Dell Inspiron 15 3525 (AMD) review

Dell Inspiron 15 3525 AMD (2022): the coherent budget twin

The Dell Inspiron 15 3525 is the AMD half of the $470 pair: a Ryzen 3 5425U with Radeon Vega 6 integrated graphics and 16GB of memory. The graphics score of 43.85 runs 61 percent above the class median, the mobility index of 72 clears the class median by 44 percent, and the sheet reads coherently from top to bottom — no odd pairings, no unread columns. The memory ceiling of 16GB is the named weakness.

Where it holds up

The balance is the machine's identity: photo design at 82 high-tier, value at 75.35 high-tier, office at 77.19 high-band, and gaming at 44, modeling at 50, and CAD at 51 all mid-tier — no low-band axis anywhere, despite the entry positioning. Portability at 50.2 is mid-tier, the 15-inch chassis norm, and overall performance at 49.44 is mid-band. At $470 it is the coherent alternative to its Pentium-plus-dGPU twin.

Where it falls short

The named weakness shapes the ceiling: 16GB, half the class median, binds the multitasking and caps the creative headroom the healthy photo reading invites. There is no measured game receipt for this configuration — the gaming axis reads on platform inference. Portability is desk-first, and the 11.94 percent depreciation pace is standard for the tier without being an advantage.

Price and depreciation

No baseline price exists in the ledger, so the projection runs rate-only at a modeled 11.94 percent per year. On $470 that implies roughly $56 of expected first-year loss — near the batch's floor in absolute terms. Coherent budget machines age predictably; the value reading at 75.35 says the entry price is already fair.

Alternatives to consider

The Inspiron 15 3520 Intel (2022) at the same $470 is the odd twin: photo at 88 versus 82 and a measured 45-frame receipt, at the cost of the Pentium CPU and the same 16GB ceiling — the visual-work pick if the imbalance is acceptable. The Inspiron 16 5625 (2022) at the same price offers 32GB of memory and photo at 87 top-tier for the identical ask — strictly more machine for desk-first buyers. The Inspiron 14 5425 (2022), also $470, carries the same coherence into a lighter frame with the MX550's measured receipts.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class. The 3525 is the coherent $470 pick: high-tier photo and value, high-band office, no low-band axis, with 16GB as the single honest complaint. Its Intel twin posts flashier photo numbers; this machine is the one that ages gracefully.