Model review

Dell Inspiron 7559 review

Dell Inspiron 7559 — from 2015, 2.6 kg, performance 40.

Dell Inspiron 7559

Technical specifications

Type Gaming
Release year 2015
Screen 15.6" · 3840x2160
Processor Intel Core i7 6700HQ
Graphics GeForce GTX 960M 4GB
Max. RAM 32 GB
Weight 2.6 kg
Battery 74 Wh

Performance scores

Performance
40
/100
CPU
47
/100
GPU
24
/100
USComp
42
/100

A 2015 gaming veteran standing alone at its price corner

The Dell Inspiron 7559 (2015) carries a Core i7 6700HQ, a GTX 960M with 4GB, and 32GB of RAM at $345 — 54 percent below the gaming-class median. Its measurements read era-floor for the class: graphics 24.16 against 78.49, reliability 18 against 53, mobility 12 against 29. No measured analogs land near this machine — at its corner of price and format, it stands by itself.

What a 960M still clears

Overwatch clears its recommended bar, and Grand Theft Auto V and Rainbow Six Siege clear their minimums; Visual Studio Code clears its minimum for development work. That is the honest envelope of a 2015 entry card: competitive titles at rec settings, classics at minimum, and a quad-core CPU with 32GB of RAM that keeps the desktop side serviceable. Nothing heavier is claimed, and nothing heavier is measured.

Price and value trajectory

From $1,800 at launch to $345 today, the 7559 has depreciated at 8.31 percent per year, with a projected $290 (a further 15.9 percent) in two years. A decade in, the curve is flat terminal — the machine has reached the price floor where capability and cost meet honestly.

Against its price neighbors

The measured analog set for this machine is empty — nothing in the catalog lands close enough on both price and format to count as a peer. That isolation cuts both ways: no rival undercuts this corner of the shelf, but no comparison validates it either. The buyer weighs the machine on its own measurements, and those measurements describe a light-duty veteran at veteran pricing.

Bottom line

The Inspiron 7559 at $345 is a lone-corner machine: rec-bar Overwatch, minimum-bar classics, 32GB of RAM, and a decade-old platform priced at its terminal value. For a spare desk machine or a first gaming laptop on a tight budget, the data supports a cautious buy; for anything beyond light duty, the reliability and graphics readings point up the shelf.

🧭 Your context

Stage: Vague sense of need

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🎮 What it can run

⚙️ Configuration analysis

Top configuration: Intel Core i7 6700HQ · GeForce GTX 960M 4GB · 32GB RAM
CPU: Intel Core i7 6700HQ · 6th GPU: GeForce GTX 960M 4GB RAM: 32 GB
light tier

Top configuration is sufficient for office work, media playback, and older or undemanding games.

🤔 How to choose

Universal advice for any use case.

  • Reliability vs price: reliability (median 53) ↔ price (median 749.6).
  • Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 29) ↔ overall performance (median 73.9).
  • Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 100) ↔ battery life (median 2.5).

Inspiron 7559: verdict

+
Best for: a balanced profile
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Watch out for: gaming and GPU-accelerated tasks
$
Price: $345 — a budget-friendly pick

➡️ Next step

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Technical reference for Dell Inspiron 7559.

Full specifications

Brand
Dell
Series
Inspiron (legacy/other)
Type
Gaming
Release year
2015
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
3840x2160
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
RAM (max)
32 GB DDR3
Weight
2.60 kg
Ports
5
Backlit keyboard
Webcam
Battery
74 Wh

Performance scores

Performance
40
/100
CPU
47
/100
GPU
24
/100
USComp
28
/100

Performance metrics

Performance 40
Portability 22
Light office 60
Gaming 27
Creative 36
Energy efficiency 49
Connectivity 73
Value 53
Color accuracy
🎮

No FPS data for this model's GPU.

The GPU may be integrated or not yet benchmarked.

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
35%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
236%
GPU
483%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✗ Weak
CPU
135%
GPU
81%
RAM
400%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
472%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Fortnite ✗ Weak
CPU
86%
GPU
151%
RAM
400%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
315%
GPU
483%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✗ Weak
CPU
157%
GPU
97%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring ✗ Weak
CPU
86%
GPU
50%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
157%
GPU
86%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends ✗ Weak
CPU
86%
GPU
60%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy ✗ Weak
CPU
105%
GPU
81%
RAM
200%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
315%
GPU
483%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
86%
GPU
69%
RAM
400%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
67%
GPU
35%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✗ Weak
CPU
86%
GPU
69%
RAM
400%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
472%
GPU
483%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
315%
GPU
483%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
67%
GPU
37%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
105%
GPU
81%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
118%
GPU
110%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
134%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
105%
GPU
69%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus ✗ Weak
CPU
118%
GPU
78%
RAM
400%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
189%
GPU
483%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
118%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov ✗ Weak
CPU
157%
GPU
97%
RAM
400%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
215%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✗ Weak
CPU
215%
GPU
81%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding ✗ Weak
CPU
189%
GPU
78%
RAM
400%
Control ✗ Weak
CPU
157%
GPU
81%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
215%
GPU
121%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
121%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
215%
GPU
121%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✗ Weak
CPU
169%
GPU
97%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
169%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
189%
GPU
86%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
157%
GPU
121%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
394%
GPU
242%
RAM
533%
The Division 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
215%
GPU
97%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
189%
GPU
161%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
169%
GPU
121%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✗ Weak
CPU
157%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
215%
GPU
121%
RAM
533%
Days Gone ✗ Weak
CPU
215%
GPU
81%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
112%
GPU
101%
RAM
267%
Returnal ✗ Weak
CPU
135%
GPU
60%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
157%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village ✗ Weak
CPU
135%
GPU
69%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
60%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
112%
GPU
37%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
101%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
60%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
215%
GPU
121%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
157%
GPU
121%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
44%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
148%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
53%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
315%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
121%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
236%
GPU
121%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
F1 24 ✗ Weak
CPU
262%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat ✗ Weak
CPU
135%
GPU
69%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
315%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
201%
RAM
400%

Configuration options

Available model options · 3 variants across 3 categories

⚙ Processors (1)
Intel Core i7 6700HQ
🎮 Graphics (1)
GeForce GTX 960M 4GB
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 520

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