ASUS X515 (2020) vs Dell Inspiron 15 3000 (2020) Side-by-Side Laptop Comparison

Carbon Black - FHD/i3/8GB/256GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-3692BLK-PUS)

Slate Gray - HD/i3/8GB/256GB

X515 (X515JA-212)

Carbon Black - FHD/i3/8GB/256GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-3467BLK-PUS)

Slate Gray - HD/i5/8GB/256GB

X515 (X515JA-BB51-CB)

Carbon Black - FHD/i5/12GB/256GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (‎i3501-5081BLK-PUS)

Carbon Black - FHD/i5/16GB/256GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-5450BLK-PUS)

Carbon Black - FHD/i5/MX330/8GB/512GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-2181BLK-PUS)

Carbon Black - FHD/i7/12GB/5126GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-7897BLK-PUS)

Carbon Black - FHD/i7/16GB/512GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-7474BLK-PUS)

Carbon Black - FHD/i7/8GB/512GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-1467BLK-PUS)

Carbon Black - FHD/i7/MX330/8GB/512GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-1474BLK-PUS)

Carbon Black - HD/i5/12GB/256GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-5075BLK-PUS)

Notice: Two or more of the products selected have been tested with different test methodologies, so some of the results below aren't directly comparable. Learn how our test benches and scoring system work, and read more about the latest changes to our laptops test methodology.

Main Differences for

Threshold

0.10

School

6.1

6.8

Battery

5.4

6.5

Vertical Viewing Angle

3.0

6.5

Touchpad

6.3

7.4

Full Comparison

School

6.1

6.8

Gaming

5.3

5.4

Multimedia

5.1

6.8

Workstation

5.7

6.2

Business

6.1

6.8

Design

Style

Style Photo

Form Factor

Traditional (Clamshell)

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Build Quality

6.5

7.0

Build Quality Photo

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Hinge

5.4

Hinge Photo

Range

130°

135°

Stability

Decent

One Finger Lift

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Portability

8.2

8.0

Dimensions Photo

Size

15.6"

Thickness

0.8" (2.1 cm)

0.8" (2.0 cm)

Width

14.2" (36.0 cm)

14.3" (36.4 cm)

Depth

9.3" (23.5 cm)

9.8" (25.0 cm)

Volume

108.4 in³ (1,776.6 cm³)

111.1 in³ (1,820.0 cm³)

Weight

3.7 lbs (1.7 kg)

3.9 lbs (1.8 kg)

Charger Size

5.1 in³ (83.1 cm³)

5.1 in³ (82.8 cm³)

Charger Weight

0.3 lbs (0.2 kg)

0.2 lbs (0.1 kg)

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Serviceability

7.5

9.1

Internals Photo

Ease Of Access

7.5

9.0

RAM Slots

Storage Slots

Replaceable Battery

Yes

Replaceable Wireless Adapter

Yes

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In The Box

In The Box Photo

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Display

Screen Specs

Display Photo

Resolution

1366 x 768

1920 x 1080

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Pixel Density

100 PPI

141 PPI

Panel Type

IPS

Touch Screen

Yes

Screen-To-Body Ratio

80%

78%

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Refresh Rate

5.9

Motion Blur

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate

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Contrast

4.4

6.9

Contrast Photo

Native Contrast

406 : 1

1,098 : 1

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Brightness

6.0

6.2

Maximum Brightness

226 cd/m²

239 cd/m²

Minimum Brightness

13 cd/m²

9 cd/m²

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Reflections

7.7

7.4

Reflections Photo Off

Reflections Photo Max

Screen Finish

Matte

Total Reflections

4.067%

5.49%

Indirect Reflections

4.909%

4.86%

Calculated Direct Reflections

0.84%

0.63%

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Black Uniformity

0.3

4.7

Black Uniformity Photo

Uniformity (Std. Dev.)

