Dell Vostro 15 3500

business 2020 15.6" dGPU โฑ ~4h โš–๏ธ 1.78 kg โš–๏ธ GPU-bound
LB Score
50
out of 100
Fit for you
57/100
โœš Strong: fit_value โš  Weak: fit_reliability
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Related resources

CPU
70
GPU
24
GeForce MX330
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
42 Wh
~4h
Price
~$604
estimate
Age
6 years
2020
๐Ÿ“ Our review

Dell Vostro 15 3500 review

Dell Vostro 15 3500 โ€” from 2020, 1.78 kg, performance 49.

LB Score
50
/100
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๐Ÿ“Œ Quick verdict

Overall score 50/100. Strongest suit โ€” Energy efficiency (81), weakest โ€” Gaming (16).

โœ“ Strengths

Energy efficiency (81) ยท Photo & design (78)

โš  Weaknesses

Gaming (16)

๐Ÿ’ฐ Price trend

$1,300 $916 $531 2020: $1,300 2020 2021: $1,144 2022: $1,007 2023: $886 2024: $780 2025: $686 2026: $604 2026 2027: $531 (forecast) 2027
๐Ÿ“‰ Loses ~$116/year (9%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 50
CPU score 70 High tier
GPU score 24 Light tier
RAM max 32 GB Professional
Weight 1.78 kg Light tier
Battery 42 Wh Standard

Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.

Full specifications

Brand
Dell
Series
Vostro (SMB business)
Type
Businessโ‰ˆ
Release year
2020โ‰ˆ
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1366x768
Panel type
tn
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 , Intel Core i3 1115G4 , Intel Core i5 1135G7 , Intel Core i7 1165G7
Graphics
GeForce MX330 2GB
RAM (max)
32 GB DDR4โ‰ˆ
Weight
1.78 kg
Ports
5
Battery
42 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 49
Portability 47
Light office 70
Gaming 16
Creative 44
Energy efficiency 81
Connectivity 78
Value 63
Color accuracy โ€”

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

GeForce MX330 (dGPU)
2 GB ยท GDDR5
CUDA 6.1
24

๐ŸŽฎ Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO โ€” 240 โœ“ Comfortable
Overwatch โ€” 240 โœ“ Comfortable
GTA V โ€” 140 โœ“ Comfortable
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) โ€” 140 โœ“ Comfortable
Valorant 118 118 โœ“ Comfortable
FIFA 21 80 75 โœ“ Comfortable
Dota 2 โ€” 70 โœ“ Comfortable
Fortnite 63 63 โœ“ Comfortable
Rocket League 59 47 โš  Playable
Star Wars Squadrons 49 41 โš  Playable
Farming Simulator 19 62 38 โš  Playable
X-Plane 11.11 47 36 โš  Playable
Forza Horizon 4 31 31 โš  Playable
Battlefield 5 29 29 โœ— Low
F1 2020 39 28 โœ— Low
Counter-Strike 2 โ€” 27 โœ— Low
Dirt Rally 2.0 29 27 โœ— Low
Apex Legends 27 23 โœ— Low
Darksiders III 30 23 โœ— Low
Escape from Tarkov 34 23 โœ— Low
Far Cry 5 23 23 โœ— Low
FIFA 20 72 22 โœ— Low
Gears Tactics 35 22 โœ— Low
Just Cause 4 27 21 โœ— Low
Outriders 26 21 โœ— Low
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 26 21 โœ— Low
Need for Speed Heat 22 20 โœ— Low
The Witcher 3 โ€” 19 โœ— Low
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 21 18 โœ— Low
Monster Hunter World 20 17 โœ— Low
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โ€” 17 โœ— Low
F1 2019 17 16 โœ— Low
Forza Horizon 5 โ€” 16 โœ— Low
Mafia Definitive Edition 17 16 โœ— Low
Total War: Three Kingdoms 16 โ€” โœ— Low
Call of Duty: Warzone 23 15 โœ— Low
Far Cry New Dawn 24 15 โœ— Low
GRID 2019 16 15 โœ— Low
Hitman 3 19 15 โœ— Low
Hunt Showdown 19 15 โœ— Low
Red Dead Redemption 2 15 โ€” โœ— Low
Yakuza Like a Dragon 16 15 โœ— Low
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19 14 โœ— Low
Death Stranding 15 14 โœ— Low
Hitman 2 24 13 โœ— Low
Rage 2 15 13 โœ— Low
Borderlands 3 14 12 โœ— Low
Crysis Remastered 23 12 โœ— Low
Watch Dogs Legion 14 12 โœ— Low
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 18 11 โœ— Low
Horizon Zero Dawn 13 11 โœ— Low
Metro Exodus 13 11 โœ— Low
Control 14 10 โœ— Low
Cyberpunk 2077 โ€” 10 โœ— Low
Dirt 5 10 โ€” โœ— Low
Ghost Recon Breakpoint 11 10 โœ— Low
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17 10 โœ— Low
Anno 1800 11 9 โœ— Low
Immortals Fenyx Rising 15 9 โœ— Low
Resident Evil 4 Remake โ€” 9 โœ— Low
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9 8 โœ— Low
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War 13 8 โœ— Low
Serious Sam 4 13 8 โœ— Low
The Division 2 19 8 โœ— Low
Flight Simulator 2020 12 7 โœ— Low
Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 9 6 โœ— Low
๐Ÿ’ก 66 games in the database for this GPU. โœ“ playable (โ‰ฅ60 FPS), โš  medium (30-59), โœ— low (<30).

