Dell G5 15 5500

  • Launched: May 2020
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~72.3%
  • Dimensions: 365.5 x 254 x 24.5 mm (14.39 x 10 x 0.96 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Dell G5 15 5500
Performance
43
Gaming
24
Display
33
Battery Life
52
Connectivity
58
Portability
58
BestCheck Score
45

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell G5 15 5500

Case

Weight 2.34 kg (5.16 lbs)
Dimensions 365.5 x 254 x 24.5 mm 14.39 x 10 x 0.96 inches
Area 928 cm2 (143.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~72.3%
Side bezels 10.1 mm
Colors Black
Material Plastic
Transformer No
Opening angle 140°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 50 dB

Display

 
Size 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz
PPI 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes
Display tests
Response time 35 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capicity
Voltage 11.4 V
Full charging time 2:30 hr
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery No
Charging port position Left
Charge power 180 / 230 W

CPU

 
Base frequency 2.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz
Cores 4
Threads 8
L3 Cache 8 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Fabrication process 14 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1582
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4706
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1175
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
5081

Graphics Card

 
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 12 nm
GPU base clock 1350 MHz
GPU boost clock 1485 MHz
FLOPS 3.041 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed ~12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
GPU performance
3.041 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 1x8 GB
Clock 2933 MHz
Type DDR4
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 64 GB

Storage

 
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 1
NVMe Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3254
Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5.1
Fingerprint Optional
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C No
Thunderbolt No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 10.5 x 6.5 cm
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes