Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro (16") vs Dell Inspiron 14 5430
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro (16")
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Around 2.9x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~85%) battery – 76 against 41 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 60% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 250 nits
- 31% sharper screen – 212 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 14 5430
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.5x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 23-32% higher FPS
- Much smaller footprint: 20% more compact case (110.4 vs 137.9 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.56 kg (3.44 lbs) | 1.53 kg (3.37 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355.4 x 250.4 x 12.5 mm 13.99 x 9.86 x 0.49 inches |
314 x 226.6 x 15.74-17.67 mm 12.36 x 8.92 x 0.62-0.7 inches |
| Area | 890 cm2 (137.9 inches2) | 712 cm2 (110.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.4% | ~79.9% |
| Side bezels | 5.4 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Silver, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 125° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 46.4 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 212 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Book 3 Pro (16")
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Inspiron 14 5430
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
| Contrast | 27467:1 | 600:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 97% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 99.7% | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.25 V |
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 1:45 hr |
| 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 | 163 grams | 285 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 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 | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1065 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1450 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 1.9 TFLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 228 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC298 | Realtek ALC3254 |
| Speakers | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x5W, 2x2W | 2x2.5W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~84.8 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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 | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 15.1 x 10.8 cm | 11.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | 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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