Dell Inspiron 15 5505 vs ASUS VivoBook 15 X513 (K513)
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Review
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 5505
- Around 33% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
Advantages of the ASUS VivoBook 15 X513 (K513)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.83 kg (4.04 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 |
359 x 235 x 17.9 mm 14.13 x 9.25 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 835 cm2 (129.4 inches2) | 844 cm2 (130.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.4% | ~79.5% |
| Side bezels | 5.4 mm | 6.8 mm |
| Colors | Silver | White, Black, Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
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 | - | 100% |
| 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 | - |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 45 / 65 W | 65 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | 1.7-3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.7 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon Vega 5 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | 12 W | - |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| GPU base clock | 0 MHz | 1531 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1400 MHz | 1594 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | 1.22 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | DDR4 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | ~7 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 320 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 20 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 7 | 16 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 1x256 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3204 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | 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 | 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 | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.4 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 8.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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