Dell Inspiron 15 5502 vs ASUS VivoBook S15 S532
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 15 5502
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 150 grams less (around 0.33 lbs)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Advantages of the ASUS VivoBook S15 S532
- Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 30-41% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356.1 x 234.5 x 14.1-17.9 mm 14.02 x 9.23 x 0.56-0.7 inches |
357 x 230 x 18.5 mm 14.06 x 9.06 x 0.73 inches |
| Area | 835 cm2 (129.4 inches2) | 821 cm2 (127.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.4% | ~81.7% |
| Side bezels | 5.4 mm | 5.8 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver, Green, Pink |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level | 35 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 600:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 58% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 37.1% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.4 V | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 45 / 65 W | 65 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 301 gramm | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7-3.0 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 25 W | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1531 MHz | 1354 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1594 MHz | 1468 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.22 TFLOPS | 1.879 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~7 Gbps | ~7 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 384 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 24 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 16 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x4 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 16 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (2x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3204 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | 80.3 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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 | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.4 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 8.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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