HP Pavilion 15 vs Dell Inspiron 15 5505
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Review
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 Pavilion 15
- Around 46% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 15 5505
- Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- 41% sharper screen – 141 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.75 kg (3.86 lbs) | 1.83 kg (4.04 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 360.1 x 233.9 x 17.8 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 | 842 cm2 (130.6 inches2) | 835 cm2 (129.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.7% | ~80.4% |
| Side bezels | 7.4 mm | 5.4 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level | 42 dB | - |
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 |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Contrast | - | 600:1 |
| Response time | - | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
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 |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 45 W | 45 / 65 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 304 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Radeon Vega 5 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 12 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 0 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1400 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS | - |
| Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | DDR4 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~8-10 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 320 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 20 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 7 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 64 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 | 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 |
| Loudness | 81.3 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v5 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| 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 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| 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 be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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