Dell Inspiron 13 5379 2-in-1 review

An i7 Convertible on a Budget Record

The Dell Inspiron 13 5379 2-in-1 carries an i7 8550U with 16 GB of memory — the upscale CPU option of this chassis family. No listing price is recorded. Its sheet is low-band throughout, but the measured entries clear their minimum bars: Overwatch, Grand Theft Auto V, The Sims 4, and Visual Studio Code all pass.

Where it holds up

Graphics is the flagged strength at 6.79, 77% above the convertible median of 3.84 — an above-median reading in a class where the median is tiny. Portability reads 68.8 in the high band, the 8th-generation i7 gives the record its best hardware claim, and the four verified minimum-bar passes mean light gaming and development work are demonstrably possible, not assumed. For an unpriced record, those passes are the entire evidence base. The chassis family's pattern is consistent: verified minima at the bottom of every other band.

Where it falls short

Reliability is the flagged weakness at 20 against a class median of 49. Performance reads 23.17, office 30.5, gaming 23, modeling 20, engineering CAD 22, photo design 17 — every axis low band. Memory at 16 GB is half the class median, and value sits at 10.45, low band, the sheet's blunt comment on the configuration's pricing.

Price and depreciation

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

Alternatives to consider

The Inspiron 13 5378 (2019) in this batch posts a mid-band value score of 37.5 and a verified game record at $481. The EliteBook x360 830 G8 (2020) at $566 is the business-grade alternative with a high-band CPU score.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class. The i7 badge and four verified minimum-bar passes are the argument; the value and reliability readings are the counterargument.