When I showed the Inspiron 13 5000 to a colleague, he replied, "Is that as bright as it gets?" The Inspiron 13 5000 can deliver a maximum of 244 nits of brightness, which is less than the Yoga 710 (288 nits) and the average ultraportable (301 nits), though it trumps the Aspire E15 (195 nits) and is close to the Pavilion x360 m3 (245 nits). This dimness combines with a highly reflective coating on the display panel to limit viewing angles, as colors darken at 45 degrees to the left and right. With its Intel UHD integrated graphics, no one will mistake the Inspiron 13 5000 for a gaming laptop. The Asus and HP, with Nvidia's GeForce MX250 and Intel's improved Iris Plus graphics respectively, led the way here. Battery Rundown Test If your computer model is listed in the tables above, see article Windows 11 upgrade walkthrough for Dell computers to guide you through the process of upgrading to Windows 11. After fully recharging the laptop, we set up the machine in power-save mode (as opposed to balanced or high-performance mode) where available and make a few other battery-conserving tweaks in preparation for our unplugged video rundown test. (We also turn Wi-Fi off, putting the laptop in airplane mode.) In this test, we loop a video—a locally stored 720p file of the same Tears of Steel movie we use in our Handbrake trial—with screen brightness set at 50 percent and volume at 100 percent until the system quits. The keyboard hit 85.5 degrees, and the touchpad reached 77 degrees. In normal usage, either playing a video or browsing with a few tabs open, I found that the fans would turn on early and often.

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Anywhere you bring the Inspiron, you'll also want to bring the charger. It lasted a paltry 6 hours and 9 minutes on the Laptop Mag Battery Test, which consists of continuously browsing the web over Wi-Fi. The following list of Dell G-Series desktop computers hasbeentested for update to Windows11 build 22H2. If your computer model is not listed, Dell will not test the device, and drivers will not be updated for that model. The following list of Dell OptiPlex computers has beentested for upgrade to Windows11. If your computer model is not listed, Dell will not test the device, and drivers will not be updated for that model. The Dell XPS 13 enjoyed an edge in our multimedia tests thanks to its six-core, 12-thread Core i7 CPU. The other systems featured quad-core processors. The Inspiron 13 5000 was only a step behind in most tests, tied the Spectre x360 13 in both Handbrake and Photoshop, and outpaced the MacBook Pro in the latter. Graphics Tests Cinebench is often a good predictor of our Handbrake video editing trial, another tough, threaded workout that's highly CPU-dependent. In it, we put a stopwatch on test systems as they transcode a standard 12-minute clip of 4K video (the open source Blender demo movie Tears of Steel) to a 1080p MP4 file. It's a timed test, and lower results are better.

The Inspiron finished our OpenOffice Spreadsheet Macro test in 4 minutes and 1 second, far faster than the ultraportable average (6:02) and the ZenBook (6:00), and half a minute faster than the Yoga 710 (4:31). The following list of Dell Vostro laptops hasbeentested for update to Windows11 build 22H2. If your computer model is not listed, Dell will not test the device, and drivers will not be updated for that model.

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The following list of Dell Inspiron Laptop computers hasbeentested for upgrade to Windows11. If your computer model is not listed, Dell will not test the device, and drivers will not be updated for that model. The Inspiron 13 5000 earned a decent score of 5,961 on the Geekbench 3 general performance test, which places it above the category average (5,295) and the Aspire E15 (5,664) and near the Pavilion x360 m3 (6,024) and the Yoga 710 (5,965). Each of those competitors were tested with a Core i5 6200U CPU and 8GB of RAM. Don't expect to play any games on the Inspiron, though. It played Dirt 3 at only 20 frames per second, below our 30-fps playability threshold and the average of 34 fps. But on 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited, the Inspiron earned a score of 62,604, beating the average (53,132) and the ZenBook's mark (52,374), but it wasn't as good as the Yoga 710 and its Nvidia GeForce 940MX GPU (80,223). The ultraportable category average is 8:10, while the Yoga (8:55) and ZenBook (9:58) lasted even longer.

Armed only with integrated Intel HD 520 graphics, the Inspiron 13 5000 didn't provide much gaming power. It could play the modest Candy Crush Soda Saga easily, but I noticed clipping and slowdown during a round of the Asphalt 8 casual racer. The Inspiron 13 5000 felt peppy running general office apps, browsing the web, and during a variety of multitasking scenarios. It's up against four systems that cost hundreds more, and while it didn't outperform them in our benchmarks, it's commendable that it was mostly in the same neighborhood. Productivity, Storage, and Media Tests

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If it weren't for the static noise that masks the image, the red wall in our office, my skin and my dark-blue shirt would appear in the correct colors and would not be distorted. The following list of Dell Inspiron Desktop computers hasbeentested for update to Windows11 build 22H2. If your computer model is not listed, Dell will not test the device, and drivers will not be updated for that model. The screen is a bit on the dim side, registering 223 nits on our light meter. The average is 303 nits, while the ZenBook and Yoga 710 measured 298 nits and 288 nits, respectively. The following list of Dell Latitude computers hasbeentested for update to Windows11 build 22H2. If your computer model is not listed, Dell will not test the device, and drivers will not be updated for that model. We want you to love your new PC for years to come. That's why we test Inspiron laptops for reliability not just in the places where you expect it, but for the open road ahead.

measures relative graphics muscle by rendering sequences of highly detailed, gaming-style 3D graphics that emphasize particles and lighting. We run two different 3DMark subtests, Sky Diver and Fire Strike. Both are DirectX 11 benchmarks, but Sky Diver is more suited to midrange PCs, while Fire Strike is more demanding and made for high-end machines to strut their stuff. The results are proprietary scores. Dell's touch screen has a Delta-E score of 1.3 (0 is ideal), which is less than the average (2.29) but higher than showings by both the ZenBook (0.7) and the Yoga (1.1). The 720p camera on the Inspiron takes average photos for a laptop. They're kind of grainy, but serviceable enough for Skype calls. On the bright side, the colors are accurate, and it captured my bright red sweater when I took a photo at my desk, though the camera lost details in my face and beard. The following list of Dell Inspiron laptops hasbeentested for update to Windows11 build 22H2. If your computer model is not listed, Dell will not test the device, and drivers will not be updated for that model. The port selection is limited but serviceable. On the left side, you'll find a power connection, an HDMI port, a USB 3.1 Type-C port, and a microSD card slot.The Inspiron 13 scored 45,012 on the 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited benchmark, which falls below the marks notched by the HP Pavilion x360 m3 convertible (58,478), Lenovo Yoga 710 (83,878), Acer Aspire E15 (76,892), Lenovo Yoga 710 (80,223) and the category average (48,378). This convertible's sound benefits from Dell's partnership with Waves, which put its MaxxAudio tuning software in the Dell audio control panel. We suggest you keep the default preferences, which have Speaker Enhancement turned on and set to MaxxSense. When I turned off the Speaker Enhancement or changed its preset to Music or Movie, the Inspiron 13's sound became muffled. Dell sells the Inspiron 13 5000 2-in-1 with a one-year warranty. See how the company did on our Tech Support Showdown and Best and Worst Brands ranking. The following list of Dell G-Series desktop computers hasbeentested for upgrade to Windows11. If your computer model is not listed, Dell will not test the device, and drivers will not be updated for that model. The following list of Dell Vostro desktop computers hasbeentested for upgrade to Windows11. If your computer model is not listed, Dell will not test the device, and drivers will not be updated for that model.