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
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DPC Latency
LatencyMon shows minor DPC latency issues related to ACPI.sys when opening multiple browser tabs of our homepage. Nonetheless, it is still an improvement compared to what we observed on last year's model.
4K video playback at 60 FPS remains perfect with no dropped frames and a more efficient GPU utilization than with the UHD Graphics 620.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2 AMD | |
| HP EliteBook 850 G8 3C7Z8EA | |
| MSI Summit B15 A11M | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 AMD TFF_00028 | |
| Dell Latitude 15 9520 2-in-1 | |
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Storage Devices
Our test unit uses the same PCIe3 x4 Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe M.2 2230 SSD as found on the Latitude 9510 2-in-1. Dell is currently offering no PCIe4 options even though the Intel chipset should theoretically be able to support such SSDs. The lack of a heat spreader, however, will mean that any PCIe4 SSDs would likely throttle after a short period, anyway.
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Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
3DMark scores show the Iris Xe 96 EUs in our Latitude 9520 2-in-1 performing well relative to other Iris Xe laptops in our database. The devil is in the details, however, as real-world gaming performance is poor due to the unusually wide fluctuating frame rates. For example, frame rates would constantly jump between 40 FPS and 90 FPS when simply idling on Witcher 3 at its lowest settings whereas the Iris Xe-powered MSI Summit B15 would run much more stably without any of the sharp FPS drops. Thus, while our Latitude 9520 2-in-1 Iris Xe is indubitably faster than the UHD Graphics 620 on last year's Latitude 9510 2-in-1, it could have definitely been more stable in terms of performance over time.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 5311 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 16903 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 4674 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1822 points | |
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| GTA V | |
| 1024x768 Lowest Settings possible | |
| Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (52 - 166.4, n=162) | |