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Dell G5 15 5500 vs. Dell Latitude 5521: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell G5 15 5500 and Dell Latitude 5521 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell G5 15 5500 Pros

Reasons that Dell G5 15 5500 is better than Dell Latitude 5521.

Dell G5 15 5500 has more ports and slots count than the Dell Latitude 5521. It has eleven versus ten amount of ports and slots on the Dell Latitude 5521.

Ports	Dell G5 15 5500	Dell Latitude 5521
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	Yes
microSD card slot	No	Yes
Mini DisplayPort	Yes	No
power port	Yes	No
RJ-45	Yes	Yes
Smart Card Reader	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes x2
USB-A	Yes x3	Yes x2
Total	11	10

Dell G5 15 5500 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell Latitude 5521. It has eight versus six commonly used ports and slots on the Dell Latitude 5521.

Ports	Dell G5 15 5500	Dell Latitude 5521
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
RJ-45	Yes	Yes
USB-A	Yes	Yes
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
microSD card slot	No	Yes
Mini DisplayPort	Yes	No
power port	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes

Dell Latitude 5521 Pros

Reasons that Dell Latitude 5521 is better than Dell G5 15 5500.

2021 vs. 2020

Intel Core i7-11850H inside Dell Latitude 5521 has a 51% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10750H inside Dell G5 15 5500.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Latitude 5521 - Intel Core i7-11850H

8,205

Dell Latitude 5521 - Intel Core i5-11500H

6,270

Dell Latitude 5521 - Intel Core i5-11400H

5,592

Dell G5 15 5500 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Dell G5 15 5500 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Dell Latitude 5521 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell G5 15 5500. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Dell G5 15 5500.

Max system memory size

Dell Latitude 5521

64 GB

Dell G5 15 5500

32 GB

Dell Latitude 5521 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell G5 15 5500. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the Dell G5 15 5500.

Memory type and speed

Dell Latitude 5521 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Dell G5 15 5500 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

Dell Latitude 5521 weighed 3.95 pounds, 30% lighter than the 5.62 pounds Dell G5 15 5500.

Weight	Dell G5 15 5500	Dell Latitude 5521
Pound	5.62 lbs.	3.95 lbs.
Kilogram	2.55 kg	1.79 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell G5 15 5500 and Dell Latitude 5521.

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

Memory	Dell G5 15 5500	Dell Latitude 5521
Slots	x2	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Prices

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

Dell G5 15 5500 Price
	Dell G5 15-5500 15.6" 16GB 512GB Intel Core i7-10750H, Interstellar Dark (Renewed) By Dell $1,598.00	See at Amazon
	Dell G5 15-5500 15.6" 16GB 1TB SSD Core i7-10750H 2.6GHz, Interstellar Dark (Renewed) By Dell $1,665.00	See at Amazon
	Dell G5 15-5500 15.6" 16GB 1TB Intel Core i7-10750H Win10, Interstellar Dark (Renewed) By Dell $1,654.00	See at Amazon
Dell Latitude 5521 Price
	Dell Latitude 5521 Laptop - 15.6" FHD AG Touch Display - 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7-11850H 8-Core - 16GB - 512GB SSD - LTE - Windows 11 pro By Dell $960.77	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 5000 5521 15.6" Notebook - Full HD - 1920 x 1080 - Intel Core i7 11th Gen i7-11850H Octa-core (8 Core) 2.50 GHz - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Titan Gray By Dell $999.77	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 5530 Business Laptop, 15.6" FHD Display, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1235U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Webcam, HDMI, Thunderbolt 4, Backlit Keyboard, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Silver By Dell $869.77	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell G5 15 5500	Dell Latitude 5521
Released	2020	2021
Release Date	Announced on May 13, 2020 Available on May 21, 2020	Announced on May 11, 2021
Pricing	Starting at $829.99	$2,364.72 i5-11400H 8GB 256GB Intel UHD $2,425.99 i5-11400H 8GB 128GB Intel UHD IR Cam Express-Signin $2,821.86 i5-11500H 16GB 256GB Intel UHD LTE $3,121.86 i7-11850H 16GB 256GB Intel UHD IR Cam LTE $3,393.29 i7-11850H 16GB 512GB Intel UHD Touch IR Cam LTE $3,507.57 i7-11850H 16GB 512GB MX450 IR Cam LTE $3,650.42 i7-11850H 32GB 512GB Intel UHD IR Cam LTE $5,958.14 i7-11850H 64GB 2TB MX450 IR Cam Express-Signin SLP LTE
Generations	2022 Dell G15 5525 2022 Dell G15 5520 2021 Dell G5 15 5511 2021 Dell G5 15 5510 2020 Dell G5 15 5500	2021 Dell Latitude 5521 2020 Dell Latitude 5511

