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HP Pavilion 15 (2023) vs Dell Inspiron 15 5505

38 out of 100
HP Pavilion 15 (2023)
VS
42 out of 100
Dell Inspiron 15 5505
HP Pavilion 15 (2023)
Dell Inspiron 15 5505
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Display
1920 x 1080
Battery 41 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of HP Pavilion 15 (2023) and Dell Inspiron 15 5505 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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VS
59.2
(Average)
Value Index
65.6
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP Pavilion 15 (2023)
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.8x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Can run popular games at about 69-94% higher FPS
  • Around 23% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 15 5505
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
  • 41% sharper screen – 141 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Pavilion 15 (2023)
vs
Inspiron 15 5505

Case

Weight 1.75 kg (3.86 lbs) 1.83 kg (4.04 lbs)
Dimensions 360.2 x 234 x 17.9 mm
14.18 x 9.21 x 0.7 inches		 356.1 x 234.5 x 14.1-17.9 mm
14.02 x 9.23 x 0.56-0.7 inches
Area 843 cm2 (130.6 inches2) 835 cm2 (129.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~79.6% ~80.4%
Side bezels 7.4 mm 5.4 mm
Colors White, Gold, Blue, Green Silver
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No -
Number of fans 1 1

Display

Size 15.6 inches 15.6 inches
Type TN LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 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
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No Yes
Display tests
Contrast - 600:1
Response time - 35 ms
Max. brightness
Pavilion 15 (2023)
250 nits
Inspiron 15 5505 +20%
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.34 V 11.4 V
Full charging time 1:30 hr -
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Right Left
Charge power 45 / 65 W 45 / 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 300 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.3 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.6 GHz 4 GHz
Cores 10 (2P + 8E) 6
Threads 12 6
L3 Cache 12 MB 8 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Radeon RX Vega 6
Fabrication process 10 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP - 15 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes -
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 12 nm 7 nm
GPU base clock 1065 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1320 MHz 1500 MHz
FLOPS 2.7 TFLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS
Memory size 2 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR6 DDR4
Memory bus 64 bit -
Memory speed ~12 Gbps 3.2 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024 384
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 24
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 8
GPU performance 2.7 TFLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 219 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR4 DDR4
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
Max. ram size - 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (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 2.0 2.0
Power - 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.1
Fingerprint Optional Yes
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No No
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 Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 7.4 cm 11.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

Cast your vote

So, which laptop would you choose?
22 (51.2%)
21 (48.8%)
Total votes: 43

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