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Dell Inspiron 15.6" 3520 Black 2022
CPU Intel Core i5 1235U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
Battery 41 Wh
40 Overall Score
Price $497
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
- Below average gpu (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1235U |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 1.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| Battery | 41 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Inspiron 15.6" 3520 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 83LT000EUS | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1235U | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2560x1600 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 41 | 54 | - | 75 | 80 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Inspiron 15.6" 3520 | 36.4 | 33.2 | 37.7 | 35.4 | 41.8 | 45.7 | 52.2 | 32.8 | 56.6 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.5 | 69.8 | 52.2 | 58.1 | 86.5 | 90.8 | 80.5 | 97.2 | 91.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 63.5 | 81 | 80.8 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 72.6 | 59.7 | 85.9 |
| ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming Compare | 88.5 | 66.2 | 90.8 | 63.9 | 81.1 | 86.5 | 62.2 | 59.7 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 83LT000EUS Compare | 94.4 | 81.5 | 57.9 | 95.2 | 91.7 | 13.6 | 62.2 | 80.4 | 97.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 24.5 | 81 | 63.9 | 89.1 | 57.3 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 94.8 |
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