- Launched: July 2020
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~74.1%
- Dimensions: 363.9 x 249 x 18-19.9 mm (14.33 x 9.8 x 0.71-0.78 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Inspiron 15 3501.
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell Inspiron 15 3501
| Weight |
1.96 kg (4.32 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
363.9 x 249 x 18-19.9 mm
14.33 x 9.8 x 0.71-0.78 inches |
| Area |
906 cm2 (140.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~74.1% |
| Side bezels |
9.3 mm |
| Colors |
Black |
| Transformer |
No |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
No |
| Number of fans |
1 |
| Noise level |
42.9 dB |
| Size |
15.6 inches |
| Type |
IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate |
60 Hz |
| PPI |
141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio |
16:9 |
| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support |
No |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Coating |
Matte |
Display tests
| Contrast |
1807:1 |
| sRGB color space |
58.7% |
| Adobe RGB profile |
40.7% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut |
39.4% |
| Response time |
35 ms |
| Voltage |
11.4 V |
| Full charging time |
3:00 hr |
| Battery type |
Li-Ion |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| USB Power Delivery |
No |
| Charging port position |
Left |
| Charge power |
45 / 65 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter |
286 gramm |
| Base frequency |
1.8 GHz |
| Cores |
2 |
| Threads |
2 |
| L3 Cache |
4 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48 EUs |
| Fabrication process |
10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
628
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
1140
| TGP |
15 W |
| Type |
Integrated |
| Fabrication process |
10 nm |
| GPU base clock |
300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock |
1100 MHz |
| FLOPS |
0.84 TFLOPS |
| Memory size |
System Shared |
| Memory type |
DDR4 |
| Memory speed |
2.67 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) |
384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) |
24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) |
12 |
GPU performance
0.84 TFLOPS
| Channels |
2x4 GB |
| Clock |
2666 MHz |
| Type |
DDR4 |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| Max. ram size |
32 GB |
| Bus |
PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x128 GB |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
1 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Audio chip |
Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers |
2.0 |
| Power |
2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos |
No |
| Loudness |
80.3 dB |
| Microphones |
2 |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v5 |
| Bluetooth |
v5 |
| Fingerprint |
No |
| Optical drive |
No |
| Webcam |
Above the display |
| Webcam resolution |
1280 x 720 |
Ports
| USB-A |
3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C |
No |
| Thunderbolt |
No |
| HDMI |
1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort |
No |
| VGA |
No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) |
Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) |
Yes |
| SD card reader |
Yes |
| Proprietary charging port |
Yes |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Island |
| Numpad |
Yes |
| Backlight |
No |
Touchpad
| Size |
10.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface |
Plastic |
| Windows Precision |
Yes |
Comparison with competitors
