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Dell Inspiron 15 3500 Series

Dell Inspiron 15 3520, i3-1215UProcessor: AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) R5 3450U, Intel Alder Lake-M i3-1215U, Intel Alder Lake-M i5-1235U, Intel Tiger Lake i7-1165G7
Graphics Adapter: AMD Vega 8, Intel Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs
Display: 15.60 inch
Weight: 1.73kg, 1.9kg, 1.96kg
Price: 449, 860 euro
Average Score: 79.95% - good
Average of 2 scores (from 4 reviews)
performance: 68%, features: 45%, display: 86%, mobility: 74%, workmanship: 79%, ergonomy: 79%, emissions: 93%

 

Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW

Specifications

Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPWNotebook: Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW
Processor: AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) R5 3450U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Vega 8
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.96kg
Price: 449 euro
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Reviews

75.9% Dell Inspiron 15 3505 in review: Quiet, affordable office laptop | Notebookcheck
The Inspiron 15 3505 shines with low noise levels, two drive slots, and a moderate price. The installed Ryzen 5 APU does not reach its full performance potential. The battery life is poor.

 

Dell Inspiron 15 3511, i7-1165G7

Specifications

Dell Inspiron 15 3511, i7-1165G7Notebook: Dell Inspiron 15 3511, i7-1165G7
Processor: Intel Tiger Lake i7-1165G7
Graphics Adapter: Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.73kg
Price: 860 euro
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Average Score: 84% - good

Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)

 

Foreign Reviews

84% REVIEW: Notebook Dell Inspiron 15 3000
Source: Showmetech.com.br Portuegese PT→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/03/2022
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 80% display: 90% mobility: 85% workmanship: 85%

 

Dell Inspiron 15 3520

Specifications

Dell Inspiron 15 3520Notebook: Dell Inspiron 15 3520
Processor: Intel Alder Lake-M i5-1235U
Graphics Adapter: Intel Iris Xe G7 80EUs
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.9kg
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Foreign Reviews

Đánh giá Dell Inspiron 15 N3520: Laptop "đúng chuẩn Dell" trên mọi phương diện
Source: FPT shop VN→EN
Positive: Simple design; decent hardware; beautiful display; comfortable keyboard; rich set of ports; long battery life.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/20/2023

 

Dell Inspiron 15 3520, i3-1215U

Specifications

Dell Inspiron 15 3520, i3-1215UNotebook: Dell Inspiron 15 3520, i3-1215U
Processor: Intel Alder Lake-M i3-1215U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.9kg
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Foreign Reviews

Đánh giá Dell Inspiron 15 3520: Một trong những mẫu laptop học tập - văn phòng cực ngon đến từ Dell
Source: The Gioididong VN→EN
Positive: Simple design; nice performance; high mobility; good autonomy; beautiful display; attractive price.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 01/09/2024

 

Comment

Dell: Dell is a U.S. manufacturer (based in Texas) of computer hardware founded in 1984 and is one of the largest international manufacturers in terms of both market share and notebook models. Its product line includes desktops, notebooks, storage systems, monitors, servers, printers, consumer electronics and peripherals. Dell offers laptops that are suitable for various applications, such as business laptops, gaming laptops, ultra portables and workstations. Dell's business laptops from the Latitude and Precision series are an option for professional users and businesses.

In 2023, Dell had an approximate 17% market share of global PC sales, ranking #3 after Lenovo and HP.

For gaming enthusiasts, Dell's Alienware brand is for gaming notebooks.


Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

AMD Vega 8: Integrated graphics card of the Ryzen APUs based on the Vega architecture with 8 CUs (= 512 shaders) and a clock of up to 1100 MHz.

Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs: Integrated graphics card in Intel Tiger Lake G4 SoCs based on the new Gen. 12 architecture with 96 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model. The Tiger Lake chips are produced in the modern 10nm+ process at Intel.

Intel Iris Xe G7 80EUs: Integrated graphics card in Intel Tiger Lake G7 SoCs based on the new Gen. 12 architecture with 80 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model. The Tiger Lake chips are produced in the modern 10nm+ process at Intel.

Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs: Integrated graphics card in Intel Alder Lake SoCs based on the new Gen. 12 architecture (Xe) with 64 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model. 

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU):

R5 3450U: Mobile Quad-Core APU using Zen+ cores clocked at 2.1 to 3.5 GHz and a Vega iGPU with 8 CUs running at up to 1200 MHz.

Intel Tiger Lake:

i7-1165G7: An upper mid-range, quad-core processor of Tiger Lake product family. The i7 is designed for use in ultra-light (yet actively cooled) laptops; it is manufactured on Intel's third-gen 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin. The CPU cores run at 2.8 GHz (base clock speed @ 28 W TDP) to 4.7 GHz (single-core Boost frequency). This i7 features the 96 EU Intel Iris Xe G7 iGPU; it was the second-fastest CPU of TGL-UP3 line-up when Intel initially launched the series in 2020.

Intel Alder Lake-M:

i5-1235U: On Alder-Lake based mobile CPU with 2 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 12 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks from 0.9 to 4.4 GHz. The TDP is specified at 15 Watt.

i3-1215U: Alder Lake based mobile CPU with 2 performance cores and 4 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 8 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks from 0.9 to 4.4 GHz. The TDP is specified at 15 Watt.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


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79.95%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.

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Stefan Hinum, 2022-09- 9 (Update: 2022-09- 9)