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Dell G16 vs G15 5525

66 out of 100
Dell G16
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56 out of 100
Dell G15 5525
Dell G16
Dell G15 5525
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Review

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Performance
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Battery Life
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Connectivity
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Portability
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Dell G16
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 120 Hz
  • Around 57% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
  • Thinner bezels and 11% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Can run popular games at about 12-17% higher FPS
  • 34% sharper screen – 189 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits

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Tests and Specifications

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Dell G16
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G15 5525

Case

Weight 2.44 kg (5.38 lbs) 2.52 kg (5.56 lbs)
Dimensions 357.2 x 272.1 x 20.6-26.9 mm
14.06 x 10.71 x 0.81-1.06 inches		 357.3 x 272.11 x 26.9 mm
14.07 x 10.71 x 1.06 inches
Area 972 cm2 (150.6 inches2) 972 cm2 (150.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~76.4% ~69%
Side bezels 6.3 mm 6 mm
Colors Black Gray, Green
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
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Transformer No No
Opening angle 140° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 48.1 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
PPI 189 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology G-Sync No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No -
Display tests
Contrast 1154:1 800:1
sRGB color space 98% -
Adobe RGB profile 70.5% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 68.3% -
Response time 9 ms 35 ms
Max. brightness
Dell G16 +20%
300 nits
G15 5525
250 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 13.2 V 13.2 V
Full charging time 2:00 hr -
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes No
Charging port position Bottom Bottom
Charge power 180 / 240 W 180 / 240 W
Weight of AC adapter 882 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.3 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E) 6
Threads 20 12
L3 Cache 24 MB 16 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) AMD Radeon 660M
Fabrication process 10 nm 6 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Dell G16 +18%
1824
G15 5525
1547
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Dell G16 +54%
13098
G15 5525
8481
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Dell G16 +22%
1884
G15 5525
1541
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Dell G16 +57%
17131
G15 5525
10901
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 90 W 90 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 1463 MHz 1530 MHz
GPU boost clock 1695 MHz 1740 MHz
FLOPS 8.7 TFLOPS 7.12 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbps 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 40
GPU performance
Dell G16 +22%
8.7 TFLOPS
G15 5525
7.12 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz 4800 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 32 GB 32 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 -
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3254 Realtek ALC3204
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes -
Loudness 84.3 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.2
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 4.0 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Size 10.5 x 6.0 cm 10.5 x 6.0 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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