Dell Inspiron 15 5510 vs Inspiron 15 3511
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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
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 15 5510
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 1 versus 0
- Can run popular games at about 59-81% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 54%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Backlit keyboard
- 41% sharper screen – 141 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 36% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 220 nits
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 15 3511
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.82 kg (4.01 lbs) | 1.73 kg (3.81 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356 x 228.9 x 17.99 mm 14.02 x 9.01 x 0.71 inches |
358.5 x 235.56 x 17.5-18.99 mm 14.11 x 9.27 x 0.69-0.75 inches |
| Area | 815 cm2 (126.3 inches2) | 844 cm2 (130.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.4% | ~79.5% |
| Side bezels | 5.3 mm | 6.6 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Blue | Black, Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 39.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 100 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 600:1 | 400:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | 25 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.25 V | 11.25 V |
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 305 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.0 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.7 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48 EUs |
| 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 | 14 nm |
| FLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS | 1.2-1.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~10 Gbps | ~7 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 2.5 TFLOPS | 1.2-1.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 189 | 69 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x4 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 2666 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 16 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 | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek | Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~78.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | 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 | No |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | 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 | No |
| 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 5510:
- Thunderbolt 4.0 with DisplayPort™ and Power Delivery is available for configs with Intel i7 processors.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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