Dell Inspiron 16 5640 vs Inspiron 14 5441
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 16 5640
- Can run popular games at about 139-190% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 14 5441
- Easier to carry: weighs 320 grams less (around 0.71 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 68% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Much smaller footprint: 21% more compact case (109 vs 137.9 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.87 kg (4.12 lbs) | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356.78 x 249.52 x 16.1-19.05 mm 14.05 x 9.82 x 0.63-0.75 inches |
314 x 223.75 x 15.14-17.9 mm 12.36 x 8.81 x 0.6-0.7 inches |
| Area | 890 cm2 (138 inches2) | 703 cm2 (108.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.4% | ~80.9% |
| Side bezels | 6.1 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | Blue | Gray |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes (48-60 Hz) |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Inspiron 16 5640
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Inspiron 14 5441
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 600:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 15 V | 11.4 V |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 290 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (2P + 8E) | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1155 MHz | 280 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1477 MHz | 1107 MHz |
| FLOPS | 6 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | 8.45 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 6 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | 465 | - |
| Solar Bay | - | 4889 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 8448 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3254 | Qualcomm WCD9385 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | No |
| 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 | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 11.5 x 8.0 cm | 11.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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