Dell Inspiron 14" 3480, Core i3-8145U, 8GB, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Black Textured
CPU Intel Core i3 8145U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 2.3 kg
29 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average ram (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (11th 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 | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | 1x 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) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 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 | 6 | 33.7 | 3.8 | 62.3 | 59.7 | 33.4 | 33.2 | 54.5 |
| 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
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Usage Scores
- Overall28.7
- AI/LLM8.2
- Gaming7.2
- Portability42.3
- Creator10.6
- Student44
- Business27.5
- Developer20.6
- Entertainment21.1
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