Dell G Series Explained

The Dell G Series is a line of laptop and desktop computers by Dell. It is the successor to the Dell Inspiron Gaming Series (Pandora).^[1] It was launched in April 2018.^[2] The G series is positioned below Alienware and competes with Lenovo's LOQ, Acer's Nitro, HP's Victus.

During CES 2019, Dell updated the G5 and G7. The G7 is now available in both 15-inch and 17-inch screen. Other upgrades includes a 144 Hz refresh rate for the display with G-SYNC support and the inclusion of RGB keyboard. A G5 SE (special edition) was also announced during the trade show and differs from the regular G5 by being finished in alpine white and having a portion of the bottom panel transparent.^[3]

Dell released the G15 series of laptops in 2021. The G15 laptops are the highest performing variants in the G-series with some units having specifications comparable to Alienware models.

Specifications

Like with many Windows computers, many different configurations exist.

The Dell G5 (5587) and G7 (7588) shared the same chassis with the Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming (7567) and Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming (7577).

Model	Release date	width=15%	CPU!	Memory	Primary Storage Unit	Secondary Storage Unit*	Graphics	Screen**	Video camera	Wi-Fi & Bluetooth	Peripheral connections	Battery (non-removable)
G3 Series
3579	Apr 2018	Intel Coffee Lake 8th gen. 2.3 GHz quad-core Core i5-8300H, up to 4.0 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache^[4] 2.2 GHz hexa-core Core i7-8750H, up to 4.1 GHz, 9 MB L3 cache^[5]	8 or 16 GB DDR4 RAM, 2666 MHz(2 slots, up to 32 GB)	1 TB 5400 rpm 2.5" SATA HDD	N/A	IntelUHD Graphics 620 (only available for G3 3579) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 with 4 GB of GDDR5 memoryor GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory or GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q with 6 GB of GDDR5 memory	15.6", 1920×1080 (16:9), 141 ppi, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit				56 Whr, 4-Cell
3779	Apr 2018			128 GB / 256 GBM.2 PCIe NVMe SSD	1 TB5400 rpm 2.5" SATA HDD		17.3", 1920×1080 (16:9), 127 ppi, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit
3590	Sep 2019	Intel Coffee Lake 9th gen. 2.4 GHz quad-core Core i5-9300H, up to 4.1 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache 2.5 GHz hexa-core Core i7-9750H, up to 4.5 GHz, 12 MB L3 cache		128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GBM.2 PCIe NVMe SSD		NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 with 3 GB GDDR5 memory GeForce GTX 1650 with 4 GB GDDR5 memory GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q with 6 GB GDDR6 memory	15.6", 1920×1080 (16:9), IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit		Qualcomm DW1810 802.11ac Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.1		51 Whr, 3-Cell
	2020	2.5 GHz quad-core Core i5-10300H, up to 4.5 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache	8 GB DDR4 2933 MHz	256 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD		NVIDIAGeForce GTX 1650 with 4 GB GDDR6 memory GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6 GB GDDR6 memory	15.6", 1920×1080
G5 Series
5587	Apr 2018	Intel Coffee Lake 8th gen. 2.3 GHz quad-core Core i5-8300H, up to 4.0 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache^[6] 2.2 GHz hexa-core Core i7-8750H, up to 4.1 GHz, 9 MB L3 cache	8 GB or 16 GBDDR4 2666 MHz	128 GB / 256 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD	1 TB5400 rpm 2.5" SATA	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 with 4 GB of GDDR5 memoryor GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory or GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q with 6 GB of GDDR5 memory	15.6", 1920×1080 (16:9), 141 ppi, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit				56 WHr, 4-Cell
5590	Jan 2019 Jun 2019 (9th gen. processors)	Intel Coffee Lake 8th gen. 2.3 GHz quad-core Core i5-8300H, up to 4.0 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache 2.2 GHz hexa-core Core i7-8750H, up to 4.1 GHz, 9 MB L3 cache. Intel Coffee Lake 9th gen. 2.4 GHz quad-core Core i5-9300H, up to 4.1 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache 2.5 GHz hexa-core Core i7-9750H, up to 4.5 GHz, 12 MB L3 cache		128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GBM.2 PCIe NVMe SSD		NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4 GB of GDDR5 memoryor GeForce GTX 1650 with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory or GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6 GB of GDDR5 memory or GeForce RTX 2060 with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 2070 with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory			802.11ac WiFi + Bluetooth 4.2		60 WHr, 4-Cell
5590 SE	Jan 2019 Jun 2019 (9th gen. processors)					NVIDIAGeForce GTX 1650 with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory or GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 2060 with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory	15.6", 1920×1080 (16:9), IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit		802.11ac WiFi + Bluetooth 4.2		60 WHr, 4-Cell
SE (AMD)	2020	AMD Ryzen 2.9 GHz hexa-core Ryzen 7 4800H, up to 4.2 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache	8 GB or 16 GBDDR4 3200 MHz	512 GB / 1 TBM.2 PCIe NVMe SSD		AMD RadeonRX 5600M
	2020	2.5 GHz quad-core Core i5-10300H, up to 4.5 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache 2.6 GHz hexa-core Core i7-10750H, up to 5.0 GHz, 12 MB L3 cache	8 GB or 16 GB DDR4 2933 MHz	256 GB / 512 GBM.2 PCIe NVMe SSD		NVIDIAGeForce GTX 1650 Ti with 4 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 2070 with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory	15.6", 1920×1080
G15 Series
