Dell Inspiron 13 5391 vs. Dell G5 15 5500: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Inspiron 13 5391 and Dell G5 15 5500 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Dell Inspiron 13 5391 Pros
Reasons that Dell Inspiron 13 5391 is better than Dell G5 15 5500.
Dell Inspiron 13 5391 weighed 2.16 pounds, 62% lighter than the 5.62 pounds Dell G5 15 5500.
Weight | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Dell G5 15 5500 |
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Pound | 2.16 lbs. | 5.62 lbs. |
Kilogram | 0.98 kg | 2.55 kg |
Dell G5 15 5500 Pros
Reasons that Dell G5 15 5500 is better than Dell Inspiron 13 5391.
2020 vs. 2019
Intel Core i7-10750H inside Dell G5 15 5500 has a 83% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10510U inside Dell Inspiron 13 5391.
Dell G5 15 5500 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell Inspiron 13 5391. It supports up to 32GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5391.
Dell G5 15 5500 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Inspiron 13 5391. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5391.
Dell G5 15 5500 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Dell Inspiron 13 5391 since it has onboard memory.
Memory | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Dell G5 15 5500 |
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Slots | Onboard | x2 |
Type | LPDDR3 | DDR4 |
Dell G5 15 5500 has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell Inspiron 13 5391.
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Dell G5 15 5500 |
Released | 2019 | 2020 |
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Exterior | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Dell G5 15 5500 |
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Display | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Dell G5 15 5500 |
Size | 13.3 Inches | 15.6 Inches |
Info | 13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) TrueLife LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border Wide Viewing Angle Display |
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Ports | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Dell G5 15 5500 |
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Internal Specs | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Dell G5 15 5500 |
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Memory | 4 GB 8 GB 2133 MHz dual-channel onboard LPDDR3 RAM. |
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Discrete Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 64-bit, 1518 → 1582 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores. |
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Storage | 256 GB 512 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive. |
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Connectivity | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Dell G5 15 5500 |
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Battery | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Dell G5 15 5500 |
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Power Supply | 65 Watt AC Adapter |
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Software | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Dell G5 15 5500 |
OS | Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 Upgradable to Windows 11 | Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 |
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Misc | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Dell G5 15 5500 |
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Security | Fingerprint Reader with Windows Hello (Optional) |
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Warranty | - | 1 Year Ltd Hardware Warranty Mail-in Customer supplies box Dell pays to ship |
Key Features | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Dell G5 15 5500 |
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Comparison Summary
Dell has released the Inspiron 13 5391, a 13.3-inch machine, in late-2019. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-10510U with a boost clock speed up to 4.90 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce MX250 with 2GB GDDR5.
On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch G5 15 5500 was introduced by Dell about a year later in mid-2020. It comes with up to a hexa-core Intel Core i7-10750H with a boost clock speed up to 5.00 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 with 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The Dell Inspiron 13 5391 has a 13.3-inch display which is considerably smaller than the 15.6-inch Dell G5 15 5500. In addition, The Dell Inspiron 13 5391 weighs 2.16 lbs. about 160% lighter than the 5.62 lbs. Dell G5 15 5500. Moreover, measured at 12.11” x 8.05” x 0.65”, the Dell Inspiron 13 5391 is much more portable than the Dell G5 15 5500 at 14.35” x 10” x 1.11”.
Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell Inspiron 13 5391 supports up to 8GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.
For Dell G5 15 5500, it supports up to 32GB 2933 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed. Besides that, it also comes with a SATA slot where you can install an additional 2.5-inch SATA-based SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive.
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