Dell G7 17 7790 vs. 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell G7 17 7790 and 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell G7 17 7790 Pros

Reasons that Dell G7 17 7790 is better than 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17.

Supports larger memory

Dell G7 17 7790 supports a larger memory capacity than the 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17.

Max system memory size
Dell G7 17 7790
64 GB
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
32 GB
10% larger display

Dell G7 17 7790 has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17.

Display size
Dell G7 17 7790
17.3-inch
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
15.6-inch

2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 Pros

Reasons that 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 is better than Dell G7 17 7790.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Supports faster memory

The 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell G7 17 7790. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Dell G7 17 7790.

Memory type and speed
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Dell G7 17 7790 - DDR4
2,666 MHz
About 22% lighter

The 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 weighed 5.73 pounds, 22% lighter than the 7.27 pounds Dell G7 17 7790.

WeightDell G7 17 77902020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
Pound
7.27 lbs.
5.73 lbs.
Kilogram
3.30 kg
2.60 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell G7 17 7790 and 2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17.

Similar CPU performance

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 - AMD Ryzen 9-4900H
6,806
Dell G7 17 7790 - Intel Core i9-9980HK
6,504
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 - AMD Ryzen 7-4800H
6,440
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 - AMD Ryzen 5-4600H
4,908
Dell G7 17 7790 - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Dell G7 17 7790 - Intel Core i9-8950HK
4,806
Dell G7 17 7790 - Intel Core i7-8750H
4,470
Dell G7 17 7790 - Intel Core i5-9300H
3,308
Dell G7 17 7790 - Intel Core i5-8300H
3,269
Upgradable memory

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

MemoryDell G7 17 77902020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
Slots
x2
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4

Prices

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

Dell G7 17 7790 Price
Dell G7 17 7790-17.3" FHD - i7-8750H - NVIDIA RTX 2070 Max-Q - 16GB - 1TB HDD+256GB SSD (Renewed)
 Dell G7 17 7790-17.3" FHD - i7-8750H - NVIDIA RTX 2070 Max-Q - 16GB - 1TB HDD+256GB SSD (Renewed)
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$1,599.00
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Dell G7 17 7790-17.3" FHD - i7-8750H - NVIDIA RTX 2070 Max-Q - 16GB - 1TB HDD+256GB SSD
 Dell G7 17 7790-17.3" FHD - i7-8750H - NVIDIA RTX 2070 Max-Q - 16GB - 1TB HDD+256GB SSD
By Dell
$1,299.00
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Flagship Dell G7 17 7790 Gaming Laptop 17.3" FHD IPS 144Hz Intel 4-Core i5-9300H(>i7-7820HQ) 16GB RAM 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD GeForce RTX 2060 6GB Backlit Thunderbolt Win10 (Renewed)
 Flagship Dell G7 17 7790 Gaming Laptop 17.3" FHD IPS 144Hz Intel 4-Core i5-9300H(>i7-7820HQ) 16GB RAM 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD GeForce RTX 2060 6GB Backlit Thunderbolt Win10 (Renewed)
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$3,708.99
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2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 Price
ASUS TUF Gaming A17 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 4050, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA707NU-DS74,Mecha Gray
 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” FHD 144Hz Display, GeForce RTX 4050, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FA707NU-DS74,Mecha Gray
By ASUS
$1,199.99
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ASUS TUF Gaming A17 Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 120Hz Full HD IPS-Type, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, 16GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, Gigabit Wi-Fi 5, Windows 10 Home, TUF706IU-AS76
 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 120Hz Full HD IPS-Type, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, 16GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD, Gigabit Wi-Fi 5, Windows 10 Home, TUF706IU-AS76
By ASUS
$1,099.00
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ASUS TUF Gaming F17 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” FHD 144Hz IPS-Level Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050, Intel® Core™ i5-12500H, 8GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe Gen3 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FX707ZC-ES52
 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” FHD 144Hz IPS-Level Display, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050, Intel® Core™ i5-12500H, 8GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe Gen3 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11, FX707ZC-ES52
By ASUS
$799.99
$849.99 6% OFF
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Specs Comparison

Availability

Dell G7 17 77902020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
Released20192020
Release Date
  • Announced at CES 2019.
  • Available from January 29, 2019.
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PricingStarting at $1,380-
Generations-

Exterior

Dell G7 17 77902020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
Dimensions15.91 x 11.65 x 0.98 - 0.91 in (404 x 295.80 x 25 - 23.22 mm)15.71” x 10.58” x 0.92 ~ 1.02” (399.2 x 268.9 x 23.38 ~ 26 mm)
Weight7.27 lbs (3.30 kg)2.6 kg
ColorsAbyss Grey
  • Fortress Gray
  • Bonfire Black
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Standard full-size, spill-resistant keyboard with numeric keypad
    • Backlit keyboard (optional)
    • 4-zone RGB backlit (optional)
  • Touchpad
    • Size: 4.13 x 3.15 in (105 mm x 80 mm)
    • Supports multi-touch gesture.
  • Chiclet keyboard with isolated Numpad key
  • RGB backlight with ASUS AURA RGB with four modes:
    • Static
    • Breathing
    • Color Cycle
    • Strobing
  • Overstroke technology can withstand over 20 million pressed.