Exterior	Dell G5 15 5500	Dell Latitude 5521
Dimensions	Dell G5 15 5500 with GTX 1650Ti 14.35 x 10 x 0.84 - 1.11 - 0.92 in (364.46 x 254 x 21.55 - 28.18 - 23.31 mm) Dell G5 15 5500 with GTX 1660 Ti and above 14.35 x 10 x 0.94 - 1.23 - 1.05 in (364.46 x 254 x 23.81 - 31.13 - 26.57 mm)	14.09” x 9.19” x 0.89” (357.80 mm x 233.30 mm x 22.67 mm)
Weight	Dell G5 15 5500 with GTX 1650Ti 5.62 lb (2.55 kg) Dell G5 15 5500 with GTX 1660 Ti and above 5.84 lb (2.65 kg)	3.95 lb (1.79 kg)
Colors	Interstellar Dark with iridescent accents	-
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Backlit full-size, spill-resistant WASD keyboard with a numeric keypad with Game Shift key at F7 (US English only) 4-zone RGB backlit full-size, spill-resistant WASD keyboard with a numeric keypad with Game Shift key at F7 (US English only) Touchpad Size: 4.13 x 2.56 in (105 mm x 65 mm). Precision Touchpad. Supports multi-touch gesture.	Keyboard Single Pointing English US Keyboard and 10 Key Numpad Optional Backlit. Touchpad Size: 4.53” x 2.64” (115 mm x 67 mm) Supports Microsoft Precision multi-touch gesture.

Display	Dell G5 15 5500	Dell Latitude 5521
Size	15.6 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	FHD 300 nits 60Hz (1920 x 1080) 300 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, Backlit Display (non-touch) with 60Hz refresh rate FHD 300 nits 144Hz (1920 x 1080) 300 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, Backlit Display (non-touch) with 144Hz refresh rate FHD 300 nits 300Hz (1920 x 1080) 300 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, Backlit Display (non-touch) with 300Hz refresh rate	15.6” HD 1366 x 768 100 ppi TN 220 nits 45% NTSC 500:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch WVA 4.20W 15.6” FHD 1920 x 1080 141 ppi IPS 250 nits 45% NTSC 700:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch WVA 4.20W 15.6” FHD Touch 1920 x 1080 141 ppi IPS 250 nits 45% NTSC 700:1 Anti-Glare Touch WVA 4.20W 15.6” FHD SLP LBL 1920 x 1080 141 ppi IPS 400 nits 100% sRGB 700:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch WVA Super Low Power Low Blue Light 4.60W 15.6” UHD SLP LBL 3840 x 2160 283 ppi IPS 400 nits 100% sRGB 800:1 Anti-Glare Non-Touch WVA Super Low Power Low Blue Light 3.50W

Ports	Dell G5 15 5500	Dell Latitude 5521
Image Source: Dell Left (6) 1 x power port 1 x Mini DisplayPort Models with GTX 1660 Ti and above only 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort Alt-Mode only on models with GTX 1650 Ti Right (5) 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 2 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) 1 x lock slot	Image Source: Dell Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 2.0, Power Delivery 1 x Smart Card Reader Optional Right (7) 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps, Flip-Down Port 1 x microSD card slot 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x lock slot

Internal Specs	Dell G5 15 5500	Dell Latitude 5521
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.70 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.80 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H Intel® UHD Graphics 16 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 4GB Maximum Memory: 32GB Memory Speed: 2933MHz	Memory Info 2 x SO-DIMM slots Type: Single or Dual-Channel DDR4 Speed: 3200 MHz Memory Configurations 4GB 8GB 16GB Single Channel 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Dual Channel
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti, 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660Ti, 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060, 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 (8GB GDDR6) with Max-Q Design	Optional NVIDIA GeForce MX450, 2GB GDDR6
Storage	Dell G5 15 5500 with a 3-cell battery 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot Dell G5 15 5500 with a 3-cell battery 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe SSD slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Up to 2TB SATA Hard Drive	Hard Drive Slot 2 x M.2 2230/2280 slot 1 x 2.5 in. hard drive slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB PCIe SSD Up to 1TB SATA disk drive

