Razer Blade 15 Advanced Edition (2021) vs Dell Precision 15 3560
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Razer Blade 15 Advanced Edition (2021)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 360 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 362-494% higher FPS
- Around 80% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~55%) battery – 65 against 42 watt-hours
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Advantages of the Dell Precision 15 3560
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 430 grams less (around 0.95 lbs)
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.01 kg (4.43 lbs) | 1.58 kg (3.48 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355 x 235 x 16.9 mm 13.98 x 9.25 x 0.67 inches |
358 x 232 x 10.8-14.4 mm 14.09 x 9.13 x 0.43-0.57 inches |
| Area | 834 cm2 (129.3 inches2) | 831 cm2 (128.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.4% | ~80.8% |
| Side bezels | 4.8 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level | 51.6 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Refresh rate | 360 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 1400:1 | 700:1 |
| sRGB color space | 97.1% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 66.9% | - |
| Response time | 2 ms | 25 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 230 W | 65 / 90 / 130 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 617 gramm | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.3 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU |
| Fabrication process | 14 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 | 70 W | 15 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1050 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1402 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 10.7 TFLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | DDR4 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | - |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3840 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 120 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 20 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 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 | 1x512 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | 84.6 dB | - |
| Microphones | 4 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 13.0 x 8.0 cm | 11.5 x 6.7 cm |
| Surface | Glass | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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