Dell Inspiron 15R 5520 review

8 GB of Memory, Nothing Else Recorded

The Dell Inspiron 15R 5520 is an Ivy Bridge-era body whose record kept only one fact: 8 GB of memory. No listing price exists, no CPU or GPU entries survive, and the sheet flags graphics as the weakness with a score of 0.

Where it holds up

There is little to hold: performance reads 1.6 against a class median of 43.05, office 4.8, gaming 19, modeling 12, engineering CAD 19, photo design 13 — low-band values across the sheet, with portability at 20.5 also low. The 8 GB of memory is the only above-floor spec, and even it sits 75% below the class median of 32. Without the N5110's sibling record next to it, this sheet would offer no purchase guidance at all; with it, the honest read is "same family, fewer facts". The one working number — 8 GB of memory — is shared with the era's better records, so even it buys little distinction. The N5110 sibling record remains the family's single source of measured truth.

Where it falls short

Graphics is a coverage gap rather than a measured zero — no GPU entry, score 0 against a median of 27.24 — the flagged weakness. The composite score of 4 runs 92% below the class median of 53. This record joins the empty Inspiron 15 family in this batch: hardware that existed, scores that never did.

Price and depreciation

No listing price is recorded and no depreciation curve is modeled for this entry.

Alternatives to consider

The Inspiron 15R N5110 in this batch records an i5 2430M and a GT 525M with measured frame rates — the fuller sibling record. The Inspiron 3558 (2015) at $151 is the budget pick with verified minimum bars.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class. Eight gigabytes of memory and an empty page — nothing here supports a purchase decision.