Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 vs G15 5530 (2023)

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Battery 86 Wh
CPU
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Review

Evaluation of Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 and G15 5530 (2023) important characteristics
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)

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36.2
(Mediocre)
Value Index
55.1
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 750 grams less (around 1.65 lbs)
  • Features a much bigger (~54%) battery – 86 against 56 watt-hours
  • Thinner bezels and 21% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
  • Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (139.3 vs 152 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell G15 5530 (2023)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Can run popular games at about 17-23% higher FPS
  • Performs better (up to 25%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.06 kg (4.54 lbs) 2.81 kg (6.2 lbs)
Dimensions 356.78 x 251.9 x 17.11-19.95 mm
14.05 x 9.92 x 0.67-0.79 inches
357.26 x 274.5 x 26.9 mm
14.07 x 10.81 x 1.06 inches
Area 899 cm2 (139.4 inches2) 981 cm2 (152.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.6% ~68.4%
Side bezels 6.1 mm 5.9 mm
Colors Silver White, Gray, Purple
Material Aluminum Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 140° 140°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 52.4 dB 47.8 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
PPI 142 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Inspiron 16 Plus 7630
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
G15 5530 (2023)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 800:1
sRGB color space 100% -
Response time 35 ms 35 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits
250 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.4 V 11.4 V
Full charging time 1:30 hr -
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes No
Charging port position Left Bottom
Charge power 90 / 130 W 240 / 330 W
Cable length 1 meters 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 526 grams 880 / 1340 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.6 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 10 (6P + 4E)
Threads 16 16
L3 Cache 18 MB 20 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
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 65 W 95 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 1237 MHz 1530 MHz
GPU boost clock 1500 MHz 1740 MHz
FLOPS 6.1 TFLOPS 7.9 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbps 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40 40
GPU performance 6.1 TFLOPS 7.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1038 1271
Solar Bay 20054 22659
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz 4800 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
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 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3204
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power 4x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~81.8 dB ~79.6 dB
Microphones 2 1

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.2
Fingerprint Optional No
Infrared sensor Optional No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.3 mm -
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 8.0 cm 10.5 x 6.0 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Inspiron 16 Plus 7630:
    - Only models with LPDDR5/LPDDR5x memory offer discrete graphics. DDR5 memory, which can be upgraded, is included in models with integrated graphics only.
    - SD card readers are exclusive to models with Integrated Graphics. RTX 4060 also features a Micro SD Card Reader.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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