Connectivity	Dell G5 15 5500	Dell Latitude 5521
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2x2) Wi-Fi Up to 2,400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax. Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless Up to 2,400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax. Qualcomm QCA (DW1820) Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac	Intel® Wi-Fi 5 Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820) Up to 867 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Bluetooh 5.0 Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Bluetooth 5.2 Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 2x2 802.11ax 160MHz Up to 2400 Mbps Triple band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5 Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2x2) Wi-Fi Bluetooth 4.2 Qualcomm QCA (DW1820)	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	Dell G5 15 5500 with GTX 1650 Ti Realtek GB LAN controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps Dell G5 15 5500 with GTX 1660 Ti and above Killer E2500 PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps	Gigabit Ethernet Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
More	-	WWAN: Intel 7360 (DW5820e) Transfer rate: up to 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9) Data rate: LTE FDD: 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9) LTE TDD: 347 Mbps DL/30 Mbps UL (Cat 9) UMTS/HSPA+: UMTS 384 kbps DL/384 kbps UL Wireless standards: (1,2,3,4,5,7,8,11,12,13,17,18,19,20,21,26,28,29,30,38,39,40,41,66), HSPA+ (1, 2, 4,5, 8) Supports GPS, BDS, and GLONASS.

Battery	Dell G5 15 5500	Dell Latitude 5521
Size	51 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion) 68 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion)	64 Wh 4-cell Polymer, ExpressCharge. 64 Wh 4-cell Polymer, Long Life Battery, ExpressCharge. 97 Wh 6-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge.
Power Supply	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.7A. 240 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/12.31A.	90W 130W USB Type-C adapter.

Software	Dell G5 15 5500	Dell Latitude 5521
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 20.04 Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office 2016 trial McAfee LiveSafe (30 Day)	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial

Camera & Audio	Dell G5 15 5500	Dell Latitude 5521
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.	Front-facing camera 720p with 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Infrared camera Optional for Windows Hello Facial Recognition. Proximity sensor Optional for Express Sign-in.
Audio	Realtek ALC3254 with Nahimic 3D Audio for Gamers 2 tuned speakers Dual-array microphones	Realtek ALC3204 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro 2 x 2W = 4W stereo speakers Dual-array microphones

Misc	Dell G5 15 5500	Dell Latitude 5521
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)	Windows Adaptive Color 1 x Accelerometer (G sensor) on the system board. 1 x Accelerometer (G sensor) on the hinge-up Optional. Fingerprint Sensor Optional. IR Camera Optional. Proximity sensor Optional.
Security	Chassis wedge-shaped security lock Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)	TPM 2.0 FIPS 140-2 Certified, TCG Certified Optional Windows Hello Compliant Fingerprint Reader in the power button Optional Security Hardware Authentication Bundles 1: Touch Fingerprint Reader (in Power Button) with Control Vault 3.0 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification 2: Contacted Smart Card with Control Vault 3.0 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification 3: Touch Fingerprint Reader (in Power Button) and Contacted Smart Card with Control Vault 3.0 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification 4: Contacted Smart Card, Contactless Smart Card NFC and Control Vault 3.0 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification 5: Touch Fingerprint Reader (in Power Button), Contacted Smart Card, Contactless Smart Card NFC, and Control Vault 3.0 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification Optional Express Sign-in with Face IR camera (Windows Hello compliant) and Proximity Sensor Dell Client Command Suite Dell BIOS Verification Optional Dell Endpoint Security and Management Software VMware Carbon Black Endpoint Standard VMware Carbon Black Endpoint Standard + Secureworks Threat Detection and Response Dell Encryption Enterprise Dell Encryption Personal Carbonite VMware Workspace ONE Absolute® Endpoint Visibility and Control Netskope Dell Supply Chain Defense Chassis Intrusion Detection Battery Removal Detection
Warranty	1 Year Ltd Hardware Warranty Mail-in Customer supplies box Dell pays to ship	1 Year Hardware Warranty with Onsite/In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis

Key Features	Dell G5 15 5500	Dell Latitude 5521
At Glance	Released in Mid 2020 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 144Hz Weight 5.62 lb 2.55 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10750H 6C/12T, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,134 Single Core Geekbench 5 5,412 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 2933 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q	Released in Mid 2021 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 3.95 lb 1.79 kg Up to Intel Core i7-11850H 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,583 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,205 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce MX450 2GB GDDR6