2020 ROG Zephyrus G15 vs. Dell G5 15 5511: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the 2020 ROG Zephyrus G15 and Dell G5 15 5511 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

2020 ROG Zephyrus G15 Pros

Reasons that 2020 ROG Zephyrus G15 is better than Dell G5 15 5511.

About 21% lighter

The 2020 ROG Zephyrus G15 weighed 4.62 pounds, 21% lighter than the 5.84 pounds Dell G5 15 5511.

Weight2020 ROG Zephyrus G15Dell G5 15 5511
Pound
4.62 lbs.
5.84 lbs.
Kilogram
2.10 kg
2.65 kg

Dell G5 15 5511 Pros

Reasons that Dell G5 15 5511 is better than 2020 ROG Zephyrus G15.

Newer manufacturing

2021 vs. 2020

Slightly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-11800H inside Dell G5 15 5511 has a 13% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 9-4900HS inside 2020 ROG Zephyrus G15.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell G5 15 5511 - Intel Core i7-11800H
7,908
2020 ROG Zephyrus G15 - AMD Ryzen 9-4900HS
6,956
2020 ROG Zephyrus G15 - AMD Ryzen 7-4800HS
6,597
Dell G5 15 5511 - Intel Core i5-11400H
5,592

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2020 ROG Zephyrus G15 and Dell G5 15 5511.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 32GB

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
2020 ROG Zephyrus G15
32 GB
Dell G5 15 5511
32 GB
Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 3200MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed
2020 ROG Zephyrus G15 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Dell G5 15 5511 - DDR4
3,200 MHz

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

ROG Zephyrus G15 5900HS Price
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 15.6" 165Hz QHD (2560x1440) Slim Gaming Laptop, 8 Cores AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, GeForce RTX 3060, 100% DCI-P3 Pantone, RGB Backlit KB, Wi-Fi 6 (40GB RAM | 2TB PCIe SSD)
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 15.6" 165Hz QHD (2560x1440) Slim Gaming Laptop, 8 Cores AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, GeForce RTX 3060, 100% DCI-P3 Pantone, RGB Backlit KB, Wi-Fi 6 (40GB RAM | 2TB PCIe SSD)
By ASUS
$1,409.90
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 Slim Flagship Gaming Laptop, 15.6" 165Hz QHD (2560x1440) 100% DCI-P3 Pantone, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 8 Cores, GeForce RTX 3060, RGB Backlit KB, Wi-Fi 6 (40GB RAM | 2TB PCIe SSD)
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 Slim Flagship Gaming Laptop, 15.6" 165Hz QHD (2560x1440) 100% DCI-P3 Pantone, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 8 Cores, GeForce RTX 3060, RGB Backlit KB, Wi-Fi 6 (40GB RAM | 2TB PCIe SSD)
By ASUS
$1,419.16
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" 165Hz QHD Screen, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 24GB RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint Reader, HDMI, Windows 11 Home, Gray
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" 165Hz QHD Screen, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 24GB RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, RGB Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint Reader, HDMI, Windows 11 Home, Gray
By ASUS
$1,599.00
Dell G5 15 5511 Gaming Laptop (2021, 11400H) Price
Dell G15 5511 Gaming Laptop - 15.6 inch FHD 120Hz Display - Intel Core i5-11400H, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home - Black (Latest Model)
Dell G15 5511 Gaming Laptop - 15.6 inch FHD 120Hz Display - Intel Core i5-11400H, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home - Black (Latest Model)
By Dell
$1,009.87
Dell G15 5511 Gaming Laptop - 15.6 inch FHD 120Hz Display - Intel Core i5-11400H, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home - Black
Dell G15 5511 Gaming Laptop - 15.6 inch FHD 120Hz Display - Intel Core i5-11400H, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home - Black
By Dell
$718.99
Dell G15 5511 Gaming Laptop - 15.6 inch 120Hz FHD 1080p Display - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, Intel Core i7-11800H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, Windows 11 Home - Black
Dell G15 5511 Gaming Laptop - 15.6 inch 120Hz FHD 1080p Display - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, Intel Core i7-11800H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, Windows 11 Home - Black
By Dell
$1,119.99

Availability

2020 ROG Zephyrus G15Dell G5 15 5511
Released20202021
Release Date-Announced on May 11, 2021
Pricing-
  • $949.99
    i5-11400H 8GB 256GB RTX 3050 FHD 120Hz
  • $999.99
    i5-11400H 8GB 512GB RTX 3050 FHD 120Hz
  • $1,349.99
    i7-11800H 16GB 512GB RTX 3050 Ti FHD 120Hz
  • $1,549.99
    i7-11800H 16GB 1TB RTX 3060 FHD 165Hz
Applicable Models
  • 2020 ROG Zephyrus G15
  • ROG Zephyrus G15 (2020)
  • ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502
  • ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IV
  • ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU
  • ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502DU
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Generations

Exterior

2020 ROG Zephyrus G15Dell G5 15 5511
Dimensions
  • Width: 36.0cm (14.17”)
  • Depth: 25.2cm (9.92”)
  • Height: 1.99cm (0.78”)
14.06” x 10.74” x 0.98” (357.26 x 272.83 x 24.9 mm)
Weight2.1kgStarting at 5.84 kg (2.65 kg)
Colors
Black
Dark Shadow Grey Specter Green with speckles Phantom Grey with speckles
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Backlit chicklet keyboard
  • Hotkeys: Volume up / Volume down / Microphone mute / ROG Armoury Crate
  • N key rollover
  • Keyboard
    • US English Orange Qwerty Backlit Keyboard with Numeric Keypad and G-Key.
    • US English Qwerty 4-Zone RGB Backlit Keyboard with Numeric Keypad and G-Key.
  • Touchpad
    • Size: 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm).
    • Precision Touchpad.
    • Supports multi-touch gestures.

