Dell Inspiron 15.6" 3520 Carbon Black 2021
CPU Intel Core i5 1155G
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.6" 3840x2160
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.7 kg
Battery 41 Wh
51 Overall Score
Price $730
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong social proof (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average cpu (23rd percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1155G |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 3840x2160 (4K UHD) |
| Panel | VA |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 250 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | HDMI 1.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.6 lbs |
| Battery | 41 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Inspiron 15.6" 3520 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1155G | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 3840x2160 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics | 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) | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 41 | 72 | 80 | - | 75 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Inspiron 15.6" 3520 | 23.3 | 35.1 | 73.1 | 55.7 | 94.7 | 49.9 | 52.5 | 32.6 | 75.1 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.8 | 72.2 | 52.1 | 88 | 99.3 | 72.5 | 80.4 | 97.4 | 99.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.3 | 88.5 | 87.4 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 54.8 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 90.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.5 | 64.5 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.5 | 96.3 | 72.6 | 59.5 | 88.2 |
| ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T Compare | 88.1 | 64.5 | 90.6 | 80.8 | 96.3 | 73.3 | 80.4 | 59.5 | 96.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 26.7 | 98.7 | 64.4 | 90.9 | 57.3 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 79.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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