Dell Latitude 5500 upgrades
Released 2019 · on sale
CPU is soldered (BGA, 15 W Whiskey Lake-U: i3-8145U, i5-8265U/8365U, i7-8665U) — no CPU socket, not upgradeable. Some regional builds may ship 10th-Gen Comet Lake-U CPUs (same memory/storage layout, RAM runs at full 2666 MHz); verify the exact CPU via the service tag. Do not confuse with Latitude 5501/5510/5520, which are different machines.
Upgrade guide → What fits, step by step, and official documents.
- 2× DDR4 SO-DIMM, max 32 GB: 2 × DDR4 SO-DIMM · up to 32 GB total · 2666 MT/s
- 1× M.2 (2230/2280) or 2.5" SATA — not both: M.2 2230 / M.2 2280 / 2.5" (NVMe / SATA) · up to 1.024 TB
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2× DDR4 SO-DIMM, max 32 GB 2 × DDR4 SO-DIMM · up to 32 GB total · 2666 MT/s
Dual-channel DDR4-2666 (260-pin, 1.2 V, non-ECC unbuffered). With 8th-Gen Whiskey Lake CPUs the RAM actually runs at 2400 MHz; faster SO-DIMMs clock down. Buy 2× 16 GB for dual channel.
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1× M.2 (2230/2280) or 2.5" SATA — not both M.2 2230 / M.2 2280 / 2.5" (NVMe / SATA) · up to 1.024 TB
Single drive position only: an M.2 SSD and a 2.5" drive cannot be installed together. M.2 2280 is NVMe Gen3 x4 (also SATA/SED options); the 2230 slot is Gen3 x2. 1 TB is Dell's validated ceiling — larger aftermarket M.2 drives generally work. If the unit has a 2.5" HDD, converting to M.2 needs Dell mounting hardware.
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