Dell G5 15 5500 vs ASUS VivoBook 15 X513 (K513)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell G5 15 5500
- Can run popular games at about 82-112% higher FPS
- Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a bigger (~21%) battery – 51 against 42 watt-hours
Advantages of the ASUS VivoBook 15 X513 (K513)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 1 versus 0
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 540 grams less (around 1.19 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (130.8 vs 143.8 square inches)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.34 kg (5.16 lbs) | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 365.5 x 254 x 24.5 mm 14.39 x 10 x 0.96 inches |
359 x 235 x 17.9 mm 14.13 x 9.25 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 928 cm2 (143.9 inches2) | 844 cm2 (130.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~72.3% | ~79.5% |
| Side bezels | 10.1 mm | 6.8 mm |
| Colors | Black | White, Black, Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level | 50 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Response time | 35 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.4 V | - |
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | No | - |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 180 / 230 W | 65 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 1.7-3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1350 MHz | 1531 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1485 MHz | 1594 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.041 TFLOPS | 1.22 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | ~7 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 16 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 2933 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 16 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (2x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3254 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | No | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | 1.4 mm |
| Size | 10.5 x 6.5 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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