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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell 15
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 440 grams less (around 0.97 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 7 (A715-76G)
- Can run popular games at about 80-110% higher FPS
- Around 57% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~22%) battery – 50 against 41 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.66 kg (3.66 lbs) | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 358.5 x 235.56 x 16.96-18.99 mm 14.11 x 9.27 x 0.67-0.75 inches |
362.3 x 237.4 x 19.9 mm 14.26 x 9.35 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 844 cm2 (130.8 inches2) | 860 cm2 (133.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.6% | ~78% |
| Side bezels | 11.3 mm | 8.5 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Black |
| Material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 47.4 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 145 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Dell 15
15.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 109.4 in2
Aspire 7 (A715-76G)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 600:1 | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.25 V | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 135 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 220 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | - |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | DDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 1.3 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 364 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x4 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3204, Realtek ALC3254 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~81 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Size | 11.5 x 8.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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