![]() However, on the Grand Theft Auto V benchmark (Very High, 1080p), the Inspiron 16 only managed 55 fps, falling short of the Katana GF66’s RTX 3060 (84 fps) and the category average (82 fps). ![]() On the Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Gathering Storm test (Medium, 1080p), the Inspiron 16 averaged 82 frames per second, surpassing the Surface Laptop Studio’s RTX 3050 Ti GPU (66 fps) and the premium laptop average (35 fps). The Dell Inspiron 16 is packing heavier hardware than most consumer premium laptops, boasting an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 GPU with 4GB of VRAM. Dell Inspiron 16 Plus graphics and gaming The Surface Laptop Studio slowed down, at 11:24, but the Katana GF66 closed in on the finish line with 6:37.ĭell’s 512GB SSD has a transfer rate of 638 megabytes per second, which doesn’t compete with the premium laptop average (701 MBps) or its competitors: The Katana GF66 (1TB SSD, 651 MBps), and Surface Laptop Studio (1TB SSD, 1,051 MBps). The Inspiron 16 transcoded a 4K video to 1080p on the Handbrake benchmark in just 7 minutes and 13 seconds, flying past the category average (14:02). It crushed the Surface Laptop Studio’s Core i7-11370H (5,820), but was surpassed by the Katana GF66’s own Core i7-11800H CPU (8,897). On the Geekbench 5.4 overall performance test, the Inspiron 16 scored 8,031, soaring above the premium laptop average (5,050). It juggled 40 Google Chrome tabs and five 1080p YouTube videos without an issue. Packed within the Dell Inspiron 16’s thin chassis lies an Intel Core i7-11800H processor with 16GB of RAM. However, software alone can’t fix bad audio. There’s also some presets, like Rock, Hip-Hop and Pop. ![]() The laptop comes with the MaxxAudioPro app, which lets you configure the audio from the bass, details and width to a full blown EQ. The speakers lacked the depth to capture the instruments together, so instead, the song was generally noisy. The percussion was especially hard to hear, as the speakers didn’t have enough bass to emphasise them. The vocals were a little too sharp and overshadowed the rest of the instruments during the track. I listened to Lil Nas X’s “Industry Baby,” and the opening horns sounded brassy. The Dell Inspiron 16’s bottom-firing speakers are loud but congested and shallow. A deep, bassy click is preferable and typically requires less force to achieve. Pressing down, I was greeted with a shallow, sharp click. The texture is smooth, but I don’t like the clickers that accompany it. The touchpad is large, almost reminiscent of a MacBook’s Force trackpad. I made plenty of mistakes due to the unique spacing of the keys. ![]() I got 73 words per minute on the typing test, which is a bit under my current 78-wpm average. I just wish they were a little more pronounced. However, the keys themselves are a bit punchy. The deck flexes when I type and the keys are too tightly packed. I’m not a fan of the Dell Inspiron 16’s keyboard. Dell Inspiron 16 Plus keyboard and touchpad Meanwhile, the MSI Katana GF66 is dim as hell, at 247 nits, as the Surface Laptop Studio soars to the other extreme at 487 nits. With that said, the Katana GF66 hit a low of 43.9% while the Surface Laptop Studio got 75.8%.Īt 301 nits of brightness, the Inspiron 16 is rather bright for its price, but still can’t match the premium average of 391 nits. Keep in mind that this category features laptops with price tags above $2,000 and $3,000. However, the display was more than sharp enough to capture those luscious strands of hair on Tom Holland’s head.Īccording to our colorimeter, the Inspiron 16’s screen covered 67.9% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, which is short of the 83.6% premium laptop average. When Drake was ejected from a plane to recreate the famous Uncharted 3 sequence, the ocean below was a crispy blue that almost popped on screen. I watched the trailer for the Uncharted film, and the screen was bright enough to capture Sully’s weird art decor in the dimly lit condo while he and a baby-faced Nathan Drake talked about going on their first treasure hunting adventure.
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