The Dell G Series was a line of laptop and desktop computers by Dell. It was the successor to the Dell Inspiron Gaming Series (Pandora). It was launched in April 2018. The G series was positioned below Alienware and competed 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.
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.
In January 2025 Dell announced a major restructuring that saw the demise of the G series brand, along with others.
Specifications For many computers for Microsoft's Windows operating system, many 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). ModelRelease dateCPUMemoryPrimary Storage UnitSecondary Storage Unit*GraphicsScreen**Video cameraAudioWi-Fi & BluetoothPeripheral connectionsBattery (non-removable)Operating System G3 Series 3579Apr 2018Intel 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 cache8 or 16 GB DDR4 RAM, 2666 MHz (2 slots, up to 32 GB)1 TB
5400 RPM
2.5" SATA HDDN/A Intel UHD Graphics 620 (only available for G3 3579) NVIDIAGeForce GTX 1050 with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q with 6 GB of GDDR5 memory15.6", 1920×1080 (16:9), 141 ppi, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit56 Whr,4-CellWindows 103779Apr 2018128 GB / 256 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD1 TB 5400 rpm
2.5" SATA HDD17.3", 1920×1080 (16:9), 127 ppi, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit3590Sep 2019Intel 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 cache128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDNVIDIA
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 memory15.6", 1920×1080 (16:9), IPS Anti-Glare LED-BacklitQualcomm DW1810
802.11ac Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.151 Whr,3-Cell2020 2.5 GHz quad-core Core i5-10300H, up to 4.5 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache8 GB DDR4 2933 MHz256 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 with 4 GB GDDR6 memory
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6 GB GDDR6 memory15.6", 1920×1080 G5 Series 5587Apr 2018Intel 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 cache8 GB or 16 GB DDR4
2666 MHz128 GB / 256 GB
M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD1 TB 5400 rpm
2.5" SATANVIDIAGeForce 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-Backlit56 WHr,4-Cell5590Jan 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 cache128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDNVIDIAGeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory or 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 memory802.11ac WiFi + Bluetooth 4.260 WHr,4-Cell5590 SEJan 2019
Jun 2019
(9th gen. processors)NVIDIA GeForce 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 memory15.6", 1920×1080 (16:9), IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit802.11ac WiFi + Bluetooth 4.260 WHr,4-CellSE (AMD)2020AMD Ryzen 2.9 GHz hexa-core Ryzen 7 4800H, up to 4.2 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache8 GB or 16 GB DDR4
3200 MHz512 GB / 1 TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDAMD Radeon RX 5600M2020 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 cache8 GB or 16 GB DDR4 2933 MHz256 GB / 512 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDNVIDIA GeForce 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 memory15.6", 1920×1080 G15 Series 55102021Intel 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 cache4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB DDR4 RAM, 2933 MHz (2 slots, up to 32 GB)Up to 2 TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDNVIDIA GeForce 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 memory15.6", 1920×1080, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit, Refresh Rate:(120 Hz,165 Hz, 144 Hz)55112021Intel 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 cache4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB DDR4 RAM, 3200 MHz (2 slots, up to 32 GB)Up to 2 TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDNVIDIAGeForce 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 memory15.6", 1920×1080, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit, Refresh Rate:(120 Hz,165 Hz, 360 Hz)5515 (AMD)2021AMD 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 cache4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB DDR4 RAM, 3200 MHz (2 slots, up to 32 GB)Up to 2 TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDNVIDIAGeForce 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 memory15.6", 1920×1080, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit, Refresh Rate:(120 Hz,165 Hz,144 Hz)55202022Intel 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 cache8 GB, 16 GB or 32 GB DDR5 RAM, 4800 MHz (2 slots, up to 32 GB)Up to 2 TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDNVIDIAGeForce 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
or GeForce RTX 3070 Ti with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory15.6", 1920×1080, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit, Refresh Rate:(120 Hz,165 Hz) OR 15.6", 2560 x 1440, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit, Refresh Rate:(240 Hz) G5 Desktop Series DT2020 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 cache8 GB DDR4 2666 MHz or
16 GB DDR4 2933 MHz1 TB 7200 RPM
3.5" SATA
or
128 GB / 256 GB
M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD1 TB 7200 rpm
3.5" SATANVIDIA GeForce 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 memoryN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A G7 Series 7588Apr 2018Intel 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 cache8 or 16 GB DDR4 RAM, 2666 MHz (2 slots, up to 32 GB)128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD1 TB
5400 rpm
2.5" SATANVIDIAGeForce 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-Backlit720p webcamWLAN: 802.11ac + Bluetooth 5.0, Dual Band 2.4&5 GHz, MU-MIMO/160 MHz, 2x256 WHr,4-Cell7590Jan 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)NVIDIA 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 2080 with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory15.6", 1920×1080 (16:9), 141 ppi, 300-nits, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit60 WHr,4-Cell7790Jan 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 memory17.3", 1920×1080 (16:9), 127 ppi, 300-nits, IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit60 WHr,4-Cell7500, 77002020 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 Cache16 GB or 32 GB DDR4 2933 MHz256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDNVIDIA or 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 memory15.6" (7500 model), 1920×1080 17.3" (7700 model), 1920×1080 WLAN: Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.168 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. TechRader gave the Dell G3 a rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Laptop Mag gave the Dell G3 3 out of 5 stars. 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 PC World gave the Dell G7 4 out of 5 stars. Wired gave the Dell G7 a rating of 7 out of 10. 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.
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