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Dell 16 vs Dell 15

47 out of 100
Dell 16
VS
51 out of 100
Dell 15
Dell 16
Dell 15
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Review

Evaluation of Dell 16 and Dell 15 important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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VS
102.4
(Excellent)
Value Index
220.5
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Dell 16
  • Can run popular games at about 199-272% higher FPS
  • Features a much bigger (~32%) battery – 54 against 41 watt-hours
  • Around 14% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Advantages of the Dell 15
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Easier to carry: weighs 320 grams less (around 0.71 lbs)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Dell 16
vs
Dell 15

Case

Weight 1.98 kg (4.37 lbs) 1.66 kg (3.66 lbs)
Dimensions 356.78 x 249.52 x 16.18-19.05 mm
14.05 x 9.82 x 0.64-0.75 inches		 358.5 x 235.56 x 16.96-18.99 mm
14.11 x 9.27 x 0.67-0.75 inches
Area 890 cm2 (138 inches2) 844 cm2 (130.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.4% ~83.6%
Side bezels 6.1 mm 11.3 mm
Colors Silver Black, Silver
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle - 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) - 47.4 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 142 ppi 145 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Dell 16
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Dell 15
15.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 109.4 in2
~5% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 600:1
Response time 35 ms 35 ms
Max. brightness
Dell 16 +20%
300 nits
Dell 15
250 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 15 V 11.25 V
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 271 grams 220 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.4 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 10 (2P + 8E) 6 (2P + 4E)
Threads 12 8
L3 Cache 12 MB 10 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Dell 16 +2%
2506
Dell 15
2454
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Dell 16 +29%
8120
Dell 15
6289
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Dell 16 +3%
109
Dell 15
106
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Dell 16 +14%
426
Dell 15
375
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP - 15 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes -
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 8 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 1155 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1477 MHz 1250 MHz
FLOPS 6 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS
Memory size 2 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR6 DDR5
Memory bus 64 bit -
Memory speed ~12 Gbps 5.2 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 512
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40 16
GPU performance 6 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS
Blender GPU 507 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 1x4 GB
Clock 5200 MHz 5200 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 32 GB 32 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x128 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3254 Realtek ALC3204, Realtek ALC3254
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness - ~81 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Optional Optional
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4 1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Optional
Key travel 1 mm -
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 8.0 cm 11.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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