Dell G Series

The Dell G Series is the successor to the Dell Inspiron Gaming Series (Pandora).^[1] It was launched in April 2018.^[2] This series is positioned below Alienware and competes with Lenovo's Legion, Acer's Nitro and Predator Helios, HP's Omen and Pavilion Power laptops.^{[citation needed]} During CES 2019, Dell updated the G5 and G7. The G7 is now available in both 15" and 17" screen. Other upgrades includes a 144Hz 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]

Specifications

Like with many Windows computers, many different configurations exists globally.

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	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)	1TB 5400 rpm 2.5" SATA HDD	N/A	Intel UHD Graphics 620 (only available for G3 3579) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory or 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			128GB / 256 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD	1TB 5400 rpm 2.5" SATA HDD		17.3", 1920×1080 (16:9), 127 ppi, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit				56 Whr, 4-Cell
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		128GB / 256GB / 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD	1TB 5400 rpm 2.5" SATA HDD	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 with 3GB GDDR5 memory GeForce GTX 1650 with 4GB GDDR5 memory GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q with 6GB 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	8GB DDR4 2933MHz	256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD		NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 with 4GB GDDR6 memory GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6GB 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^[5]	8GB or 16GB DDR4 2666MHz	128GB / 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD	1TB 5400 rpm 2.5" SATA	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory or 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^[6] 2.2 GHz hexa-core Core i7-8750H, up to 4.1 GHz, 9 MB L3 cache.^[5] 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		128GB / 256GB / 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD		NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory or GeForce GTX 1650 with 4GB of GDDR5 memory or GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6GB 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)			128GB / 256GB / 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD		NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 with 4GB of GDDR5 memory or GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6GB 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	8GB or 16GB DDR4 3200MHz	512GB / 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD		AMD Radeon RX 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	8GB or 16GB DDR4 2933MHz	256GB / 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD		NVIDIA or GeForce GTX 1650 Ti with 4GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 2070 with 8GB of GDDR6 memory	15.6", 1920×1080
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	8GB DDR4 2666MHz or 16GB DDR4 2933MHz	1TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA or 128GB / 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD	1TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER with 4GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER with 6GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6GB 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^[4] 2.2 GHz hexa-core Core i7-8750H, up to 4.1 GHz, 9 MB L3 cache^[5] 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)	128GB / 256GB / 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD	1TB 5400 rpm 2.5" SATA	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory or 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/160Mhz, 2x2	1x HDMI 2.0 3x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A including 1 with PowerShare 1x Thunderbolt 3 Port (USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C with support for 40 Gbps Thunderbolt and DisplayPort) 1x 2-in-1 SD (UHS50) / MMC, RJ-45 1x Headphone/Mic	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^[6] 2.2 GHz hexa-core Core i7-8750H, up to 4.1 GHz, 9 MB L3 cache^[5] 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)				NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 with 4GB of GDDR5 memory or GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6GB 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 6GB 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, 16MB L3 Cache	16GB or 32GB DDR4 2933MHz	256GB / 512GB / 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD		NVIDIA or GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 2070 with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory or GeForce RTX 2070 Super with 8GB 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 144Hz refresh rate.

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

Reception

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.

References

^ "Dell rebrands Inspiron gaming laptops to G Series, serves up four new models". Digital Trends. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
^ "Dell announces their new G3, G5, and G7 budget-friendly gaming laptops". Notebookcheck. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
^ us, Dell. "Press Releases". Dell. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
^ ^a ^b "Intel® Core™ i5-8300H Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) Product Specifications". Intel® ARK (Product Specs). Retrieved 2019-01-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz) Product Specifications". Intel® ARK (Product Specs). Retrieved 2019-01-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Intel® Core™ i5-8300H Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) Product Specifications". Intel® ARK (Product Specs). Retrieved 2019-01-25.
^ "Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK Processor (12M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz) Product Specifications". Intel® ARK (Product Specs). Retrieved 2019-01-25.
^ "Dell's G3 Gaming laptop knows what gamers want, and what they can live without". Digital Trends. 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
^ "Dell G3 15 review". TechRadar. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
^ "Dell G3 15 Gaming". Retrieved 2018-10-02.
^ "Dell G7 15 Review". Retrieved 2018-10-02.
^ "Dell G7 15 (7588) review: A six-core gaming laptop that won't break the bank". PCWorld. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
^ "Dell's G7 Gaming Laptop Delivers Mucho Muscle for Your Money". WIRED. Retrieved 2018-10-02.

[1] "Dell rebrands Inspiron gaming laptops to G Series, serves up four new models". Digital Trends. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2018-10-02.

[2] "Dell announces their new G3, G5, and G7 budget-friendly gaming laptops". Notebookcheck. Retrieved 2018-10-02.

[3] us, Dell. "Press Releases". Dell. Retrieved 2019-01-13.

[:2-4] "Intel® Core™ i5-8300H Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) Product Specifications". Intel® ARK (Product Specs). Retrieved 2019-01-25.

[:0-5] "Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz) Product Specifications". Intel® ARK (Product Specs). Retrieved 2019-01-25.

[:1-6] "Intel® Core™ i5-8300H Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) Product Specifications". Intel® ARK (Product Specs). Retrieved 2019-01-25.

[7] "Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK Processor (12M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz) Product Specifications". Intel® ARK (Product Specs). Retrieved 2019-01-25.

[8] "Dell's G3 Gaming laptop knows what gamers want, and what they can live without". Digital Trends. 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2018-10-02.

[9] "Dell G3 15 review". TechRadar. Retrieved 2018-10-02.

[10] "Dell G3 15 Gaming". Retrieved 2018-10-02.

[11] "Dell G7 15 Review". Retrieved 2018-10-02.

[12] "Dell G7 15 (7588) review: A six-core gaming laptop that won't break the bank". PCWorld. Retrieved 2018-10-02.

[13] "Dell's G7 Gaming Laptop Delivers Mucho Muscle for Your Money". WIRED. Retrieved 2018-10-02.

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