Dell G15 5520 (2022) vs Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell G15 5520 (2022)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Around 42% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB) and an SSD
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1260 grams less (around 2.78 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- MacBook with the Apple M2 chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Thinner bezels and 19% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 250 nits
- 60% sharper screen – 225 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 33% more compact case (101.4 vs 150.7 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) | 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357.3 x 272.11 x 26.9 mm 14.07 x 10.71 x 1.06 inches |
304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches |
| Area | 972 cm2 (150.7 inches2) | 654 cm2 (101.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~69% | ~82% |
| Side bezels | 6 mm | 5.6 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Silver, Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Material | Plastic | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Passive |
| Vapor chamber | No | - |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | - |
| Noise level (max. load) | 52.5 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 13.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 225 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1664 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
G15 5520 (2022)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022)
13.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 83.1 in2
~25% more screen space
| Contrast | 800:1 | 1384:1 |
| sRGB color space | 75% | 99.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 87.6% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 98.4% |
| Response time | 35 ms | 29 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 13.2 V | - |
| Full charging time | - | 2:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | - | Yes, 65 W |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 180 / 240 W | 30 / 35 / 67 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 955 / 1057 grams | 174 / 189 / 250 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | - |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Apple M2 GPU |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 95 W | 15 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1530 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1740 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS | 2.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 7.9 TFLOPS | 2.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1238 | 270 |
| Solar Bay | 24072 | 6237 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3254 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~83 dB | ~82.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Size | 10.5 x 6.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
Further details
Notes on G15 5520 (2022):
- Thunderbolt 4 is exclusive to the GeForce RTX 3060 models and above, while the models with RTX 3050 Ti offer USB 3.2 Gen 2.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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