- Launched: November 2020
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~80.4%
- Dimensions: 356.1 x 234.5 x 14.1-17.9 mm (14.02 x 9.23 x 0.56-0.7 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Inspiron 15 5505.
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell Inspiron 15 5505
| Weight |
1.83 kg (4.04 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
356.1 x 234.5 x 14.1-17.9 mm
14.02 x 9.23 x 0.56-0.7 inches |
| Area |
835 cm2 (129.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~80.4% |
| Side bezels |
5.4 mm |
| Colors |
Silver |
| Transformer |
No |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
No |
| Number of fans |
1 |
| 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 |
600:1 |
| Response time |
35 ms |
| Voltage |
11.4 V |
| Battery type |
Li-Ion |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| USB Power Delivery |
Yes |
| Charging port position |
Left |
| Charge power |
45 / 65 W |
| Base frequency |
2.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency |
3.7 GHz |
| Cores |
4 |
| Threads |
4 |
| L3 Cache |
4 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
Radeon Vega 5 |
| Fabrication process |
7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
984
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
2834
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
907
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
3410
| TGP |
12 W |
| Type |
Integrated |
| Fabrication process |
7 nm |
| GPU base clock |
0 MHz |
| GPU boost clock |
1400 MHz |
| Memory size |
System Shared |
| Memory type |
DDR4 |
| Memory speed |
3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) |
320 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) |
20 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) |
7 |
| Channels |
1x8 GB |
| Clock |
3200 MHz |
| Type |
DDR4 |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| Max. ram size |
64 GB |
| Bus |
PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x256 GB |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Audio chip |
Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers |
2.0 |
| Power |
2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos |
No |
| Microphones |
2 |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v6 |
| Bluetooth |
v5.1 |
| Fingerprint |
Yes |
| Optical drive |
No |
| Webcam |
Above the display |
| Webcam resolution |
1280 x 720 |
Ports
| USB-A |
2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C |
1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt |
No |
| HDMI |
1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort |
No |
| VGA |
No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) |
Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) |
No |
| SD card reader |
Yes |
| Proprietary charging port |
Yes |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Island |
| Numpad |
Yes |
| Backlight |
Yes |
Touchpad
| Size |
11.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface |
Glass |
| Windows Precision |
Yes |
Comparison with competitors
