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Dell Inspiron 15 5518 laptop in review: The CPU is slowed down

Uneven package. The Inspiron 15 5518 offers a Core i5-11300H processor, a GeForce-MX450 GPU and 8 GB of working memory. The latter works in single-channel mode. Positive: The notebook delivers very good battery runtimes and offers space for two NVMe SSDs.
Geforce Laptop Thunderbolt Tiger Lake Windows

Dell has a 15.6-inch all-rounder in its lineup with the Inspiron 15 5518, which is powered by a Core i5-11300H-CPU and a GeForce-MX450-GPU. The competitors include devices like the Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15, the HP Pavilion 15, the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6 and the Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA.

Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR (Inspiron 15 5000 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i5-11300H 4 x 3.1 - 4.4 GHz, 51 W PL2 / Short Burst, 25 W PL1 / Sustained, Tiger Lake-H35
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce MX450 - 2048 MB VRAM, Core: 1575 MHz, Memory: 1751 MHz, 25 W TDP, GDDR5, 30.0.14.7168, Optimus
Memory
8 GB 
, DDR4-3200, Single-Channel-Mode, two memory slots (one in use)
Display
15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, BOE NV15N4V, IPS, glossy: no, 60 Hz
Mainboard
Intel Tiger Lake-UP3 PCH-LP
Storage
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe, 512 GB 
, 2 M.2-Slots (NVMe) - 1x M.2280/2230, 1x M.2-2230), 404 GB free
Soundcard
Realtek ALC3204
Connections
2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: Headset combined port, Card Reader: SD, SDHC, SDXC, 1 Fingerprint Reader, TPM 2.0
Networking
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 18 x 356 x 229 ( = 0.71 x 14.02 x 9.02 in)
Battery
54 Wh, 3420 mAh Lithium-Ion, 4-cell
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: HD
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, McAfee Security (Trial), Microsoft 365 (Trial), 12 Months Warranty
Weight
1.8 kg ( = 63.49 oz / 3.97 pounds), Power Supply: 314 g ( = 11.08 oz / 0.69 pounds)
Price
799 Euro
Links
Dell homepage
Dell notebook section
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Possible competitors in comparison

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
82.3 %
09/2021
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
i5-11300H, GeForce MX450		1.8 kg18 mm15.60"1920x1080
81.2 %
06/2021
HP Pavilion 15-eg
i7-1165G7, GeForce MX450		1.7 kg17.9 mm15.60"1920x1080
83.2 %
06/2021
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
i7-11370H, GeForce MX450		1.7 kg16 mm15.60"3200x2000
86 %
08/2021
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
i5-11300H, GeForce MX450		1.9 kg18.4 mm16.00"2560x1600
82.1 %
07/2021
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
R7 5700U, Vega 8		1.8 kg16.1 mm15.60"1920x1080
83.5 %
08/2021
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
R5 5500U, Vega 7		1.7 kg19.1 mm15.60"1920x1080

Case & features - The Inspiron comes with a chic metal case

Dell relies on a sleek, chic design with smooth surfaces for the Inspiron's slim, matte-silver-gray metal case. The laptop does not reveal any manufacturing flaws, but it should be stiffer overall. The base unit and lid can be twisted too much. The battery is firmly installed. The innards are accessible after removing the bottom shell.

The Inspiron has two USB-A ports (USB 3.2 Gen 1) and one USB-C port (USB 3.2 Gen 2x2; Core i7 models: Thunderbolt 4). The latter supports Power Delivery and Displayport-per-USB-C. Thus, the 5518 has two video outputs together with the HDMI slot. The SD memory card reader (reference card: AV PRO SD 128 GB V60) belongs to the slow models.

The WLAN data rates determined under optimal conditions (no other WLAN devices in the near vicinity, short distance between notebook and server PC; router: Netgear Nighthawk AX12) turn out well, but remain slightly below the capabilities of the installed Intel AX201 chip.

Size comparison

❌
360.2 mm / 14.2 inch 234 mm / 9.21 inch 17.9 mm / 0.705 inch 1.7 kg3.85 lbs359.8 mm / 14.2 inch 233.8 mm / 9.2 inch 16.1 mm / 0.634 inch 1.8 kg3.97 lbs356.67 mm / 14 inch 233.13 mm / 9.18 inch 19.1 mm / 0.752 inch 1.7 kg3.76 lbs356 mm / 14 inch 251 mm / 9.88 inch 18.4 mm / 0.724 inch 1.9 kg4.19 lbs356 mm / 14 inch 229 mm / 9.02 inch 18 mm / 0.709 inch 1.8 kg3.97 lbs351 mm / 13.8 inch 242 mm / 9.53 inch 16 mm / 0.63 inch 1.7 kg3.85 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Connection equipment

Left side: Power port, HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type A), USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (Type C; Power Delivery, Displayport)
Left side: Power port, HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type A), USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (Type C; Power Delivery, Displayport)
Right side: memory card reader (SD), USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type A), audio combo
Right side: memory card reader (SD), USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type A), audio combo
SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
HP Pavilion 15-eg
  (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)
66.7 MB/s +232%
Average of class Office
  (8 - 82.7, n=49, last 2 years)
53 MB/s +164%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
  (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)
35 MB/s +74%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
28.2 MB/s +40%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
  (AV Pro SD 128 GB V60)
20.1 MB/s
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
  (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)
90.6 MB/s +222%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
  (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)
77.8 MB/s +177%
Average of class Office
  (25 - 90.5, n=43, last 2 years)
64.7 MB/s +130%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
  (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)
36.9 MB/s +31%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
36.5 MB/s +30%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
  (AV Pro SD 128 GB V60)
28.1 MB/s
Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1420 (686min - 1498max) MBit/s +54%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1367 (960min - 1479max) MBit/s +48%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1197 (1057min - 1282max) MBit/s +30%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
  (49.8 - 1775, n=324)
1161 MBit/s +26%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1138 (844min - 1286max) MBit/s +23%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
922 (830min - 996max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AX12
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1434 (1199min - 1500max) MBit/s +11%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1343 (650min - 1573max) MBit/s +4%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1339 (1289min - 1364max) MBit/s +3%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1295 (1107min - 1485max) MBit/s
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1276 (1239min - 1312max) MBit/s -1%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
  (136 - 1743, n=324)
1261 MBit/s -3%
050100150200250300350400450500550600650700750800850900950100010501100115012001250130013501400145015001550Tooltip
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1295 (1107-1485)
HP Pavilion 15-eg Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1433 (1199-1500)
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 Intel Core i7-11370H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1343 (650-1573)
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6 Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1339 (1289-1364)
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000); iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1276 (1239-1312)
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø621 (506-708)
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø922 (830-996)
HP Pavilion 15-eg Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1197 (1057-1282)
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 Intel Core i7-11370H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1397 (686-1498)
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6 Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1367 (960-1479)
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000); iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1139 (844-1286)
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø876 (431-988)
ColorChecker
35 ∆E
30.5 ∆E
33.7 ∆E
34.6 ∆E
33.2 ∆E
24.5 ∆E
35 ∆E
37 ∆E
34 ∆E
38.6 ∆E
20.6 ∆E
25.8 ∆E
35.2 ∆E
27.6 ∆E
34.2 ∆E
17.2 ∆E
31.8 ∆E
30.9 ∆E
2.3 ∆E
11.8 ∆E
22.3 ∆E
30.3 ∆E
33.3 ∆E
11.1 ∆E
ColorChecker Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR: 27.94 ∆E min: 2.33 - max: 38.6 ∆E

