HP ENVY 15 (2021) vs Dell Inspiron 16 7620 (2-in-1)
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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 HP ENVY 15 (2021)
- Can run popular games at about 90-122% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.1x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Around 39% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~30%) battery – 83 against 64 watt-hours
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 16 7620 (2-in-1)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 120 grams less (around 0.26 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Display has support for touch input
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.18 kg (4.81 lbs) | 2.06 kg (4.54 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357.8 x 236.7 x 18.5 mm 14.09 x 9.32 x 0.73 inches |
356.78 x 251.88 x 15.90-18.41 mm 14.05 x 9.92 x 0.63-0.72 inches |
| Area | 847 cm2 (131.3 inches2) | 899 cm2 (139.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.2% | ~82.6% |
| Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 6.1 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver, Green |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | - | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | - | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 39.67 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | - | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | - | No |
Screen space comparison
Inspiron 16 7620 (2-in-1)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
ENVY 15 (2021)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 891:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 95.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 69.3% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 67% |
| Response time | - | 30 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 15.2 V |
| Full charging time | - | 2:10 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 200 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 276 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9-2.3 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| 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 | 80 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1530 MHz | 1065 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1740 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| FLOPS | 7.1 TFLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 7.1 TFLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1129 | 238 |
| Solar Bay | 21844 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3281-CG |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~39.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | - | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | - | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | - | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 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 | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | - | 13.3 x 9.0 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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