Dell Inspiron 15 5515 vs Asus M515 (Ryzen 5000)
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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 5515
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 160 grams less (around 0.35 lbs)
- Around 58% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 41 against 37 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- 41% sharper screen – 141 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 250 vs 200 nits
Advantages of the Asus M515 (Ryzen 5000)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.64 kg (3.62 lbs) | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356 x 228.9 x 14.6-17.9 mm 14.02 x 9.01 x 0.57-0.7 inches |
360.2 x 234.9 x 19.9 mm 14.18 x 9.25 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 815 cm2 (126.3 inches2) | 846 cm2 (131.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.4% | ~79.3% |
| Side bezels | 5.3 mm | 7.4 mm |
| Colors | Blue | Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | TN 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 |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 600:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 55.7% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 38.4% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 39.5% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.25 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 | 45 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Radeon RX Vega 6 |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 10-45 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 0 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1600 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.108 TFLOPS | - |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units | 448 | 384 |
| DirectX support | 12.1 | 12.1 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v5 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v4.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 640 x 480 |
| 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 | 1.3 mm | 1.4 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 8.0 cm | - |
| Surface | - | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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