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- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
- Comments
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 (2020) vs Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 (2020)
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
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Size15.6"
Operating SystemWindows 10
Size13.3"
Operating SystemmacOS
Variants
- Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-3692BLK-PUS) (Carbon Black - FHD/i3/8GB/256GB)
- Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-3467BLK-PUS) (Carbon Black - FHD/i3/8GB/256GB)
- Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-5081BLK-PUS) (Carbon Black - FHD/i5/12GB/256GB)
- Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-5450BLK-PUS) (Carbon Black - FHD/i5/16GB/256GB)
- Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-2181BLK-PUS) (Carbon Black - FHD/i5/MX330/8GB/512GB)
- Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-7897BLK-PUS) (Carbon Black - FHD/i7/12GB/5126GB)
- Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-7474BLK-PUS) (Carbon Black - FHD/i7/16GB/512GB)
- Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-1467BLK-PUS) (Carbon Black - FHD/i7/8GB/512GB)
- Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-1474BLK-PUS) (Carbon Black - FHD/i7/MX330/8GB/512GB)
- Inspiron 15 3000 (i3501-5075BLK-PUS) (Carbon Black - HD/i5/12GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 13 (MGND3LL/A) (Gold - 7-core GPU/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 13 (MGNE3LL/A) (Gold - 7-core GPU/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 13 (MGN93LL/A) (Silver - 7-core GPU/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 13 (MGNA3LL/A) (Silver - 7-core GPU/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 13 (MGN63LL/A) (Space Gray - 7-core GPU/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 13 (MGN73LL/A) (Space Gray - 7-core GPU/8GB/512GB)
Our Verdict
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 (2020)
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
The Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020) is better than the Dell Inspiron 15 3000 (2020). The MacBook Air is a more premium device with better build quality, a sharper and brighter display, a more comfortable keyboard, and a larger and more responsive touchpad. The MacBook Air can handle much heavier workloads, and its battery lasts a lot longer, especially for light productivity. On the other hand, the Inspiron 15 is more serviceable and has a better port selection.
Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
6.8
8.4
Battery
6.5
8.8
Build Quality
7.0
9.5
Portability
8.0
9.1
Keyboard
5.4
7.6
Touchpad
7.4
8.8
Webcam & Microphone
6.1
8.2
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
6.5
8.8
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
7.0
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
5.4
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
135°
135°
Stability
Decent
Good
One Finger Lift
No
Yes
Portability
8.0
9.1
Dimensions Photo
Size
15.6"
13.3"
Thickness
0.8" (2.0 cm)
0.5" (1.3 cm)
Width
14.3" (36.4 cm)
12.0" (30.5 cm)
Depth
9.8" (25.0 cm)
8.4" (21.2 cm)
Volume
111.1 in³ (1,820.0 cm³)
51.3 in³ (840.6 cm³)
Weight
3.9 lbs (1.8 kg)
2.9 lbs (1.3 kg)
Charger Size
5.1 in³ (82.8 cm³)
5.5 in³ (90.6 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.2 lbs (0.1 kg)
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
Serviceability
9.1
3.3
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
9.0
5.5
RAM Slots
2
0
Storage Slots
2
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1080
2560 x 1600
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Pixel Density
141 PPI
225 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
Yes
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
78%
84%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
6.9
6.8
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,098 : 1
1,044 : 1
Brightness
6.2
7.8
Maximum Brightness
239 cd/m²
372 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
9 cd/m²
4 cd/m²
Reflections
7.4
8.9
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Glossy
Total Reflections
5.49%
1.73%
Indirect Reflections
4.86%
0.16%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.63%
1.57%
Black Uniformity
4.7
7.4
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
2.800%
1.071%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.7
6.8
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
23°
25°
Color Washout From Right
25°
28°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
46°
40°
Color Shift From Right
53°
46°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
27°
28°
Brightness Loss From Right
29°
31°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
26°
29°
Gamma Shift From Right
28°
32°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.5
6.8
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
24°
25°
Color Washout From Above
27°
25°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
23°
37°
Color Shift From Above
42°
41°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
25°
27°
Brightness Loss From Above
28°
28°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
31°
37°
Gamma Shift From Above
32°
35°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
