Dell Inspiron 14" 3480 2020, Core i3-8145U, 16GB, 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Black Textured
CPU Intel Core i3 8145U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 2.3 kg
38 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
- Below average screen (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (11th percentile)
- Below average ram (26th percentile)
- Below average gpu (28th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i3 8145U |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Inspiron 14" 3480 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3 8145U | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | - | 80 | 71 | 100 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Inspiron 14" 3480 | 11.2 | 27.7 | 25.6 | 64.1 | 6.5 | 62.3 | 87.7 | 33.4 | 33.2 | 53.3 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 91.2 | 95.7 | 90.9 | 77.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 88.5 | 60.4 | 96 | 8.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.4 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall38
- AI/LLM12.1
- Gaming9.4
- Portability49.8
- Creator15.2
- Student52.5
- Business35.4
- Developer31.2
- Entertainment28.4
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