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Dell G7 15
Dell’s new G7 15 is thinner than the G5 range, but
is Dell just splitting hairs with this new design?
A
part from being
4mm thinner,
Dell’s new G7 15 is
basically identical
to the G5 15 that we
reviewed back in APC 467.
Dell has never been one to
miss a niche and often have
a number of products with
overlapping component
sets, but the entire G7
range almost perfectly
matches that of the G5 so
don’t be surprised if you get
a little déjà vu reading this
review.
Half of the available Dell
G7 15 2019 range are
running on 8th generation
Intel Core i7-8750H CPUs (a
trait we first encountered in
the Aorus 15 from APC 470)
while the other half are
running 9th generation Core
i7-9750H CPUs. We’ve only
had the opportunity to test
one device with the new
i7-9750H CPU so the scores
may be a little higher than
average, but this new chip
seems to offer real world
boosts between 10 and 25%.
Dell sent us a G7 15 with an
gaming pushing 40+fps
averages across modern
games on ultra settings and
even on Metro: Exodus using
ray tracing.
Dell has configured the
8th generation CPU models
to have 60Hz 15.6-inch IPS
panels while the 9th gen
models get faster 144Hz and
even 240Hz IPS panels.
While we’d say that a 240Hz
panel is overkill for a
mid-range gaming PC, you
can get average framerates
above 60fps on older and
less demanding titles, or by
using lower graphical
settings, so the 144Hz
screen is a solid perk.
Dell’s earlier G series
laptops have had a
distinctive and appealing
aesthetic and although its a
little subtle on the Black G7
15, there’s still the powder
blue thermal vents and the
Delorean louvre edge that
we love. The super square
keyboard has neat white
highlights and responsive
keys that make it both nice
to type on and look at.i7-8750H CPU and 16GB of
R AM so while we can’t say
exactly how much better it
is, the CPU frequency range
is 400MHz lower than the
9th generation unit which is
10 to 19% faster between
base and boost clock speeds.
While the G5 includes a
Nvidia GTX 1050Ti GPU
option, the G7 only extends
down to a GTX 1660Ti GPU.
This makes sense since the
latter GPU is newer, cheaper
and more powerful than the
1050Ti. The model tested
here is running an RTX
2060, but you can configure
up to a 2070 for an extra
$400. Across the games we
benchmarked, the G7 15 is
within 12% either way of
the average we have for RTX
2060 GPUs. It did show 61fps
on The Division 2 which was
22.5% higher than the RTX
2060 average, but we expect
this to be due to driver
updates and game
optimisations rather than a
genuine performance boost.
This configuration is more
than capable for 1080pThe G7 15 managed to last
three hours and 18 minutes
in PCMark 8’s difficult
battery benchmark, which
was 17.5% above the average
GTX 2060 gaming laptop,
but it’s significantly less
than the five hours and 14
minutes of the G5 15.
We’ve seen identically
specced G5 15s (with a
9th-gen CPU) on sale for as
little as $2,209 and the new
Aorus 15 with a GTX 1660Ti
GPU that offers similar real
world performance has an
RRP of $2,399, so the G7 15
is definitelyoverpricedeven
if you consideritis4mm
slimmer. Joel BurgessVerdic t
If you can get a 9th gen G7 15 its not
entirely unreasonable, but there are
better laptops available for the price.PCMARK8 - HOME(SCORE)
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DELL G7 15 03:18
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