๐Ÿ’ป Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
35%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V โœ“ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
481%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077 โœ— Weak
CPU
200%
GPU
80%
RAM
400%
Minecraft โœ“ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
240%
RAM
800%
Fortnite โœ“ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
150%
RAM
400%
Valorant โœ“ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
481%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โœ— Weak
CPU
233%
GPU
96%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring โœ— Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
50%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
233%
GPU
86%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends โœ— Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
60%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy โœ— Weak
CPU
156%
GPU
80%
RAM
200%
Dota 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
481%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3 โœ— Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
69%
RAM
400%
Starfield โœ— Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
35%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone โœ— Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
69%
RAM
400%
League of Legends โœ“ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
481%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
481%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
37%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
156%
GPU
80%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
109%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
134%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
156%
GPU
69%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus โœ— Weak
CPU
175%
GPU
78%
RAM
400%
Overwatch โœ“ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
481%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds โœ“ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
100%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake โœ— Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov โœ— Weak
CPU
233%
GPU
96%
RAM
400%
God of War โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
100%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn โœ— Weak
CPU
318%
GPU
80%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding โœ— Weak
CPU
280%
GPU
78%
RAM
400%
Control โœ— Weak
CPU
233%
GPU
80%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
120%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight โœ“ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
120%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
120%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020 โœ— Weak
CPU
250%
GPU
96%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion โœ“ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
100%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3 โœ— Weak
CPU
280%
GPU
86%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
120%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege โœ“ Runs well
CPU
583%
GPU
240%
RAM
533%
The Division 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
318%
GPU
96%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics โœ“ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
160%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown โœ“ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
120%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands โœ— Weak
CPU
233%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
120%
RAM
533%
Days Gone โœ— Weak
CPU
318%
GPU
80%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo โœ“ Runs well
CPU
167%
GPU
100%
RAM
267%
Returnal โœ— Weak
CPU
200%
GPU
60%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
233%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village โœ— Weak
CPU
200%
GPU
69%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol โœ— Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
60%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart โœ“ Runs well
CPU
219%
GPU
100%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
37%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong โœ“ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
100%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima โœ“ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
100%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1 โœ— Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
60%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
120%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales โœ“ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
120%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor โœ— Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
44%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake โœ— Weak
CPU
219%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Lies of P โœ“ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
100%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest โœ— Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
52%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
240%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
120%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey โœ“ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
120%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla โœ“ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
100%
RAM
400%
F1 24 โœ— Weak
CPU
389%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat โœ— Weak
CPU
200%
GPU
69%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
240%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order โœ“ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
200%
RAM
400%

๐Ÿ”— Same series

4 models in the series.

2021
Dell Vostro 15 5510
$ $403
2020
Dell Vostro 3400
$ $313
2018
Dell Vostro 3583
$ $281
2018
Dell Vostro 5581
$ $274

โ‰… Similar by specs

Similar performance profile across other series and brands.

Dell ยท 2019
Latitude 7390
$ $270
cpuโ‰ˆ42, ramโ‰ˆ32
Dell ยท 2018
Latitude 5591
$ $357
cpuโ‰ˆ58, ramโ‰ˆ32
HP ยท 2019
EliteBook 840 G6
$ $225
cpuโ‰ˆ38, ramโ‰ˆ32
HP ยท 2020
EliteBook 840 G8
$ $309
cpuโ‰ˆ70, ramโ‰ˆ64

โ‰ˆ Similar class

Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.

Dell ยท 2020
Latitude 3520
$ $357
Dell ยท 2018
Latitude 3310
$ $361
Dell ยท 2019
Latitude 3510
$ $378
Dell ยท 2021
Latitude 3190
$ $127

Configuration options

Available model options ยท 16 variants across 6 categories

๐Ÿ–ฅ Displays (2)
1366 x 768 1920 x 1080
โš™ Processors (4)
Intel Pentium Gold 7505 Intel Core i3 1115G4 Intel Core i5 1135G7 Intel Core i7 1165G7
๐Ÿ”ฒ Memory (4)
4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB
๐Ÿ’พ Storage (4)
256GB 512GB 1024GB 2048GB
๐ŸŽฎ Graphics (1)
GeForce MX330 2GB
๐Ÿ”‹ Batteries (1)
42 Wh

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