Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i (14", Gen 9) vs Dell Inspiron 16 5645
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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 Slim 3i (14", Gen 9)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 500 grams less (around 1.1 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 22% more compact case (107.4 vs 137.9 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 16 5645
- Around 57% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~15%) battery – 54 against 47 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs) | 1.87 kg (4.12 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 324.3 x 213.8 x 17.9 mm 12.77 x 8.42 x 0.7 inches |
356.78 x 249.52 x 16.18-19.05 mm 14.05 x 9.82 x 0.64-0.75 inches |
| Area | 693 cm2 (107.5 inches2) | 890 cm2 (138 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.9% | ~83.4% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 6.1 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Blue |
| Material | Plastic | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 157 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Inspiron 16 5645
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
IdeaPad Slim 3i (14", Gen 9)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~37% more screen space
| Contrast | 400:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 15 V |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 298 grams | 290 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) | Radeon 740M |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 800 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 1.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | 5.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 256 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 16 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 8 |
| GPU performance | 1.3 TFLOPS | 1.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 104 |
| Solar Bay | - | 5344 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3254 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x1.5W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| 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 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 | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | - |
| Size | 10.4 x 6.2 cm | 11.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on IdeaPad Slim 3i (14", Gen 9):
- The camera can be either FHD or HD depending on the configuration.
- There is built-in UFS 3.1 memory of 128 GB + an M2 SSD slot up to 1 TB.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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