Display

Dell G7 17 77902020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
Size17.3 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 17.3” FHD 300 nits 60Hz
    (1920 x 1080) 300 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, Backlit Display (non-touch) with 60Hz refresh rate
  • 17.3” FHD 300 nits 144Hz
    (1920 x 1080) 300 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, Backlit Display (non-touch) with 144Hz refresh rate
  • 17.3" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920x1080) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC
  • 17.3" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920x1080) 120Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC
  • With Adaptive Sync

Ports

Dell G7 17 77902020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
Dell G7 17 7790 Ports
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  • 1 x USB Type-C
    • Supports Thunderbolt 3 with DisplayPort For computers shipped with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20 series.[/ti]
    • Supports USB 3.1 Gen 2 with DisplayPort For computers shipped with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.[/ti]
  • 1 x Mini DisplayPort
    • For computers shipped with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20 series and GTX 1660 Ti.[/ti]
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port with PowerShare
  • 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
  • 1 x RJ45 network port
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0 Port
  • 1 x headset jack
  • 1 x SD-card reader
  • 1 x Wedge-shaped lock
  • 1 x Power-adapter port
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 Ports
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  • 1 x Type-C USB 3.2 (Gen 2) with display supportDP1.4
  • 2 x Type-A USB 3.2 (Gen 1)
  • 1 x Type-A USB2.0
  • 1 x RJ45 LAN for LAN insert
  • 1 x HDMI, HDMI support 2.0b
  • 1 x COMBO audio jack
  • 1 x AC adapter plug

Internal Specs

Dell G7 17 77902020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
Processor
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  4. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  5. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  6. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 3.00 → 4.00 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.90 → 4.20 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  4. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  5. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  6. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    6 Graphics Cores, 1500 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 1750 MHz
Memory
  • Memory Slots
    • 2 x DDR4 SODIMM
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 4GB
    • Maximum Memory: 64GB
    • Memory Speed: 2666MHz
Up to 32GB Dual Channel DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion.
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1050 Ti (4GB GDDR5)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 (6GB GDDR6) OC Ready
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 (8GB GDDR6) with Max-Q Design
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 (8GB GDDR6) with Max-Q Design
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660TI, with 6GB GDDR6 VRAM
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650Ti, with 4GB GDDR6 VRAM
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650, with 4GB GDDR6 VRAM
Storage
  • Hard Drive Slots
    • 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot
    • 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot
  • Hard Drive Configurations
    • Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD
    • Up to 2TB SATA Hard Drive
Storage Slots
  • 1 x SATA HDD slot
    Not available on 90Wh battery models.
  • 2 x M.2 NVMe slots
    Only one NVME slot on GTX1650 and 1650Ti models.
 

Connectivity

Dell G7 17 77902020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
Wi-Fi
  • Rivet Killer 1550 2x2 ac
    • Up to 1,730 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
  • Intel Wireless-AC 9560 2x2 802.11ac 160MHz
    • Up to 1,730 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
  • Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820)
    • Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Integrated Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 ac (2x2))
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 5
    • Rivet Killer 1550 2x2 ac
    • Intel Wireless-AC 9560 2x2 802.11ac 160MHz
  • Bluetooth 4.2
    • Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820)
Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet
  • Realtek GB LAN
    • Available on GTX 1050 Ti
    • Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps
  • Killer GB E2500V2
    • Available on RTX 20 series
    • Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps
Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

Dell G7 17 77902020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
Size
  • 60 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion)
  • 90 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion)
  • 90 Wh lithium-polymer battery Battery
  • 48 Wh lithium-polymer battery Battery
Battery Life-
  • Up to 11.6 hours of video playback
    Tested on 90Wh battery models.
  • Up to 7.8 hours of web browsing
    Tested on 90Wh battery models.
Power Supply
  • 130 W power adapter
    Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.70A.
  • 180 W power adapter
    Power rated at 19.5VDC/9.23A.
  • 150W power adaptor
    Plug type :ø6.0 (mm) 20V/7.5A.
  • 180W power adaptor
    Plug type :ø6.0 (mm) 20V/9A.

Software

Dell G7 17 77902020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
  • Alienware Command Center
  • Dell Digital Delivery
  • Dell Mobile Connect
  • Dell Recovery Environment
  • DropBox
  • Microsoft® Office 2016 trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe (30 Day)
Armoury Crate

Camera & Audio

Dell G7 17 77902020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
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
Top-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD).
Audio
  • Realtek ALC3254 with Nahimic 3D Audio for Gamers
  • Two speakers
  • Dual-array microphones
  • Two speakers with four cut-outs
  • DTS:X™ Ultra technology
    Delivers high-fidelity 7.1-channel virtual surround sound for theater-quality audio with stereo headsets.

Misc

Dell G7 17 77902020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
Sensors
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
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Security
  • Chassis wedge-shaped security lock
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
  • Kensington lock
  • FTPM (Firmware-based Trusted Platform Module)
Warranty1 Year Ltd Hardware Warranty Mail-in Customer supplies box Dell pays shipping.-

Key Features

Dell G7 17 77902020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17
At Glance
Released in Early
2019
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
7.27 lb
3.30 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,114
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,504
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
2666 MHz DDR4
Dell G7 17 7790 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2080
8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q
Released in
2020
16:9
15.6”
1080p 120Hz
Weight
5.73 lb
2.60 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 9-4900H
8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,137
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,806
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 1750 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2020 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
GTX 1660 Ti
6GB GDDR6

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