Display

2020 ROG Zephyrus G15Dell G5 15 5511
Size15.6 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 15.6-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS-level panel, 240Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, Pantone® Validated, adaptive sync
  • 15.6-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, adaptive sync
  • 15.6” FHD 120Hz
    1920 x 1080 141 PPI 250 nits 16:9 45% NTSC 800:1 Anti-glare WVA Non-touch 4.6W
  • 15.6” FHD 165Hz
    1920 x 1080 141 PPI 300 nits 16:9 100% sRGB 800:1 Anti-glare WVA Non-touch 6W

Ports

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2020 ROG Zephyrus G15 Ports
Image Source: ASUS
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
    with DisplayPort™ 1.4 and Power Delivery.
  • 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0b
  • 1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack
  • 1 x Kensington lock
  • 1 x RJ-45 jack
Dell G5 15 5511 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Dell G5 15 5511
  • 1 x HDMI 2.1
  • 1 x RJ45 network port
  • 1 x Headset jack
  • 1 x Wedge-shaped lock
  • 1 x Power-adapter port
Dell G5 15 5511 with RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 2.0.
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 2.0 with PowerShare.
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1.
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 with DisplayPort with alt mode.
Dell G5 15 5511 with RTX 3060
  • 2 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1.
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 with PowerShare.
  • 1 x USB-C
    Thunderbolt 4, USB 3.2 Gen 2 with DisplayPort alt mode.

Internal Specs

2020 ROG Zephyrus G15Dell G5 15 5511
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800HS
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.90 → 4.20 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 35W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900HS
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 35W
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.70 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800HS
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900HS
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 1750 MHz
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    16 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
MemoryUp to 32GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
  • Memory Slots
    • 2 x DDR4 SODIMM
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 4GB
    • Maximum Memory: 32GB
    • Memory Speed: 3200MHz
Discrete GraphicsROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IV
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM (Boost Clock: 1285MHz, 65W).
ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM (Boost Clock: 1435MHz, 60W).
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050, 4GB GDDR6
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti, 4GB GDDR6
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060, 6GB GDDR6
Storage
512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0
256GB 512GB
M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive.
2 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe slots.

Connectivity

2020 ROG Zephyrus G15Dell G5 15 5511
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201
    Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Up to 2500 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
  • Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i
    Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Up to 2500 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet
  • Gigabit LAN
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
Dell G5 15 5511 with RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti
  • Realtek RTL8125BGS PCI-e 1 Gigabit ethernet controller
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
Dell G5 15 5511 with RTX 3060
  • Killer E2600 PCI-e 1 Gigabit ethernet controller
    Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

2020 ROG Zephyrus G15Dell G5 15 5511
Size76 Wh Li-Polymer
  • 51 Wh
    3-cell "smart" lithium-ion.
  • 86 Wh
    6-cell "smart" lithium-ion.
Power Supply180W power adaptor
Support Type-C PD 3.0 up to 65W.
  • 180W power adapter
    Power rated at 19.5VDC/9.23A.
  • 240W power adapter
    Power rated at 19.5VDC/12.31A.

Software

2020 ROG Zephyrus G15Dell G5 15 5511
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III
  • Alienware Command Center
  • Dell Digital Delivery
  • Dell Mobile Connect
  • Dell Recovery Environment
  • DropBox
  • Microsoft® Office 2016 trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio

2020 ROG Zephyrus G15Dell G5 15 5511
Camera
  • No Built-in camera.
  • Support external ROG GC21 camera support 1080p@60Hz.
Front-facing camera
Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio
  • 2 speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • Array Microphones
  • Realtek ALC3254 with Nahimic 3D Audio for Gamers
  • 2 x 2.5W tuned speakers
  • Dual-array microphones

Misc

2020 ROG Zephyrus G15Dell G5 15 5511
Security-Chassis wedge-shaped security lock
Warranty-1 Year Ltd Hardware Warranty Mail-in Customer supplies box Dell pays to ship

Key Features

2020 ROG Zephyrus G15Dell G5 15 5511
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9
15.6”
1080p 240Hz
Weight
4.62 lb
2.10 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 9-4900HS
8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,080
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,956
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 1750 MHz
Up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2020 ROG Zephyrus G15 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2060
6GB GDDR6
Released in Mid
2021
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 165Hz
Weight
5.84 lb
2.65 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-11800H
8C/16T, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,466
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,908
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics
32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
Dell G5 15 5511 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3060
6GB GDDR6

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