5510	2021	Intel Comet Lake 10th gen. 2.40 GHz quad-core Core i5-10200H, up to 4.10 GHz, 8 MB cache 2.20 GHz octa-core Core i7-10870H, up to 5 GHz, 16 MB cache	4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB DDR4 RAM, 2933 MHz(2 slots, up to 32 GB)	Up to 2 TBM.2 PCIe NVMe SSD		NVIDIAGeForce GTX 1650 with 4 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 3050 with 4 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 3050 Ti with 4 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 3060 with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory	15.6", 1920×1080, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit, Refresh Rate:(120 Hz,165 Hz, 144 Hz)
5511	2021	Intel Tiger Lake 11th gen. 2.10 GHz hexa-core Core i5-11260H, up to 4.40 GHz, 12 MB cache 2.20 GHz hexa-core Core i5-11400H, up to 4.50 GHz, 12 MB cache 2.30 GHz octa-core Core i7-11800H, up to 4.60 GHz, 24 MB cache	4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB DDR4 RAM, 3200 MHz(2 slots, up to 32 GB)	Up to 2 TBM.2 PCIe NVMe SSD		NVIDIAGeForce RTX 3050 with 4 GB of GDDR6 memoryor GeForce RTX 3050 Ti with 4 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 3060 with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory	15.6", 1920×1080, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit, Refresh Rate:(120 Hz,165 Hz, 360 Hz)
5515 (AMD)	2021	AMD Ryzen 3.3 GHz hexa-core Ryzen 7 5600H, up to 4.2 GHz, 16 MB L3 cache 3.2 GHz octa-core Ryzen 7 5800H, up to 4.4 GHz, 16 MB L3 cache	4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB DDR4 RAM, 3200 MHz(2 slots, up to 32 GB)	Up to 2 TBM.2 PCIe NVMe SSD		NVIDIAGeForce RTX 3050 with 4 GB of GDDR6 memoryor GeForce RTX 3050 Ti with 4 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 3060 with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory	15.6", 1920×1080, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit, Refresh Rate:(120 Hz,165 Hz,144 Hz)
5520	2022	Intel Alder Lake 12th gen. 12-core Core i5-12500H, up to 4.50 GHz, 18 MB cache 14-core Core i7-12700H, up to 4.70 GHz, 24 MB cache	8 GB, 16 GB or 32 GB DDR5 RAM, 4800 MHz(2 slots, up to 32 GB)	Up to 2 TBM.2 PCIe NVMe SSD		NVIDIAGeForce RTX 3050 with 4 GB of GDDR6 memoryor GeForce RTX 3050 Ti with 4 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 3060 with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 3070 Ti with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory	15.6", 1920×1080, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit, Refresh Rate:(120 Hz,165 Hz)OR15.6", 2560 x 1440, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit, Refresh Rate:(240 Hz)
G5 Desktop Series
DT	2020	3.6 GHz quad-core Core i3-10100, up to 4.3 GHz, 6 MB L3 cache 2.9 GHz hexa-core Core i5-10400F, up to 4.3 GHz, 12 MB L3 cache 2.9 GHz octa-core Core i7-10700F, up to 4.8 GHz, 16 MB L3 cache	8 GB DDR4 2666 MHz or 16 GB DDR4 2933 MHz	1 TB7200 rpm 3.5" SATA or 128 GB / 256 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD	1 TB7200 rpm 3.5" SATA	NVIDIAGeForce GTX 1650 SUPER with 4 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 2060 with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
G7 Series
7588	Apr 2018	Intel Coffee Lake 8th gen. 2.3 GHz quad-core Core i5-8300H, up to 4.0 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache 2.2 GHz hexa-core Core i7-8750H, up to 4.1 GHz, 9 MB L3 cache 2.9 GHz hexa-core Core i9-8950HK, up to 4.8 GHz, 12 MB L3 cache^[7]	8 or 16 GB DDR4 RAM, 2666 MHz(2 slots, up to 32 GB)	128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GBM.2 PCIe NVMe SSD	1 TB 5400 rpm 2.5" SATA	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 with 4 GB of GDDR5 memoryor GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory or GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q with 6 GB of GDDR5 memory	15.6", 1920×1080 (16:9), 141 ppi, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit	720p webcam	WLAN: 802.11ac + Bluetooth 5.0, Dual Band 2.4&5 GHz, MU-MIMO/160 MHz, 2x2		56 WHr, 4-Cell
7590	Jan 2019 Jun 2019 (9th gen. processors)	Intel Coffee Lake 8th gen. 2.3 GHz quad-core Core i5-8300H, up to 4.0 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache 2.2 GHz hexa-core Core i7-8750H, up to 4.1 GHz, 9 MB L3 cache Intel Coffee Lake 9th gen. 2.4 GHz quad-core Core i5-9300H, up to 4.1 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache 2.5 GHz hexa-core Core i7-9750H, up to 4.5 GHz, 12 MB L3 cache 2.3 GHz octa-core Core i9-9880H, up to 4.8 GHz, 16 MB L3 cache (only available for G7 7790)				NVIDIAGeForce GTX 1650 with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory or GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6 GB of GDDR5 memory or GeForce RTX 2060 with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 2080 with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory	15.6", 1920×1080 (16:9), 141 ppi, 300-nits, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit				60 WHr, 4-Cell
7790	Jan 2019 Jun 2019 (9th gen. processors)					NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6 GB of GDDR5 memory or GeForce RTX 2060 with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 2070 with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 2080 with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory	17.3", 1920×1080 (16:9), 127 ppi, 300-nits, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit				60 WHr, 4-Cell
7500, 7700	2020	2.6 GHz hexa-core Core i7-10750H, up to 5.0 GHz, 12 MB L3 cache 2.4 GHz octa-core Core i9-10885H, up to 5.3 GHz, 16 MB L3 Cache	16 GB or 32 GB DDR4 2933 MHz	256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TBM.2 PCIe NVMe SSD		NVIDIAor GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 2070 with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 2070 Super with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory	15.6" (7500 model), 1920×1080 17.3" (7700 model), 1920×1080		WLAN: Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1		68 Whr, 4-Cell

