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Memory Upgrade for Dell Inspiron 15 (3520)

Dell Inspiron 15 (3520) memory upgrade specification, Inspiron 15 (3520) maximum memory, memory speed, and memory upgrade options.

Upgrade memory on Dell Inspiron 15 (3520) upto a maximum of 8 GB
PC3-10600, PC3-12800 DDR3 SODIMMs., with maximum 4GB per slot in 2 Slots memory slots. The Dell Inspiron 15 (3520) takes the PC3-10600, PC3-12800 DDR3 SODIMMs. Memory Type.

Dell Inspiron 15 (3520) Memory Upgrade Specification
Standard Memory Maximum Memory Memory Expansion CPU Type Model/Chipset
4 GB 8 GB
PC3-10600, PC3-12800 DDR3 SODIMMs.
2 Slots Intel Core i5, i3, Pentium, Celeron Intel HM75 Express Chipset
 

Dell Inspiron 15 (3520) Memory Upgrade options.

What are memory sockets or slots and how are these divided into bank?

 

Memory Sockets or Slots are the place where memory RAM modules are inserted in the motherboard. The Dell Inspiron 15 (3520) has 2 Slots memory expansion slots. A memory bank is a group of memory expansion sockets, a bank must be completely filled with memory modules of the same size and type in order for the system to recognize and address the memory. i.e. :

2 sockets (2 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 2 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.

3 sockets (3 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 3 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.

4 sockets (2 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 4 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.

8 sockets (4 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 8 memory slots. These are divided into 4 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.

12 sockets (3 banks of 4) This indicates that there are 12 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of four memory slots. So you must add memory four pieces at a time (and they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.