Input devices - Dell 5518 offers key illumination

The slightly roughened keys of the illuminated chiclet keyboard have a short stroke and a clear pressure point. The key resistance is pleasing. The keyboard yields a bit during typing - more in the center than at the edges. The illumination (two brightness levels) is controlled via a function key. All in all, Dell delivers a keyboard suitable for everyday use here.

The multi-touch capable ClickPad (approx. 11.5 x 8 cm/~4.5 x 3.2 in) responds to inputs even in the corners. The smooth surface makes it easy for the fingers to glide. The pad has a short stroke and a clear pressure point.

Input devices Inspiron
Input devices Inspiron

Display - IPS on board

While the matte 15.6-inch display (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) delivers a good contrast (1,040:1), the brightness (267.8 cd/m²) is too low. The value drops a bit further in battery mode. We consider values beyond 300 cd/m² to be good.

The screen shows flickering with a frequency of 1,000 Hz at brightness levels of 90 percent and below. Due to the quite high frequency, sensitive people should be spared from headaches and/or eye problems.

271
cd/m²		276
cd/m²		269
cd/m²
259
cd/m²		286
cd/m²		265
cd/m²
249
cd/m²		277
cd/m²		258
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
BOE NV15N4V tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 286 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 267.8 cd/m² Minimum: 15 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 87 %
Center on Battery: 257 cd/m²
Contrast: 1040:1 (Black: 0.275 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.74 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 1.57 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
41.24% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
58.8% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
39.92% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.24
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
BOE NV15N4V, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60		HP Pavilion 15-eg
Chi Mei CMN1523, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60		Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
IPS, 3200x2000, 15.60		Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Lenovo LEN160WQXGA, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00		Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
Chi Mei N156HCA-EAB, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60		Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
Lenovo LEN156FHD, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Display
8%
66%
78%
10%
-4%
Display P3 Coverage
39.92
42.9
7%
66.7
67%
74
85%
43.6
9%
sRGB Coverage
58.8
64
9%
96.3
64%
98.7
68%
65.2
11%
59
0%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
41.24
44.4
8%
68.5
66%
74.5
81%
45
9%
38
-8%
Response Times
867%
19%
71%
48%
36%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
41 ?(21, 20)
22.8 ?(10, 12.8)
44%
34.8 ?(17.2, 17.6)
15%
13 ?(6, 7)
68%
18 ?(8, 10)
56%
29 ?(13, 16)
29%
Response Time Black / White *
31 ?(17, 14)
23.6 ?(13.6, 10)
24%
24 ?(12.4, 11.6)
23%
8 ?(4, 4)
74%
19 ?(10, 9)
39%
18 ?(9, 9)
42%
PWM Frequency
1000 ?(90)
26320 ?(43)
2532%
Screen
-27%
-27%
10%
-30%
-64%
Brightness middle
286
294.3
3%
312
9%
356
24%
289
1%
376
31%
Brightness
268
251
-6%
298
11%
322
20%
267
0%
341
27%
Brightness Distribution
87
76
-13%
87
0%
80
-8%
85
-2%
78
-10%
Black Level *
0.275
0.26
5%
0.18
35%
0.27
2%
0.56
-104%
0.66
-140%
Contrast
1040
1132
9%
1733
67%
1319
27%
516
-50%
570
-45%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
4.74
4.08
14%
5.39
-14%
2.4
49%
3.96
16%
6.4
-35%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
8.27
19.49
-136%
9.95
-20%
4.42
47%
6.76
18%
20.45
-147%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
1.57
3
-91%
6.3
-301%
2.81
-79%
3.43
-118%
4.59
-192%
Gamma
2.24 98%
2.21 100%
2.192 100%
2.4 92%
2.28 96%
2.26 97%
CCT
6348 102%
6616 98%
7473 87%
6294 103%
7191 90%
6819 95%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
3.7
3.15
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
69
42
38
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
96
65
59
Total Average (Program / Settings)
283% / 172%
19% / 2%
53% / 35%
9% / -9%
-11% / -37%

* ... smaller is better

Display Response Times

ℹ
Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
   ↔    Response Time Black to White
31 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 17 ms rise
↘ 14 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 82 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms).
   ↔    Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
41 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 21 ms rise
↘ 20 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 60 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ
To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
Screen flickering / PWM detected 1000 Hz ≤ 90 % brightness setting

The display backlight flickers at 1000 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 90 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting.

The frequency of 1000 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering.

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17900 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

The screen has a decent color reproduction in its state of delivery, but the colors deviate a bit from the target - the whole thing is still within an acceptable range. It does not suffer from a blue cast. The display cannot reproduce the AdobeRGB (41%), sRGB (59%) and DCI-P3 (40%) color spaces.

CalMAN - Color Checker
CalMAN - Color Checker
CalMAN - Grayscale
CalMAN - Grayscale
CalMAN - Color saturation
CalMAN - Color saturation

The viewing-angle stable IPS panel can be read from any position. Outdoor reading of the screen is possible when the sun does not shine too brightly.

The Inspiron outdoors.
The Inspiron outdoors.

Performance - The CPU of the Dell computer remains below its capabilities

Dell's 15.6-inch all-rounder offers enough performance for office and Internet applications and allows using computer games.

Test conditions

Dell Power Manager provides profiles that affect the notebook's temperature and power development. We used the profile "Optimized". Some benchmarks were additionally run with the "Ultra Performance" profile active.

Optimized Cool Quiet Ultra performance
PL1 25 watts 15 watts 30 watts
PL2 51 Watts 51 Watts 51 Watts
Dell Power Manager
Dell Power Manager

Processor

The Core i7-11300H-Quad-core processor (Tiger Lake) works with a base clock of 3.1 GHz. An increase to 4 GHz (four cores) up to 4.4 GHz (one core) is possible via Turbo. Hyperthreading (two threads per core) is supported.

The multi-thread test of the Cinebench R15 benchmark is run at 3.3 to 4 GHz for a short time, then the clock fluctuates between 600 MHz and 3 GHz. The single-thread test is run with 1.6 to 4.4 GHz. The clock rates are lower in battery mode.

Dell has chosen relatively low power limits for the CPU. As a result, the 11300H remains below its capabilities, as a comparison with the benchmark results of the Ideapad 5 Pro 16IHU6 shows. The gap is significantly larger in the multi-thread tests than in the single-thread tests.

CPU-Z
CPU-Z
HWInfo
HWInfo
HWInfo
HWInfo

We check whether the CPU Turbo is also used permanently in mains operation by running the multi-thread test of the Cinebench R15 benchmark in a loop for at least 30 minutes. The Turbo is only used at the beginning, usually the base clock is undercut. The "Ultra Performance" profile lets the CPU run at higher speeds.

Cinebench R15 Multi Endurance test

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Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR Intel Core i5-11300H: Ø626 (588.39-777.54)
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR Intel Core i5-11300H; Ultra-Leistung: Ø744 (736.02-795.91)
HP Pavilion 15-eg Intel Core i7-1165G7: Ø725 (618.81-762.14)
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 Intel Core i7-11370H; Variable PL1 : Ø928 (765.3-1048.55)
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 Intel Core i7-11370H; Pl1 @ 25W: Ø792 (781.11-959.72)
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 Intel Core i7-11370H; PL1 fixed @ 28W: Ø849 (836.45-917.33)
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6 Intel Core i5-11300H: Ø954 (921.15-990.11)
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA AMD Ryzen 7 5700U: Ø1437 (1387.54-1534.27)
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 AMD Ryzen 5 5500U: Ø1208 (1173.12-1266.74)
CPU clock rates during the execution of the CB15 loop
CPU clock rates during the execution of the CB15 loop
CPU clock rates during the execution of the CB15 loop (ultra performance)
CPU clock rates during the execution of the CB15 loop (ultra performance)
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
139 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
778 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
103.8 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
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Cinebench R23
Single Core
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H
1529 Points +12%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7
1495 Points +9%
Average of class Office
  (529 - 1995, n=121, last 2 years)
1462 Points +7%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H
1431 Points +5%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H (Ultra-Leistung)
1378 Points +1%
Average Intel Core i5-11300H
  (1218 - 1431, n=11)
1373 Points 0%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H
1367 Points
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1264 Points -8%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
1149 Points -16%
Multi Core
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
9051 Points +84%
Average of class Office
  (1056 - 15743, n=122, last 2 years)
8116 Points +65%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
7221 Points +47%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H
6465 Points +32%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H
5639 Points +15%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H
5344 (4894.88min - 5344.23max) Points +9%
Average Intel Core i5-11300H
  (3313 - 6581, n=10)
5564 Points +13%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7
4947 (4868.64min - 4947.48max) Points +1%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H (Ultra-Leistung)
4916 Points 0%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H
4914 Points
Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H
589 Points +12%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7
575 Points +9%
Average of class Office
  (181.3 - 764, n=120, last 2 years)
562 Points +7%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H
548 Points +4%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H (Ultra-Leistung)
528 Points 0%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H
526 Points
Average Intel Core i5-11300H
  (431 - 548, n=11)
522 Points -1%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
490 Points -7%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
456 Points -13%
CPU (Multi Core)
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
3536 Points +85%
Average of class Office
  (356 - 5904, n=120, last 2 years)
3121 Points +63%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
2758 Points +44%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H
2382 Points +24%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H
2152 Points +12%
Average Intel Core i5-11300H
  (1300 - 2533, n=10)
2146 Points +12%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H
1914 Points
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7
1908 Points 0%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H (Ultra-Leistung)
1903 Points -1%
Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H
233 Points +68%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H
231 Points +66%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7
221 Points +59%
Average of class Office
  (82.6 - 284, n=118, last 2 years)
218 Points +57%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
188 Points +35%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
177 Points +27%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H
176 Points +27%
Average Intel Core i5-11300H
  (123 - 211, n=8)
173.4 Points +25%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H
139 Points
CPU Multi 64Bit
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1535 Points +97%
Average of class Office
  (160.8 - 2642, n=120, last 2 years)
1405 Points +81%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
1267 (1173.12min - 1266.74max) Points +63%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H (Variable PL1 )
1049 (765.3min - 1048.55max) Points +35%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H (Pl1 @ 25W)
960 (781.11min - 959.72max) Points +23%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H (PL1 fixed @ 28W)
917 (836.45min - 917.33max) Points +18%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H
990 Points +27%
Average Intel Core i5-11300H
  (632 - 990, n=11)
895 Points +15%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H (Ultra-Leistung)
796 Points +2%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H
778 Points
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7
762 (618.81min - 762.14max) Points -2%
Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H
654 Seconds *
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H (Ultra-Leistung)
612 Seconds * +6%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7
603 Seconds * +8%
Average Intel Core i5-11300H
  (466 - 862, n=10)
572 Seconds * +13%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H
542 Seconds * +17%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H
538 Seconds * +18%
Average of class Office
  (214 - 2844, n=121, last 2 years)
534 Seconds * +18%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
418 Seconds * +36%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
323 Seconds * +51%
7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4 -mmt1
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7
5416 MIPS +10%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H
5411 MIPS +10%
Average of class Office
  (2233 - 6687, n=121, last 2 years)
5026 MIPS +2%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H
4947 MIPS 0%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H
4937 MIPS
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H (Ultra-Leistung)
4930 MIPS 0%
Average Intel Core i5-11300H
  (4603 - 4969, n=10)
4872 MIPS -1%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
4588 MIPS -7%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
4323 MIPS -12%
7z b 4
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
42760 MIPS +108%
Average of class Office
  (4226 - 62349, n=121, last 2 years)
34839 MIPS +69%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
33768 MIPS +64%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H
25382 MIPS +23%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H
25353 MIPS +23%
Average Intel Core i5-11300H
  (17573 - 26001, n=10)
23562 MIPS +15%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7
22655 MIPS +10%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H (Ultra-Leistung)
21257 MIPS +3%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H
20562 MIPS
Geekbench 5.5
Single-Core
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H
1574 Points +17%
Average of class Office
  (510 - 1974, n=122, last 2 years)
1480 Points +10%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H
1447 Points +8%
Average Intel Core i5-11300H
  (1342 - 1462, n=10)
1410 Points +5%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H (Ultra-Leistung)
1343 Points 0%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H
1342 Points
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1191 Points -11%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
1116 Points -17%
Multi-Core
Average of class Office
  (1018 - 11980, n=122, last 2 years)
6683 Points +84%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
6254 Points +72%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
5367 Points +48%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H
5214 Points +44%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H
4905 Points +35%
Average Intel Core i5-11300H
  (3631 - 5499, n=10)
4642 Points +28%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H (Ultra-Leistung)
3793 Points +4%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H
3631 Points
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
10.6 fps +87%
Average of class Office
  (1.55 - 17.4, n=120, last 2 years)
9.27 fps +63%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
8.24 fps +45%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H
7.08 fps +25%
Average Intel Core i5-11300H
  (4.32 - 8.38, n=10)
7.04 fps +24%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H
6.91 fps +22%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7
6.59 fps +16%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H (Ultra-Leistung)
6.14 fps +8%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H
5.67 fps
LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
67.3 s * -43%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
57.2 s * -22%
Average of class Office
  (31.3 - 117.5, n=120, last 2 years)
56.4 s * -20%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H
52.4 s * -11%
Average Intel Core i5-11300H
  (43.6 - 59.4, n=10)
49.9 s * -6%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H
47.3 s * -1%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H
47 s *
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7
45.9 s * +2%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H (Ultra-Leistung)
45.1 s * +4%
R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
0.635 sec * -1%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H (Ultra-Leistung)
0.631 sec * -1%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H
0.627 sec *
Average Intel Core i5-11300H
  (0.6 - 0.644, n=10)
0.619 sec * +1%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H
0.604 sec * +4%
Average of class Office
  (0.4244 - 1.397, n=119, last 2 years)
0.586 sec * +7%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
0.585 sec * +7%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7
0.56 sec * +11%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H
0.552 sec * +12%

* ... smaller is better

System performance

The nimble and smoothly working system provides enough performance for all common application areas. The basically good PCMark results are a bit behind the competition.

Part of the performance remains unused due to the working memory running in single-channel mode. Dual-channel mode could be activated by installing a second memory module.

The notebook has two working memory banks.
The notebook has two working memory banks.
PCMark 10 Score
4899 points
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PCMark 10 / Score
HP Pavilion 15-eg
GeForce MX450, i7-1165G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
5814 Points +19%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
GeForce MX450, i7-11370H, Toshiba KBG40ZNV512G
5625 Points +15%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
Vega 8, R7 5700U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
5402 Points +10%
Average of class Office
  (2325 - 7157, n=105, last 2 years)
5348 Points +9%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
GeForce MX450, i5-11300H, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
5333 Points +9%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
Vega 7, R5 5500U
5218 Points +7%
Average Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
  (4899 - 5391, n=3)
5208 Points +6%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
GeForce MX450, i5-11300H, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe
4899 Points
PCMark 10 / Essentials
HP Pavilion 15-eg
GeForce MX450, i7-1165G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
9833 Points +18%
Average of class Office
  (5095 - 20841, n=105, last 2 years)
9832 Points +18%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
Vega 8, R7 5700U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
9270 Points +11%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
Vega 7, R5 5500U
9125 Points +9%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
GeForce MX450, i5-11300H, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
8931 Points +7%
Average Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
  (8366 - 8931, n=3)
8742 Points +4%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
GeForce MX450, i7-11370H, Toshiba KBG40ZNV512G
8568 Points +2%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
GeForce MX450, i5-11300H, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe
8366 Points
PCMark 10 / Productivity
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
GeForce MX450, i7-11370H, Toshiba KBG40ZNV512G
9662 Points +17%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
GeForce MX450, i7-1165G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
9292 Points +12%
Average Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
  (8292 - 9188, n=3)
8678 Points +5%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
GeForce MX450, i5-11300H, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
8554 Points +3%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
GeForce MX450, i5-11300H, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe
8292 Points
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
Vega 8, R7 5700U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
8111 Points -2%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
Vega 7, R5 5500U
7942 Points -4%
Average of class Office
  (3041 - 10198, n=105, last 2 years)
7449 Points -10%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
GeForce MX450, i7-11370H, Toshiba KBG40ZNV512G
5880 Points +28%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
GeForce MX450, i7-1165G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
5839 Points +27%
Average of class Office
  (1912 - 9056, n=105, last 2 years)
5810 Points +26%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
Vega 8, R7 5700U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
5691 Points +24%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
GeForce MX450, i5-11300H, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
5388 Points +17%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
Vega 7, R5 5500U
5320 Points +16%
Average Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
  (4600 - 5388, n=3)
5057 Points +10%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
GeForce MX450, i5-11300H, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe
4600 Points

DPC latencies

Latency Monitor
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Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
GeForce MX450, i7-11370H, Toshiba KBG40ZNV512G
5117 μs * -163%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
GeForce MX450, i7-1165G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
2084 μs * -7%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
GeForce MX450, i5-11300H, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe
1945 μs *
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
Vega 7, R5 5500U
874 μs * +55%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
GeForce MX450, i5-11300H, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
629 μs * +68%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
Vega 8, R7 5700U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
587 μs * +70%

* ... smaller is better

Mass storage

The transfer rates of the512 GB NVMe SSD (M.2-2230) are good, but it is not one of the top SSDs. The use of an SSD in 2280 format requires the mounting bracket to be relocated. The second M.2 slot can only accommodate models in the 2230 format.

An NVMe SSD serves as the system drive.
An NVMe SSD serves as the system drive.
There is room for a second NVMe SSD.
There is room for a second NVMe SSD.
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6
AS SSD
DiskSpd
hddimg
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 2316 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 1521 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 640 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 510 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 1858 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 1499 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 61.3 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 207.3 MB/s
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe		HP Pavilion 15-eg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB		Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Toshiba KBG40ZNV512G		Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ		Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00		Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
 		Average Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe
 		Average of class Office
 
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6
-16%
-12%
27%
-5%
-21%
-23%
28%
Write 4K
207.3
141.6
-32%
136
-34%
203
-2%
116.8
-44%
82.7
-60%
126.4 ?(89.3 - 207, n=14)
-39%
158.7 ?(50.1 - 291, n=70, last 2 years)
-23%
Read 4K
61.3
42.61
-30%
60.4
-1%
52.3
-15%
43.92
-28%
39.96
-35%
50 ?(40.3 - 61.3, n=14)
-18%
61.7 ?(20.6 - 90.2, n=70, last 2 years)
1%
Write Seq
1499
1337
-11%
1447
-3%
2138
43%
1990
33%
1273
-15%
1207 ?(315 - 1552, n=13)
-19%
2427 ?(315 - 5030, n=53, last 2 years)
62%
Read Seq
1858
1575
-15%
1507
-19%
1974
6%
1959
5%
1601
-14%
1567 ?(1236 - 1858, n=13)
-16%
2611 ?(507 - 5559, n=53, last 2 years)
41%
Write 4K Q32T1
510
397.8
-22%
235.6
-54%
640
25%
373.3
-27%
360.4
-29%
347 ?(162.5 - 510, n=14)
-32%
400 ?(162.5 - 809, n=70, last 2 years)
-22%
Read 4K Q32T1
640
454.2
-29%
737
15%
707
10%
524
-18%
410.4
-36%
425 ?(331 - 640, n=14)
-34%
519 ?(184.2 - 899, n=70, last 2 years)
-19%
Write Seq Q32T1
1521
1648
8%
1529
1%
2973
95%
1985
31%
1589
4%
1224 ?(259 - 1521, n=14)
-20%
3062 ?(259 - 6207, n=70, last 2 years)
101%
Read Seq Q32T1
2316
2388
3%
2357
2%
3559
54%
2456
6%
2652
15%
2278 ?(1815 - 2375, n=14)
-2%
4260 ?(454 - 7123, n=70, last 2 years)
84%
AS SSD
35%
-7%
86%
43%
30%
-10%
53%
Seq Read
2086
2030
-3%
1972
-5%
2541
22%
2082
0%
2549
22%
1871 ?(1276 - 2086, n=14)
-10%
3168 ?(508 - 5796, n=103, last 2 years)
52%
Seq Write
1124
1003
-11%
981
-13%
2555
127%
1844
64%
1571
40%
810 ?(548 - 1124, n=14)
-28%
2085 ?(304 - 5880, n=103, last 2 years)
85%
4K Read
54.1
46.74
-14%
55.8
3%
56
4%
44.33
-18%
41.92
-23%
45.8 ?(33.3 - 54.6, n=14)
-15%
56.3 ?(18.7 - 91.1, n=103, last 2 years)
4%
4K Write
138.1
164.2
19%
133.5
-3%
129.6
-6%
157.5
14%
110.3
-20%
110.9 ?(70.4 - 141.7, n=14)
-20%
158.6 ?(35.4 - 350, n=103, last 2 years)
15%
4K-64 Read
1295
1098
-15%
1277
-1%
1633
26%
1039
-20%
1086
-16%
997 ?(662 - 1295, n=14)
-23%
1069 ?(182.3 - 2713, n=103, last 2 years)
-17%
4K-64 Write
750
891
19%
313.9
-58%
1863
148%
1556
107%
1083
44%
452 ?(132.3 - 750, n=14)
-40%
1482 ?(132.3 - 3394, n=103, last 2 years)
98%
Access Time Read *
0.141
0.053
62%
0.15
-6%
0.077
45%
0.05
65%
0.119
16%
0.1024 ?(0.058 - 0.169, n=14)
27%
0.08014 ?(0.022 - 0.295, n=103, last 2 years)
43%
Access Time Write *
0.169
0.062
63%
0.513
-204%
0.029
83%
0.065
62%
0.034
80%
0.4026 ?(0.168 - 0.718, n=14)
-138%
0.06444 ?(0.017 - 0.619, n=103, last 2 years)
62%
Score Read
1558
1348
-13%
1530
-2%
1944
25%
1292
-17%
1383
-11%
1232 ?(823 - 1558, n=14)
-21%
1442 ?(252 - 3364, n=103, last 2 years)
-7%
Score Write
1001
1155
15%
546
-45%
2248
125%
1898
90%
1351
35%
644 ?(335 - 1001, n=14)
-36%
1850 ?(320 - 4111, n=103, last 2 years)
85%
Score Total
3316
3149
-5%
2819
-15%
5192
57%
3845
16%
3398
2%
2461 ?(1685 - 3316, n=14)
-26%
3986 ?(704 - 9204, n=103, last 2 years)
20%
Copy ISO MB/s
678
1583
133%
1105
63%
2246
231%
1441
113%
1286
90%
1785 ?(339 - 11031, n=11)
163%
1677 ?(230 - 3489, n=89, last 2 years)
147%
Copy Program MB/s
364.8
682
87%
799
119%
861
136%
484.9
33%
574
57%
388 ?(201 - 645, n=11)
6%
515 ?(80.4 - 1049, n=89, last 2 years)
41%
Copy Game MB/s
557
1428
156%
957
72%
1552
179%
1098
97%
1133
103%
715 ?(142.7 - 1101, n=11)
28%
1186 ?(142.7 - 2780, n=89, last 2 years)
113%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
10% / 17%
-10% / -9%
57% / 64%
19% / 26%
5% / 11%
-17% / -14%
41% / 44%

* ... smaller is better

Continuous load read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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Graphics card

The GeForce-MX450 GPU (Turing) is Nvidia's current mid-range model. It is supported by fast GDDR5 memory (2,048 MB) that is connected via a 64-bit line. The 3DMark results are on par with the MX450 average that we have determined so far. The "Ultra Performance" profile does not affect the graphics performance.

GPU-Z
GPU-Z
GPU-Z
GPU-Z
Fire Strike
Fire Strike
Wild Life Extreme
Wild Life Extreme
3DMark 11 Performance
7524 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score
55566 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
14683 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
4287 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
2030 points
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3DMark 11 | 3DMark
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i5-11300H
9580 Points +12%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i5-11300H (Ultra-Leistung)
8565 Points +1%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i5-11300H
8517 Points
HP Pavilion 15-eg
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i7-1165G7
8204 Points -4%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX450
  (6341 - 9580, n=16)
8129 Points -5%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i7-11370H
7983 Points -6%
Average of class Office
  (1474 - 13132, n=113, last 2 years)
6062 Points -29%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
5667 Points -33%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
5257 Points -38%
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i5-11300H
5573 Points +17%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX450
  (4336 - 5753, n=17)
4869 Points +2%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i5-11300H
4766 Points
HP Pavilion 15-eg
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i7-1165G7
4753 Points 0%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i5-11300H (Ultra-Leistung)
4725 Points -1%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i7-11370H
4435 Points -7%
Average of class Office
  (712 - 9228, n=114, last 2 years)
4191 Points -12%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
3430 Points -28%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
3395 Points -29%
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i5-11300H
33806 Points +23%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX450
  (25467 - 33806, n=13)
29167 Points +6%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i5-11300H (Ultra-Leistung)
27546 Points 0%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i7-1165G7
27532 Points 0%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i5-11300H
27524 Points
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i7-11370H
25467 Points -7%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
24916 Points -9%
Average of class Office
  (5681 - 58068, n=93, last 2 years)
24010 Points -13%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i5-11300H
2300 Points +21%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i5-11300H (Ultra-Leistung)
1980 Points +4%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i7-1165G7
1945 Points +3%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
NVIDIA GeForce MX450, Intel Core i5-11300H
1896 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX450
  (1086 - 2300, n=16)
1796 Points -5%
Average of class Office
  (242 - 3242, n=110, last 2 years)
1372 Points -28%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
1057 Points -44%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1040 Points -45%

Gaming performance

Most games in our database achieve playable frame rates at low resolutions and low to medium quality levels. Titles with moderate hardware requirements allow more. The frame rates are slightly below the MX450 average. The Inspiron cannot keep up with the excellent rates of the Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16IHU6.

The Witcher 3 | Dota 2 Reborn | X-Plane 11.11 | Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | GTA V | Strange Brigade
The Witcher 3 - 1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
81.4 (34.1min, 42.6P0.1, 59.5P1 - 198max) fps +41%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
69.7 (67min - 77max) fps +21%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX450
  (34 - 81.4, n=14)
61.6 fps +7%
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085
Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
59.9 (30.6min, 32.9P0.1, 40.4P1 - 211max) fps +4%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
58 fps 0%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
57.8 (27.2min, 33.7P0.1, 39.8P1 - 118max) fps
Average of class Office
  (7.82 - 106.3, n=96, last 2 years)
46.3 fps -20%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
41.1 fps -29%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
38.5 (24.8min, 25.3P0.1, 26.8P1 - 66max) fps -33%
Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
95.5 (80.2min) fps +27%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
87.7 (75.1min) fps +16%
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085
Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
82.1 (68.9min) fps +9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX450
  (34.9 - 104.6, n=20)
79.9 fps +6%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
79.4 (72.2min) fps +5%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (Ultra-Leistung)
77.7 (67.6min) fps +3%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
75.3 (66.7min) fps
Average of class Office
  (7.8 - 121.2, n=123, last 2 years)
46.3 fps -39%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
45.6 (41min) fps -39%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
45.5 (42min) fps -40%
X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
66 fps +40%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
62.6 fps +33%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
57.7 fps +23%
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085
Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
57.4 fps +22%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX450
  (35.4 - 71.4, n=20)
54.9 fps +17%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
47 fps
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (Ultra-Leistung)
45.1 fps -4%
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
29.5 fps -37%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
28.9 fps -39%
Average of class Office
  (5.55 - 92.6, n=123, last 2 years)
28.2 fps -40%
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1280x720 Lite Quality
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (1.3)
65.3 fps +21%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX450
  (27.6 - 72.2, n=16)
57.3 fps +6%
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085
Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (1.3)
56.2 fps +4%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (1.3, Ultra-Leistung)
55.7 fps +3%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (1.3)
55.1 fps +2%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (1.3)
54.1 fps
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (1.3)
51.5 fps -5%
Average of class Office
  (5.42 - 103.1, n=115, last 2 years)
36.4 fps -33%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (1.3)
33.5 fps -38%
GTA V - 1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
68.3 (24.7min, 45.5P1 - 145max) fps +32%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX450
  (30.6 - 68.3, n=11)
54.1 fps +4%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (Ultra-Leistung)
52.2 (14.6min, 35.7P1 - 116max) fps +1%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
51.8 (14.5min, 34.5P1 - 119max) fps
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085
Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
51.7 (15.6min, 35.7P1 - 117max) fps 0%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
51.5 (14.9min, 37P1 - 117max) fps -1%
Average of class Office
  (8.21 - 99.1, n=101, last 2 years)
25.9 fps -50%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
25.4 (4.58min, 18.2P1 - 33.1max) fps -51%
Strange Brigade - 1280x720 lowest AF:1
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (1.47.22.14 D3D12)
134 (96.7min, 110P1 - 199max) fps +26%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX450
  (61.4 - 137.7, n=12)
117 fps +10%
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085
Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (1.47.22.14 D3D12)
106 (78.7min, 88.7P1 - 150max) fps 0%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (1.47.22.14 D3D12)
106 (79.5min, 82.5P1 - 156max) fps
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (1.47.22.14 D3D12, Ultra-Leistung)
106 (53.1min, 84.4P1 - 199max) fps 0%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (1.47.22.14 D3D12)
104 (49.4min, 60.8P1 - 309max) fps -2%
Average of class Office
  (16.3 - 175.7, n=109, last 2 years)
81 fps -24%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (1.47.22.14 D3D12)
72.3 (43min, 47.8P1 - 131max) fps -32%

To check whether the frame rates remain largely constant over a longer period, we run the game "The Witcher 3" for about 60 minutes with Full HD resolution and maximum quality settings. The game character is not moved. The GPU clock is lowered slightly after just under two minutes, but this does not affect the frame rates.

Witcher 3 FPS-Diagram

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Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR GeForce MX450, i5-11300H, Toshiba KBG40ZNS512G NVMe: Ø20.8 (19-23)
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 GeForce MX450, i7-11370H, Toshiba KBG40ZNV512G: Ø19.9 (18-22)
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6 GeForce MX450, i5-11300H, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ: Ø26 (25-27)
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA Vega 8, R7 5700U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00: Ø13.4 (12-15)
MSI Modern 14 B11SB-085 GeForce MX450, i7-1165G7, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB: Ø23 (20-25)
GPU readings during the Witcher 3 test
GPU readings during the Witcher 3 test
low med. high ultra
GTA V (2015) 115 95.8 51.8 23.8
The Witcher 3 (2015) 99.3 57.8 30.7 17.7
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 104 90.5 80.7 75.3
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 54.1 25.3 13.8
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 68.8 53.7 47
Strange Brigade (2018) 106 40.6 35.4 25
Control (2019) 74.8 24.7 15.7
Flight Simulator 2020 (2020) 61 22.7 14.8 7.86
Deathloop (2021) 27.7 13.5 11
Alan Wake Remastered (2021) 25.5 16.2 13.4
Back 4 Blood (2021) 128.3 46.9 29.4 26.7
Riders Republic (2021) 62 28 23 20
Forza Horizon 5 (2021) 72 28 23 13
Halo Infinite (2021) 8.6
God of War (2022) 25.8 18.4 8.66 3.09
Rainbow Six Extraction (2022) 54 28 26 16
Dying Light 2 (2022) 22 16.7 11.8
GRID Legends (2022) 67.7 45.8 39.7 24.9
Elden Ring (2022) 31 19 17.2 15.1
Elex 2 (2022) 23.1 10.7 6.62
Ghostwire Tokyo (2022) 38.2 25.8 25.8 24.9
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022) 37.2 22.7 14 10.5
Vampire Bloodhunt (2022) 96.5 59.3 50.7 33.4
F1 22 (2022) 54.7 49.2 36 22.2
The Quarry (2022) 30 21.1 14.9 9.31
FIFA 23 (2022) 57.4 42.1 37.8 33.9
A Plague Tale Requiem (2022) 22.6 18.3 12.4 8.51
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection (2022) 9.73 8.41 5.83 5.51
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 (2022) 37 33 15 17
Spider-Man Miles Morales (2022) 22.9 21 17.6 11.2
The Callisto Protocol (2022) 34.2 15 8 7.4
Need for Speed Unbound (2022) 28.7 21.4 13.5
High On Life (2023) 29.4 15.8 14 12.4
The Witcher 3 v4.00 (2023) 45.8 32.4 24.9 14.1

Emissions & energy - Dell laptop with good battery runtimes

Noise emissions

In everyday use (office, Internet), the notebook produces little to no noise - the fan often stands still. Under heavier load, higher sound pressure levels are reached than in comparably equipped notebooks like the RedmiBook Pro 15 and the Ideapad 5 Pro 16IHU6. A lower noise level can be achieved by using the "Quiet" profile - at the expense of computing performance.

Noise Level

Idle
26 / 26 / 26 dB(A)
Load
47.4 / 48.4 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
  
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 26 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs202627.528.427.826.928.226252526.730.133.83032.2253128.830.131.628.231.731.928.84023.928.225.925.327.427.823.95033.635.53736.637.228.633.663212220.921.722.924218015.918.525.918.218.322.615.910016.322.219.620.322.418.316.312517.52018.520.421.118.417.516018.221.421.821.421.816.918.220016.620.619.12020.71616.625015.320.419.819.62014.215.331514.822.620.922.422.713.714.840013.428.724.627.129.71313.450013.128.226.827.929.812.513.1630133128.430.431.912.41380013.230.32728.530.812.613.2100013.333.430.132.134.412.413.3125013.133.430.432.734.112.713.1160013.734.6313335.212.913.7200013.436.132.734.636.813.713.4250013.835.631.734.236.213.713.8315014.735.731.633.736.11414.7400014.235.431.23335.114.114.2500014.436.532.334.536.414.414.4630014.538.73536.939.114.514.5800015.341.836.84041.715.115.31000015.938.130.234.138.21515.91250015.235.627.931.835.71515.21600013.927.120.523.626.913.513.9SPL26.24843.946.248.325.926.2N0.85.94.45.26.10.70.8median 14.4median 33.4median 28.4median 31.8median 34.1median 14median 14.4Delta1.36.15.25.45.41.11.3hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseDell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450		HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450		Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450		Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450		Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)		Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
Noise
7%
4%
8%
0%
6%
off / environment *
26
25.4
2%
25
4%
25
4%
26
-0%
26
-0%
Idle Minimum *
26
25.6
2%
25
4%
25
4%
26
-0%
26
-0%
Idle Average *
26
25.6
2%
26
-0%
25
4%
26
-0%
26
-0%
Idle Maximum *
26
25.6
2%
27
-4%
25
4%
28.8
-11%
26
-0%
Load Average *
47.4
39.2
17%
43
9%
44.5
6%
45
5%
42.6
10%
Load Maximum *
48.4
41.5
14%
44
9%
36.5
25%
45
7%
37.4
23%
Witcher 3 ultra *
39.1
42

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

The Inspiron in the stress test.
The Inspiron in the stress test.

The case temperatures are within the green zone in everyday use (office, Internet).Values beyond 50 or 60 °C (122 or 140 °F) are reached in the heat sink's area during full hardware load. The competition usually heats up less selectively, but in total they heat up more.

The CPU and GPU start the stress test (Prime95 and FurMark run for at least one hour) with relatively high speeds. Beyond this period, the rates drop to 400 MHz to 1.4 GHz or about 1,050 MHz. The stress test represents an extreme scenario. We use this test to check whether the system runs stably under full load.

Max. Load
 50.7 °C
123 F		55.1 °C
131 F		39 °C
102 F		 
 37.8 °C
100 F		39.1 °C
102 F		28.5 °C
83 F		 
 28.3 °C
83 F		26.8 °C
80 F		25.5 °C
78 F		 
Maximum: 55.1 °C = 131 F
Average: 36.8 °C = 98 F
37.6 °C
100 F		62.4 °C
144 F		44.2 °C
112 F
27 °C
81 F		33.3 °C
92 F		34.4 °C
94 F
25.1 °C
77 F		25.8 °C
78 F		26.5 °C
80 F
Maximum: 62.4 °C = 144 F
Average: 35.1 °C = 95 F
Power Supply (max.)  55.8 °C = 132 F | Room Temperature 23.4 °C = 74 F | FIRT 550-Pocket
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 36.8 °C / 98 F, compared to the average of 29.5 °C / 85 F for the devices in the class Office.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 55.1 °C / 131 F, compared to the average of 34.2 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 62.4 °C / 144 F, compared to the average of 36.7 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26.3 °C / 79 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 28.3 °C / 82.9 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.7 °C / 81.9 F (-0.6 °C / -1 F).
Heat generation top side (load)
Heat generation top side (load)
Heat generation top side (idle)
Heat generation top side (idle)
Heat generation bottom side (load)
Heat generation bottom side (load)
Heat generation bottom side (idle)
Heat generation bottom side (idle)
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450		HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450		Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450		Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450		Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)		Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
Heat
13%
6%
6%
16%
20%
Maximum Upper Side *
55.1
44
20%
54
2%
65.3
-19%
46.1
16%
40.5
26%
Maximum Bottom *
62.4
53.4
14%
52
17%
55.4
11%
46.6
25%
42
33%
Idle Upper Side *
29.8
27.4
8%
33
-11%
25.4
15%
27.4
8%
26.5
11%
Idle Bottom *
32.5
28.8
11%
28
14%
26.8
18%
28.2
13%
29
11%

* ... smaller is better

Speaker

The stereo speakers produce a decent sound, which hardly has any bass.

dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2027.928.227.92528.532.228.53132.231.932.2402727.8275034.228.634.26325.92425.98038.322.638.310044.418.344.412546.718.446.716046.316.946.320046.81646.825054.814.254.831557.413.757.440061.11361.150064.812.564.863065.512.465.580072.612.672.6100070.912.470.9125070.712.770.7160070.512.970.5200072.213.772.2250072.813.772.8315071.11471.140007414.174500070.214.470.2630073.814.573.8800083.915.183.91000086.41586.41250088.41588.41600082.313.582.3SPL89.925.989.9N69.40.769.4median 70.7median 14median 70.7Delta61.1636.739.736.731.331.431.331.127.831.124.322.324.327.224.827.23331.13331.428.331.428.225.428.233.522.733.547.719.647.756.120.656.163.71963.766.220.266.267.119.367.168.715.168.772.415.272.472.313.172.368.512.268.571.311.771.368.911.768.970.611.870.667.31267.367.711.767.767.111.767.170.413.870.469.91269.967.71267.766.812.866.862.413.762.45913.85981.325.681.354.70.754.7median 67.3median 13.7median 67.353.35hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseDell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JRHP Pavilion 15-eg
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Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (88.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 21.3% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (5.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5.5% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (6.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 19% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 74% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 25% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 67% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

HP Pavilion 15-eg audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 18% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.8% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 20% of all tested devices in this class were better, 5% similar, 75% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 10% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 87% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Power consumption

When idle and under low load, the Dell computer's energy consumption is roughly on par with the values of the Ideapad 5 Pro and the RedmiBook Pro 15. It consumes considerably less energy under high load. On the one hand, the CPU's low power limits are noticeable here, and on the other hand, Dell only includes a 65-watt power supply (Lenovo: 95 watts, Xiaomi: 100 watts). Consequently, the Inspiron cannot keep up with the competition in terms of computing power.

The graph of the CPU and GPU power consumption during the stress test and the Witcher 3 test depicts their behavior well: The clock rates drop over the course of the tests.

Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.3 / 0.44 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 4 / 7.6 / 10.2 Watt
Load midlight 49.4 / 63.4 Watt
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Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.

Power consumption Witcher 3 / Stress test

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Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR i5-11300H, GeForce MX450; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø49.4 (46.2-64.2)
HP Pavilion 15-eg i7-1165G7, GeForce MX450; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø55.6 (54.5-61.3)
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6 i5-11300H, GeForce MX450; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø72.4 (69.7-85.3)
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA R7 5700U, Vega 8; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø43 (41.3-47.3)
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 R5 5500U, Vega 7; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø41 (39.4-44.3)
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR i5-11300H, GeForce MX450; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø63.4 (56.6-67)
HP Pavilion 15-eg i7-1165G7, GeForce MX450; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø65.1 (63.7-65.9)
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6 i5-11300H, GeForce MX450; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø100.7 (94.5-105)
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05 R5 5500U, Vega 7; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø43.4 (41.8-53.2)
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450		HP Pavilion 15-eg
Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450		Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
Intel Core i7-11370H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450		Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
Intel Core i5-11300H, NVIDIA GeForce MX450		Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)		Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
Power Consumption
-19%
-37%
-30%
-3%
11%
Idle Minimum *
4
4.9
-23%
6
-50%
5
-25%
5
-25%
3.7
7%
Idle Average *
7.6
7.9
-4%
9
-18%
9
-18%
7.7
-1%
7.9
-4%
Idle Maximum *
10.2
14.2
-39%
12
-18%
9.4
8%
12.2
-20%
9.3
9%
Load Average *
49.4
64.3
-30%
74
-50%
71
-44%
41
17%
41
17%
Witcher 3 ultra *
49.4
55.6
-13%
70.7
-43%
72.4
-47%
43
13%
41
17%
Load Maximum *
63.4
65.4
-3%
91
-44%
99
-56%
65
-3%
52.2
18%

* ... smaller is better

Battery life

The Inspiron 5518 achieves a runtime of 9:24 h in our practical WLAN test. The load during web page loads is mapped via a script.

Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing (Edge 92)
9h 24min
Battery Runtime - WiFi Websurfing
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05
R5 5500U, Vega 7, 70 Wh
839 min +49%
Average of class Office
  (300 - 1137, n=107, last 2 years)
594 min +5%
Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR
i5-11300H, GeForce MX450, 54 Wh
564 min
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
i5-11300H, GeForce MX450, 75 Wh
543 min -4%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
R7 5700U, Vega 8, 50 Wh
538 min -5%
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15
i7-11370H, GeForce MX450, 70 Wh
493 min -13%
HP Pavilion 15-eg
i7-1165G7, GeForce MX450, 41 Wh
396 min -30%

Pros

+ matte IPS screen
+ chic aluminum case
+ NVMe-SSD
+ Space for a second NVMe SSD (M.2-2230)
+ Key illumination
+ USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
+ Displayport via USB-C
+ Power delivery
+ good battery runtimes

Cons

- Case should be more rigid/stable
- low color space coverage
- dark screen
- below average CPU performance
- slow memory card reader
- Working memory runs in single-channel mode
- only one year warranty

Verdict - The Inspiron 15 5518 offers potential for improvement

The Dell Inspiron 15 5518 (2X3JR), provided by:
The Dell Inspiron 15 5518 (2X3JR), provided by:

The installed Core i5-11300H CPU delivers enough performance for office and Internet applications, the GeForce-MX450 Graphics core allows the use of computer games or GPU-heavy applications. The hardware is housed in a chic aluminum case.

Thunderbolt 4 is reserved for the Core i7 model of the Inspiron.

A WLAN runtime of almost 9.5 hours should get you through the day without a power adapter. Power can be recharged via the included proprietary Dell power adapter or via a USB-C power adapter - the USB-C port of the 5518 works according to the USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 standard.

The laptop does not produce much noise in everyday use (office, Internet), and the heat development is on an acceptable level. The matte screen (FHD, IPS) offers stable viewing angles, good contrast and decent color reproduction. Brightness and color space coverage are too low.

The processor falls short of its capabilities due to low power limits. The working memory (1x 8 GB, DDR4-3200) running in single-channel mode costs further performance. This could be improved by installing a second memory module. The aluminum case lacks stiffness.

An alternative to the Inspiron in the 800 Euro (~$939) segment would be the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ALC05. It scores with a lot of multi-thread CPU performance, a bright screen, low emissions as well as excellent battery runtimes. The weaknesses: The working memory is soldered and the screen delivers a low contrast.

Price and availability

Dell's Inspiron 15 5518 (Core i5-11300H, GeForce MX450, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD) is currently available at Cyberport.de at a price of just under 800 Euros (~$939).

Dell Inspiron 15 5518-2X3JR - 09/14/2021 v7
Sascha Mölck

Chassis
76 / 98 → 77%
Keyboard
82%
Pointing Device
86%
Connectivity
62 / 80 → 78%
Weight
65 / 20-75 → 83%
Battery
87%
Display
84%
Games Performance
71 / 78 → 91%
Application Performance
87 / 95 → 92%
Temperature
85%
Noise
81%
Audio
79%
Camera
37 / 85 → 44%
Average
76%
82%
Office - Weighted Average

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Sascha Mölck, 2021-09-19 (Update: 2021-09-19)