Dell Inspiron 15 5510 vs G15 5510
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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 5510
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 620 grams less (around 1.37 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 19% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Much smaller footprint: 16% more compact case (126.3 vs 150.7 square inches)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Advantages of the Dell G15 5510
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~37%) battery – 56 against 41 watt-hours
- Can run popular games at about 7-10% higher FPS
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.82 kg (4.01 lbs) | 2.44 kg (5.38 lbs) |
Dimensions | 356 x 228.9 x 17.99 mm 14.02 x 9.01 x 0.71 inches |
357.2 x 272.1 x 24.9 mm 14.06 x 10.71 x 0.98 inches |
Area | 815 cm2 (126.3 inches2) | 972 cm2 (150.6 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.4% | ~69% |
Side bezels | 5.3 mm | 5.9 mm |
Colors | Silver, Blue | Black, Gray, Green |
Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Number of fans | - | 2 |
Noise level | - | 52.2 dB |
Display
Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 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 | 600:1 |
sRGB color space | 100% | - |
Response time | 35 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Voltage | 11.25 V | 13.2 V |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | No |
Charging port position | Left | Left |
Charge power | 65 W | 180 / 240 W |
Weigh of AC adapter | - | 727 / 948 gramm |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 0.9-2.0 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 3.7 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
Cores | 4 | 4 |
Threads | 8 | 8 |
L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
TGP | - | 0 W |
Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 12 nm | 12 nm |
GPU base clock | - | 1380 MHz |
GPU boost clock | - | 1560 MHz |
FLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS | 3.195 TFLOPS |
Memory size | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Memory bus | 64 bit | 128 bit |
Memory speed | ~8-10 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 896 | 1024 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 64 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 1x4 GB | 1x8 GB |
Clock | 3200 MHz | 2933 MHz |
Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 2 | 2 |
Max. ram size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x256 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 1 | 2 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Audio chip | Realtek | Realtek ALC3254 |
Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Loudness | - | 80.6 dB |
Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
Fingerprint | Optional | No |
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 | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
DisplayPort | No | No |
VGA | No | No |
Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
SD card reader | Yes | No |
Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
Keyboard type | Island | Island |
Numpad | Yes | Yes |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
Key travel | 1.3 mm | - |
Size | 11.5 x 8.0 cm | 10.5 x 6.0 cm |
Surface | - | 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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