8.934%

2.800%

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Horizontal Viewing Angle

5.0

6.7

Horizontal Viewing Angle Video

Horizontal Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Left

22°

23°

Color Washout From Right

20°

25°

Horizontal Hue Picture

Color Shift From Left

29°

46°

Color Shift From Right

22°

53°

Horizontal Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Left

27°

Brightness Loss From Right

25°

29°

Black Level Raise From Left

16°

60°

Black Level Raise From Right

15°

60°

Gamma Shift From Left

15°

26°

Gamma Shift From Right

14°

28°

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Vertical Viewing Angle

3.0

6.5

Vertical Viewing Angle Video

Vertical Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Below

6°

24°

Color Washout From Above

24°

27°

Vertical Hue Picture

Color Shift From Below

3°

23°

Color Shift From Above

13°

42°

Vertical Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Below

22°

25°

Brightness Loss From Above

26°

28°

Black Level Raise From Below

6°

45°

Black Level Raise From Above

3°

45°

Gamma Shift From Below

2°

31°

Gamma Shift From Above

2°

32°

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Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy

1.2

4.9

White Balance Screencap

Gamma Curve Screencap

Color Screencap

Avg. White Balance dE

8.25

3.86

Avg. Gamma

2.31

Avg. Color dE

7.62

Avg. Color Temperature

7,968 K

6,310 K

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Color Gamut

4.1

3.8

Gamut SDR

sRGB xy

67.29%

63.5%

sRGB uv

52.08%

50.66%

Adobe RGB xy

50.64%

48.43%

Adobe RGB uv

46.05%

43.98%

Gamut HDR

DCI P3 xy

50.27%

48.16%

DCI P3 uv

42.6%

40.86%

Rec. 2020 xy

36.13%

34.55%

Rec. 2020 uv

31.19%

29.77%

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Flicker

Flicker Graph

Flicker-Free

Yes

Flicker Frequency

No Flicker

Flicker Active Below

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Interface

Keyboard

5.1

5.4

Keyboard Photo

Typing Quality

6.0

6.5

Numpad

Yes

Backlighting

Key Switch Actuation Graph

Operating Force

59 gf

65 gf

Actuation Force

37 gf

32 gf

Pre-Travel

0.97 mm

0.92 mm

Total Travel

1.62 mm

1.33 mm

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Touchpad

6.3

7.4

Touchpad Photo

Tracking Quality

6.0

7.5

Size

12.1 in² (78.3 cm²)

12.9 in² (83.2 cm²)

Material

Plastic

Dedicated Buttons

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Speakers

7.7

7.5

Frequency Response Plot

Max Volume

72 dB SPL

74 dB SPL

Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)

4.9 dB

5.8 dB

Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)

-0.9

1.0

Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)

217 Hz

240 Hz

Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)

7 kHz

20 kHz

Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.

0.9 dB

1.1 dB

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Webcam & Microphone

4.4

6.1

Webcam Video Sample

Video Quality

4.0

6.0

Resolution

480p

720p

Position

Top Center

Privacy Cover

Face Unlock

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Connectivity

Ports

6.0

Ports Photo

USB-A Ports

USB-C Ports

Thunderbolt

USB-C Charging

USB-C Display Out

HDMI

1.4

DisplayPort

3.5mm Jack

Combo mic/headphone

Card Reader

SD UHS 1

Ethernet

Yes

Proprietary Port

Security Lock

Yes

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Wireless Communication

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)

Bluetooth

4.1

5.0

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Configuration

CPU

Brand

Intel

Model

Core i3-1005G1

Core i3-1115G4

Core Count

Thread Count

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GPU

Brand

Intel

Model

UHD Graphics G1

UHD Graphics G4

Dedicated/Integrated

Integrated

VRAM Size

N/A

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RAM

Capacity

8 GB

Modules

Type

DDR4

LP-DDR4

Speed

3,200 MHz

2,667 MHz

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Storage

Advertised Capacity

256 GB

Usable Capacity

204 GB

Drive 1

Western Digital PC SN530

Drive 1 Type

SSD

Drive 2

No 2nd Drive

Drive 2 Type

No 2nd Drive

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Performance

Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)

5.9

6.5

Geekbench Image

CPU Single-Thread

1,138 points

1,279 points

CPU Multi-Thread

2,414 points

2,536 points

GPU Compute

5,051 points

8,179 points

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Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)

6.5

7.5

Cinebench R23 Photo

Single-Thread

1,049 points

1,316 points

Multi-Thread

2,391 points

2,859 points

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Blender (3D Rendering)

1.6

2.7

Blender Image

CPU Render Time

16.0 min

13.5 min

GPU Render Time

N/A

GPU Render Time (Optix)

N/A

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Basemark GPU (Game Scene)

