Dell XPS 13 9310 vs Inspiron 15 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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell XPS 13 9310
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 620 grams less (around 1.37 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~27%) battery – 52 against 41 watt-hours
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 28% more compact case (91.3 vs 126.3 square inches)
- 20% sharper screen – 169 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 15 5510
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 83-113% higher FPS
- Around 72% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs) | 1.82 kg (4.01 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 296 x 199 x 15 mm 11.65 x 7.83 x 0.59 inches |
356 x 228.9 x 17.99 mm 14.02 x 9.01 x 0.71 inches |
| Area | 589 cm2 (91.2 inches2) | 815 cm2 (126.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~88.4% | ~82.4% |
| Side bezels | 3.7 mm | 5.3 mm |
| Colors | White, Black | Silver, Blue |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Carbon fiber Bottom: Aluminum |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 36.6 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 13.4 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 169 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Inspiron 15 5510
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
XPS 13 9310
13.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 80.7 in2
~28% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 600:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99.5% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 66% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 7.6 V | 11.25 V |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 45 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 218 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7-3.0 GHz | 0.9-2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 |
| 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 | 15 W | 25 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 1 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | ~10 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 384 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 24 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 12 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 1 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 189 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 4x2 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 4267 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 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 | 1x256 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3281-CG | Realtek |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~84.6 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| 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 | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.1 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 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 | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | 1.3 mm |
| Size | 11.2 x 6.4 cm | 11.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | 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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