Dell Vostro 15 3530 review – this laptop needs better cooling ASAP
Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life
Max CPU load
In this test we use 100% on the CPU cores, monitoring their frequencies and chip temperature. The first column shows a computer’s reaction to a short load (2-10 seconds), the second column simulates a serious task (between 15 and 30 seconds), and the third column is a good
indicator of how good the laptop is for long loads such as video rendering.
Average P-core frequency; Average E-core frequency; CPU temp.; Package Power
| Intel Core i7-1355U (15W TDP) | 0:02 – 0:10 sec | 0:15 – 0:30 sec | 10:00 – 15:00 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Vostro 15 3530 | 2.06 GHz @ 2.70 GHz @ 94°C @ 40W | 1.56 GHz @ 2.22 GHz @ 96°C @ 26W | 2.06 GHz @ 2.25 GHz @ 95°C @ 26W |
| Lenovo Yoga Book 9 (13IRU8) | 2.23 GHz @ 2.58 GHz @ 76°C @ 40W | 2.13 GHz @ 2.42 GHz @ 85°C @ 35W | 1.64 GHz @ 2.03 GHz @ 77°C @ 24W |
| ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED (UX5304) | 3.46 GHz @ 2.47 GHz @ 80°C @ 41W | 3.06 GHz @ 2.24 GHz @ 91°C @ 31W | 2.36 GHz @ 1.68 GHz @ 75°C @ 21W |
The cooling solution is so basic with one fan and one heat pipe. The P cores frequencies are lower compared to the ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED (UX5304) while the E cores clock isn’t bad at all during any kind of load. The CPU power limit seems okay for the class even after 15 minutes of torture. Alas, the processor temperatures are always in the 94°C – 96°C zone which isn’t good at all. However, the performance in short loads is good and that’s why the machine feels snappy while using it for normal tasks.
Comfort during full load
Luckily, the laptop isn’t noisy even when the “Ultra Performance” preset is applied. Yes, you can hear the fans but the noise levels are completely fine for work. The “Optimized” or “Quiet” presets offer even lower noise levels. The central part of the keyboard is getting hot under load. You can use the board for typing but you’re going to sense the heat under your fingers if the CPU is working hard. During normal usage, the external thermals are much cooler.
Battery
Now, we conduct the battery tests with the Windows Better performance setting turned on, screen brightness adjusted to 120 nits and all other programs turned off except for the one we are testing the notebook with. Our laptop is configured with a bigger 54Wh battery option. It lasts for 10 hours of Web browsing or 7 hours and 9 minutes of video playback. The result isn’t impressive given the efficient U-series CPU under the hood.
Brightness: 180 nits; Display Mode: SDR
Time to Full Discharge: Higher is Better
In order to simulate real-life conditions, we used our own script for automatic web browsing through over 70 websites.
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
Author: eng. Kroum NikolovHead of Engineering at LaptopMedia.com, inventor and innovator with 40+ years of experience in electronics and high technology.
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Graphics performance is severely degraded by using 1Rx16 type memory modules.
In my tests, Iris Xe gains around 25% more performance on average with 1Rx8 memories.
Im going to buy the version with 32gb of ram, what do you think about that?
It depends on what you want to use for, does it have keyboard light?