Dell Inspiron 15 3530 vs Inspiron 14 5440
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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
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 15 3530
- Around 16% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 14 5440
- Can run popular games at about 67-92% higher FPS
- Backlit keyboard
- 62% sharper screen – 162 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 16% more compact case (110 vs 130.5 square inches)
- Provides 14% higher max. screen brightness: 250 vs 220 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) | 1.63 kg (3.59 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 358.5 x 234.9 x 15.52-17.50 mm 14.11 x 9.25 x 0.61-0.69 inches |
314 x 226.15 x 15.86-17.31 mm 12.36 x 8.9 x 0.62-0.68 inches |
| Area | 842 cm2 (130.5 inches2) | 710 cm2 (110 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.7% | ~80% |
| Side bezels | 6.6 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | Black | Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 100 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 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
Inspiron 15 3530
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
Inspiron 14 5440
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~18% more screen space
| Contrast | 400:1 | 600:1 |
| Response time | 20 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.25 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 |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 5 (1P + 4E) | 5 (1P + 4E) |
| Threads | 6 | 6 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 25 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1065 MHz | 1155 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1320 MHz | 1477 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS | 6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 2.7 TFLOPS | 6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 232 | 452 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x4 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 16 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 | 1x128 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3204, Realtek ALC3254 | Realtek ALC3254 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Microphones | 1 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| 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 | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | No | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 8.0 cm | 11.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Inspiron 15 3530:
- A plastic-encased variant measures 235.56 x 358.5 x 16.96-18.99 mm and weighs 1.66 kg.
- Models with a USB-C, lacking Power Delivery, have 2666 MHz RAM, while those with it offer 3200 MHz.
Notes on Inspiron 14 5440:
- A plastic variant with dimensions 226.15 x 314 x 16.90-18.07 mm is also available.
- The model with Intel 13th-gen CPU has a lower memory frequency (4400 MHz) compared to the 14th-gen's 5200 MHz and lacks USB-C Power Delivery.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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