2.2

2.7

Basemark Image

Overall Score

4,922

5,989

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Storage Drive Performance

9.1

8.9

Storage Performance Image

Sequential Write Speed

791.6 MB/s

745.0 MB/s

Sequential Read Speed

2,040.1 MB/s

1,564.1 MB/s

Random Write Speed

111.7 MB/s

114.7 MB/s

Random Read Speed

47.6 MB/s

46.8 MB/s

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Battery

5.4

6.5

Capacity

37 Wh

42 Wh

Battery Life (Web Browsing)

6.1 hrs

7.8 hrs

Battery Life (Video Playback)

3.8 hrs

5.3 hrs

Battery Life (Gaming)

1.9 hrs

Charge Time

2.1 hrs

2.2 hrs

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Borderlands 3

1.1

0.6

Borderlands 3 Graph

Avg. FPS

7 fps

4 fps

1% Low

2 fps

1 fps

0.1% Low

1 fps

0 fps

1% Low Delta

293 ms

1,490 ms

0.1% Low Delta

1,551 ms

3,195 ms

Avg. FPS On Very Low

18 fps

12 fps

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Civilization VI

2.2

2.5

Civilization VI Graph

Avg. FPS

7 fps

10 fps

1% Low

6 fps

7 fps

0.1% Low

6 fps

7 fps

1% Low Delta

43 ms

37 ms

0.1% Low Delta

46 ms

39 ms

Avg. FPS On Minimum

30 fps

24 fps

Avg. Turn Time

10.52 s

10.74 s

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

5.1

4.1

CS:GO graph

Avg. FPS

43 fps

28 fps

1% Low

23 fps

10 fps

0.1% Low

19 fps

5 fps

1% Low Delta

21 ms

68 ms

0.1% Low Delta

30 ms

160 ms

Avg. FPS On Low

87 fps

67 fps

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Counter-Strike 2

CS2 Graph

Avg. FPS

1% Low

0.1% Low

1% Low Delta

0.1% Low Delta

Avg. FPS On Low

Shadow Of The Tomb Raider

0.0

1.1

SOTTR Graph

Avg. FPS

N/A

7 fps

1% Low

N/A

2 fps

0.1% Low

N/A

1 fps

1% Low Delta

N/A

294 ms

0.1% Low Delta

N/A

730 ms

Avg. FPS On Lowest

17 fps

23 fps

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Thermals And Noise

7.9

7.2

Keyboard Temps Picture

Keyboard Temp While Idle

28 °C (83 °F)

27 °C (81 °F)

Keyboard Temp Under Load

41 °C (105 °F)

47 °C (117 °F)

Fan Noise While Idle

26.0 dBA

27.0 dBA

Fan Noise Under Load

44.8 dBA

46.5 dBA

Power & Fan Control App

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Performance Over Time

9.9

9.7

Performance Over Time Graph

Performance Over Time Image

CPU Temp (Cinebench)

92 °C

89 °C

CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)

0% loss

2% loss

GPU Temp (Heaven)

69 °C

63 °C

GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)

0% loss

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Additional Features And Software

Software

Operating System

Windows 10

Additional Software

Yes

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Extra Features

RGB Illumination

Touch Pen

Secondary Display

Biometrics

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Check Price

Slate Gray - FHD/IPS/i3/8GB/256GB

X515 (X515JA-BB31-CB)

Carbon Black - FHD/i3/8GB/256GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-3692BLK-PUS)

Slate Gray - HD/i3/8GB/256GB

X515 (X515JA-212)

Carbon Black - FHD/i3/8GB/256GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-3467BLK-PUS)

Slate Gray - HD/i5/8GB/256GB

X515 (X515JA-BB51-CB)

Carbon Black - FHD/i5/12GB/256GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (‎i3501-5081BLK-PUS)

Carbon Black - FHD/i5/16GB/256GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-5450BLK-PUS)

Carbon Black - FHD/i5/MX330/8GB/512GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-2181BLK-PUS)

Carbon Black - FHD/i7/12GB/5126GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-7897BLK-PUS)

Carbon Black - FHD/i7/16GB/512GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-7474BLK-PUS)

Carbon Black - FHD/i7/8GB/512GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-1467BLK-PUS)

Carbon Black - FHD/i7/MX330/8GB/512GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-1474BLK-PUS)

Carbon Black - HD/i5/12GB/256GB

Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-5075BLK-PUS)