4.9
9.7
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
3.86
1.75
Avg. Gamma
2.31
2.2
Avg. Color dE
6
1.21
Avg. Color Temperature
6,310 K
6,883.6 K
Color Gamut
3.8
9.4
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
63.5%
99.96%
sRGB uv
50.66%
99.84%
Adobe RGB xy
48.43%
88.07%
Adobe RGB uv
43.98%
92.88%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
48.16%
99.57%
DCI P3 uv
40.86%
99.15%
Rec. 2020 xy
34.55%
72.25%
Rec. 2020 uv
29.77%
73.92%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
5.4
7.6
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
6.5
7.5
Numpad
Yes
No
Backlighting
No
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
65 gf
63 gf
Actuation Force
32 gf
37 gf
Pre-Travel
0.92 mm
0.76 mm
Total Travel
1.33 mm
0.85 mm
Touchpad
7.4
8.8
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.5
9.0
Size
12.9 in² (83.2 cm²)
14.9 in² (96.0 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
7.5
8.9
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
74 dB SPL
79 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.8 dB
4.5 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
1.0
1.6
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
240 Hz
247 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.1 dB
1.9 dB
Webcam & Microphone
6.1
8.2
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
6.0
8.5
Resolution
720p
720p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
6.0
4.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
3
0
USB-C Ports
0
2
Thunderbolt
No
Thunderbolt 3
USB-C Charging
No
Yes
USB-C Display Out
No
Yes
HDMI
1.4
No
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD UHS 1
No
Ethernet
Yes
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
Yes
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.0
5.0
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Apple
Model
Core i3-1115G4
M1
Core Count
2
8
Thread Count
4
8
GPU
Brand
Intel
Apple
Model
UHD Graphics G4
M1
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
8 GB
8 GB
Modules
1
2 (Soldered)
Type
LP-DDR4
LP-DDR4X
Speed
2,667 MHz
4,266 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
256 GB
256 GB
Usable Capacity
204 GB
218 GB
Drive 1
Western Digital PC SN530
SDRGJHI4
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
6.5
8.8
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,279 points
1,721 points
CPU Multi-Thread
2,536 points
7,437 points
GPU Compute
8,179 points
19,359 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
7.5
9.1
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,316 points
1,497 points
Multi-Thread
2,859 points
6,855 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
2.7
6.2
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
13.5 min
7.3 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
2.7
6.1
Basemark Image
Overall Score
5,989
26,868
Storage Drive Performance
8.9
9.3
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
745.0 MB/s
2,580.5 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
1,564.1 MB/s
2,487.4 MB/s
Random Write Speed
114.7 MB/s
51.5 MB/s
Random Read Speed
46.8 MB/s
60.5 MB/s
Battery
6.5
8.8
Capacity
42 Wh
50 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
7.8 hrs
13.3 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
5.3 hrs
6.6 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.9 hrs
2.6 hrs
Charge Time
2.2 hrs
3.1 hrs
Borderlands 3
0.6
2.4
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
4 fps
15 fps
1% Low
1 fps
6 fps
0.1% Low
0 fps
3 fps
1% Low Delta
1,490 ms
86 ms
0.1% Low Delta
3,195 ms
302 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
12 fps
32 fps
Civilization VI
2.5
5.6
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
10 fps
32 fps
1% Low
7 fps
23 fps
0.1% Low
7 fps
21 fps
1% Low Delta
37 ms
12 ms
0.1% Low Delta
39 ms
17 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
24 fps
71 fps
Avg. Turn Time
10.74 s
11.63 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
4.1
7.7
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
28 fps
65 fps
1% Low
10 fps
N/A
0.1% Low
5 fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
68 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
160 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
67 fps
94 fps
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
1.1
2.0
Avg. FPS
7 fps
13 fps
1% Low
2 fps
9 fps
0.1% Low
1 fps
5 fps
1% Low Delta
294 ms
31 ms
0.1% Low Delta
730 ms
135 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
23 fps
26 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.2
8.3
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
27 °C (81 °F)
28 °C (82 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
47 °C (117 °F)
47 °C (117 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
27.0 dBA
N/A
Fan Noise Under Load
46.5 dBA
N/A
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
9.7
7.5
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
89 °C
N/A
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
2% loss
13% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
63 °C
N/A
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
3% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 10
macOS
Additional Software
Yes
None
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
No
Fingerprint Sensor
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