* Secondary Storage Unit may not be included.

**Some G5 and G7 model variations are equipped with 4K/UHD displays, or with displays with G-Sync feature supporting 144 Hz refresh rate.

***Some G7 model variations are equipped with a 90 Wh, 6-cell battery but lack an HDD.

Reception

The reception for the Dell G3 has been mixed. Digital Trends gave the Dell G3 a rating 3.5 out of 5 stars with a rating of 7.0.^[8] TechRader gave the Dell G3 a rating of 4 out of 5 stars.^[9] Laptop Mag gave the Dell G3 3 out of 5 stars.^[10] YouTuber Dave Lee gave the G3 a negative review due to its poor thermal performance; while it didn't thermal throttle, it did produce high temperatures under load.

Reception for the Dell G7 has been generally positive. Laptop Mag gave the Dell G7 3.5 out of 5 stars while PCworld gave the Dell G7 4 out of 5 stars.^{[11] [12]} Wired gave the Dell G7 a rating of 7 out of 10.^[13] Dave Lee gave the Dell G7 a positive review.

Lawsuits

In October 2020, a law firm advocating for consumer rights claimed to be investigating Dell based on multiple reports of overheating in the G3 and G5 Series laptops. Issues such as screen stuttering and battery failure were prominent. As a resort, users would attempt to alleviate the heat using a variety of makeshift methods, but this would significantly decrease performance of the hardware as a gaming device. The law firm filed a suit on the basis of deceptive trade practice, but this has yet to appear in court.^[14]

References

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2. News: Dell announces their new G3, G5, and G7 budget-friendly gaming laptops. Notebookcheck. 2018-10-02. en.
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8. News: Dell's G3 Gaming laptop knows what gamers want, and what they can live without. 2018-07-13. Digital Trends. 2018-10-02. en-US.
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