Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15" (AMD) vs Dell Inspiron 15 3511
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15" (AMD)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 1 versus 0
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~10%) battery – 45 against 41 watt-hours
- Backlit keyboard
- 41% sharper screen – 141 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 36% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 220 nits
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 15 3511
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs) | 1.73 kg (3.81 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356.7 x 233.1 x 19.9 mm 14.04 x 9.18 x 0.78 inches |
358.5 x 235.56 x 17.5-18.99 mm 14.11 x 9.27 x 0.69-0.75 inches |
| Area | 831 cm2 (128.9 inches2) | 844 cm2 (130.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.7% | ~79.5% |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 6.6 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Black, Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 40.8 dB | 39.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 100 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 400:1 |
| sRGB color space | 56% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 38.7% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 37.4% | - |
| Response time | 34 ms | 25 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.25 V |
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 / 95 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 364 grams | 305 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.6 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 6 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48 EUs |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 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 | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 0 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1500 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | 0.84 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | 2.67 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 384 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 24 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 12 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x4 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 2666 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 16 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | 71.8 dB | 78.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| 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 | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | No |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 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 | No |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 10.4 x 6.9 cm | 11.5 x 8.0 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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