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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 HP 15 (2021)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 690 grams less (around 1.52 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 12% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (134.5 vs 150.7 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell G15 5510
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 39-53% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~37%) battery – 56 against 41 watt-hours
- 41% sharper screen – 141 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.75 kg (3.86 lbs) | 2.44 kg (5.38 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 358.5 x 242 x 19.9 mm 14.11 x 9.53 x 0.78 inches |
357.2 x 272.1 x 24.9 mm 14.06 x 10.71 x 0.98 inches |
| Area | 868 cm2 (134.5 inches2) | 972 cm2 (150.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.4% | ~69% |
| Side bezels | 6.6 mm | 5.9 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Gray | Black, Gray, Green |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level | - | 52.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 100 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | - | 600:1 |
| Response time | - | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 13.2 V |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | No | No |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 45 W | 180 / 240 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weigh of AC adapter | - | 948 gramm |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7-3.0 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 0 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1354 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1468 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.879 TFLOPS | 3.195 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~7 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 2666 MHz | 2933 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | - | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | - | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3254 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | 80.6 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | 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 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | - | Yes |
| Size | - | 10.5 x 6.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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