Dell Latitude E6410 is a 14.1-inch high end business laptop. There are a wide scope of Core processor and graphics options. Today, we will review the most powerful one. With the Core i7 processor, 4GB DDR3 memory, 7200 RPM HDD and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 3100M graphics, Dell Latitude E6410 core i7 laptop delivers strong levels of power in handling data as well as the graphics.
Dell Latitude E6410 Specs:
Processor: Intel i7-620M (2.66GHz)
Chipset: Intel QM57
Memory: 4G DDR3 (up to 8G storage)
Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 3100M Dedicated Graphics（512M VRAM）
Screen: 14.1-inch backlit WXGA, 1440×900 (16:10)
Hard Drive: 250GB 7200RPM
Network: LAN/WLAN/WWAN
Battery: 9-cell Li-ion
Dimension: 335×238.3×31.2 mm
Pre-install OS: Windows 7 Professional
Ports: a IEEE1394a, a eSATA/USB2.0 Combo, VGA, RJ45, audio input/output jack, DC power jack, security lock, Display Port
Dell Latitude E6410 Appearance
Dell Latitude E6410 has a very stylish appearance which is very similar to Latitude E6400 except some detail changes. The top cover of Latitude E6410 adopts the metal wiredrawing process instead of Latitude E6400 matte process. Combining the metal color and cool Dell Logo, Dell Latitude E6410 exudes strong modern feel and commercial style.
Dell Latitude E6410 top cover
Dell Latitude E6410 comes with a 14.1-inch LED backlit screen with the resolution of 1440×900, providing more exquisite image effects. A 2MP camera and the array microphones are in place above the screen. Compared to traditional microphone, Latitude E6410 array microphones have better sound effects.
Dell Latitude E6410 camera and the array microphone
Dell Latitude E6410 keyboard layout resembles Lenovo ThinkPad series laptops, which support TrackStick and touchpad two inputs. The key surface adopts delustering matte process and brings more comfortable handle.
Dell Latitude E6410 TrackStick
Dell Latitude E6410 touchpad
Slim is not the strong point of Dell Latitude E6410 which comes with the dimension of 335×238.3×31.2mm and weights 2.24Kg. Dell Latitude E6410 is lighter than most 14.1-inch laptops, it is still a bit heavy but with a kind of classy feel.
Dell Latitude E6410 thickness
Dell Latitude E6410 weight
Dell Latitude E6410 Details
As to the port design, Dell Latitude E6410 provides 3 USB2.0 ports and a eSATA/USB2.0 combo port, which are equal to 4 USB ports. Meanwhile, the eSATA port can fully meet business people’s demand of high speed data transmission. Besides, Dell Latitude E6410 also has a HDMI port which facilitates work and entertainment greatly.
Dell Latitude E6410 right side
Dell Latitude E6410 left side
For business people, it’s very important to send and receive emails anytime. To realize convenient access to internet at anytime anywhere, a CDMA2000 network card is intergraded into Dell Latitude E6410 to make users surf the internet with high speed at will after a certain fee paid. This design is good looking from outside and saves a USB port compared with using a external device.
intergrated wireless network card of Dell Latitude E6410
Furthermore, Dell Latitude E6410 optical drive is demountable. After removing the protective bottom cover, the whole core components of Latitude E6410 come out. For DIYers, it’s totally possible to change some core components to promote the performance. Apart from that, expansion ports are also located in the bottom of Dell Latitude E6410.
Removable optical drive of Dell Latitude E6410
Inside Dell Latitude E6410
Dell Latitude E6410 Hardware
To achieve higher processing speed, Dell Latitude E6410 is powered by Intel Core i7 620M processor, which comes with the newest 32nm craft, 2.67GHz dominant frequency，3MB third level cache, 35W heat consumption. Core i7 processor has dual cores and supports HT hyper-thread technology, meaning it has dual cores and four threads.
CPU-Z test result of Dell Latitude E6410
CINEBENCH R10 score of Dell Latitude E6410
Regarding to the chipset, Dell Latitude E6410 uses QM57 chipset, which can support up to 6 SATA 3Gbps ports(including eSATA), 8 PCI-E 2.0 x1 port, 14 USB 2.0, Hanksville GbE MAC kilomega Ethernet controller, Matrix Storage matrix storage technology,High Definition Audio, Management Engine Ignition Firmware technology, and so on.
GPU-Z test result of Dell Latitude E6410
Dell Latitude E6410 has the NVDIA QUADRO NVS 3100M professional graphics, which adopts advanced 40nm craft and supports DirectX 10.1. NVS 3100M graphics has lower heat productivity than the last generation 55 nm product, provideing larger frequency promote space.
In the aspect of hard drive, Dell Latitude E6410 comes with a 250GB hard drive which spins at 7200 rpm with a SATA jack. In the HD Tune test data, Dell Latitude E6410 hard drive performs well with the highest read speed of 99.2MB/S and average speed of 75.8MB/S, whcih are both very awesome, not to mention the amazing 3.9% CPU occupancy rate.
Dell Latitude E6410 Performance
Dell Latitude E6410 has got 5.0 in the window experience index test, while the core i7 processor gets the high score 6.7, the 4G memory even gets 7.2, only the graphics performance is a bit low and scores 5.
In the PCMark 05 test, Dell Latitude E6410 total score is 7553. The CPU gets the most shining score-8242, DDR3 memory and hard drive are 6741 and 7000 separately, which also perform fantastic.
PCMark05 result of Dell Latitude E6410
3DMark 05 is based on the graphics performance. NVS 3100 graphics of Latitude E6410 gets the score of 7181, and runs smooth in three scenes-Return To Proxycon, Firefly Forest and Canon Fight with 35.6FPS, 20.0FPS and 33.3FPS separately.
3DMark 05 test result of Dell Latitude E6410
Next, we test the graphic of Latitude E6410 on STREET FIGHTER IV BENCHMARK. In full screen mode and the resolution of 1440×900, Dell Latitude E6410 scores 7234 with the average 29.44FPS. In the gaming processing, the images are smooth without any block. We are very satisfy with the final result.
gaming result of Dell Latitude E6410
Gaming test image of Dell Latitude E6410
Dell Latitude E6410 Battery Life and Heat Dissipation
Dell Latitude E6410 has a 2420mAh Li-ion battery. In the test, we close the sleep mode, turn the screen luminance to the highest, and open wireless network card. The battery life of Dell Latitude E6410 is 2 hours and 20 minutes.
Battery Mark test result of Dell Latitude E6410
After many tests, Latitude E6410 power consumption has archived a peak amount with the biggest heat dissipation, which is the best timing to test the heat dissipation.
Keyboard heat dissipation of Dell Latitude E6410
Bottom heat dissipation of Dell Latitude E6410
The highest temperature of Dell Latitude E6410 is 37.5°C, which places near the bottom heat dissipation pipe and battery. The temperatures in other position stay around 35°C～36°C, showing that the heat dissipation is in a good condition.
Dell Latitude E6410 Conclusion
Dell Latitude E6410 features Intel flagship core i7 processor and QM57 chipset to deliver high performance, while the graph manipulation is enhanced by the NVS3100 professional graphics. Furthermore, Dell Latitude E6410 also takes obvious advantages on the battery life, protective capability, and usage comfort level and expansion capability. Besides, Dell Latitude E6410 also has fall protection-The hard drive will stop working and the head is removed to avoid data loss in the falling. Dell Latitude E6410 is a good choice for business people.
You can also read: