Dell Inspiron 15.6" 3530 Black 2025
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average gpu (13th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1334U |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 1.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.5 lbs |
| Battery | 45 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Inspiron 15.6" 3530 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1334U | Apple M5 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 45 | - | - | 80 | - | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Inspiron 15.6" 3530 | 39.4 | 13.2 | 73 | 61.8 | 42.1 | 53.4 | 80.3 | 32.8 | 57.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare | 98.3 | 75.9 | 58.4 | 77.4 | 99.5 | 70.1 | 89.2 | 97.4 | 99.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 88.8 | 93.4 | 91.7 | 80.9 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.3 | 59.7 | 96.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.3 | 88.6 | 87.4 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 55 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 90.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.5 | 64.8 | 80.7 | 80.9 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.7 | 88.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.2 | 98.7 | 64.5 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 79.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Newegg 1 offer From $780
We started tracking prices for this product on Jul 16, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.