DELL Latitude E7450 laptop i5-5300U 16GB 240GB SSD

Core specification

The Dell Latitude E7450 is a 14.0 inch FHD laptop with a 1920 x 1080 non-touch display. It runs on an Intel Core i5-5300U dual-core processor with a base frequency of 2.30 GHz and a turbo frequency of 2.90 GHz. The system includes 16GB DDR3 memory and a new 240GB SSD using a 2.5 inch SATA interface. Windows 10 Pro 64-bit is pre-installed.

Ideal use cases

This laptop suits professionals who need a portable 14 inch device for office applications, web browsing and video conferencing via the integrated webcam. The 16GB memory ceiling and dual-core processor limit its appeal for heavy multitasking, virtualisation or modern creative workloads. Buyers who want more storage, a dedicated GPU or a higher core count should look at something else.

Sustained workload behaviour

Under continuous load the dual-core Intel HD Graphics 5500 and i5-5300U will throttle to maintain thermal limits, so extended rendering or compile jobs run slower than short bursts. The 240GB SATA SSD provides steady read and write speeds for the operating system and active files, but the fixed 16GB RAM capacity means paging occurs once that limit is reached.