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Dell XPS 13 9380 vs. Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Dell XPS 13 9380 and Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 13 9380 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9380 is better than Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition.

Dell XPS 13 9380 weighed 2.7 pounds, 51% lighter than the 5.51 pounds Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition.

Weight	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition
Pound	2.7 lbs.	5.51 lbs.
Kilogram	1.22 kg	2.50 kg

Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition Pros

Reasons that Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition is better than Dell XPS 13 9380.

2020 vs. 2019

AMD Ryzen 9-4900H inside Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition has a 192% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8565U inside Dell XPS 13 9380.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition - AMD Ryzen 9-4900H

6,806

Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition - AMD Ryzen 7-4800H

6,440

Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition - AMD Ryzen 5-4600H

4,908

Dell XPS 13 9380 - Intel Core i7-8565U

2,327

Dell XPS 13 9380 - Intel Core i5-8265U

2,132

Dell XPS 13 9380 - Intel Core i3-8145U

1,553

Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 13 9380. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9380.

Max system memory size

Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition

32 GB

Dell XPS 13 9380

16 GB

Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 13 9380. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9380.

Memory type and speed

Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Dell XPS 13 9380 - DDR3

2,133 MHz

Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition 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 XPS 13 9380 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	DDR3	DDR4

Configurable up to AMD Radeon RX 5600M 6GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell XPS 13 9380.

Display size

Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition

15.6-inch

Dell XPS 13 9380

13.3-inch

Prices

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

Dell XPS 13 9380 Price
	Dell XPS 13 9380, 13.3" 4K UHD (3840X2160) Multi-Touch IPS Display, Intel Core i7-8565U, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM, Fingerprint Reader, Silver (Renewed) By Dell $575.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9380 13.3" Laptop - Intel Core i5-8265U; 8GB RAM; 256GB Solid State Drive; Intel UHD 620 (Renewed) By Dell $429.88	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9380, Core i7-8565U, 16GB RAM, 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, 13.3 4K UHD (3840x2160) Touch Screen Windows 10 Pro 64bit (Renewed) By Dell $459.00	See at Amazon
Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition Price
	Dell 2023 Newest Inspiron 15 3520 Laptop, 15.6" FHD Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7 up to 4.2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Home By Dell $385.00	See at Amazon
	Newest Dell G5 SE 5505 15.6" FHD IPS High Performance Gaming Laptop, AMD 4th Gen Ryzen 5 4600H 6-core, 8GB RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, AMD Radeon RX 5600M, Windows 10 By Dell $989.00	See at Amazon
	Dell G15 5000 5515 15 Ryzen Edition Gaming Laptop 15.6" FHD 120Hz Display AMD Hexa-Core Ryzen 5 5600H (Beats i7-10750H) 8GB RAM 512GB SSD GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Graphic Backlit USB-C HDMI Win10 Grey By Dell $734.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced: CES - January 2019	Announced on CES 2020 Available on mid-April 2020
Pricing	-	Starting at $799.99
Generations	2022 Dell XPS 13 9315 2022 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 2021 Dell XPS 13 9305 2020 Dell XPS 13 9310 2020 Dell XPS 13 9300 2019 Dell XPS 13 7390 2019 Dell XPS 13 9380 2018 Dell XPS 13 9370 2017 Dell XPS 13 9360 2015 Dell XPS 13 9350 2015 Dell XPS 13 9343 2013 Dell XPS 13 9333	2021 Dell G5 15 5515 2020 Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition

Exterior	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition
Dimensions	11.88 x 7.84 x 0.30 - 0.46 in (301.76 x 199.24 x 7.80 - 11.63 mm) Width: 11.88” (301.76 mm) Depth: 7.84” (199.24 mm) Height: 0.30 - 0.46” (7.80 - 11.63 mm)	14.35 x 10 x 0.85 - 1.22 - 1.05 in (364.46 x 254 x 21.60 - 30.96 - 26.57 mm)
Weight	2.7 lbs - 2.81 lbs (1.23 kg - 1.27 kg)	5.51 lb (2.50 kg)
Colors	Frost with Arctic white woven glass. Rose Gold with Arctic white woven glass. Platinum silver with black carbon fiber interior.	Supernova Silver Cover
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit keyboard. 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	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.

Display	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition
Size	13.3 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	13.3-inch FHD touchscreen 1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support. 13.3-inch FHD non-touchscreen 1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-glare, Non-touch support. 13.3-inch UHD touchscreen 3840 x 2160, 331 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 5.41 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support.	FHD 220 nits 60Hz (1920 x 1080) 220 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, 141 PPI, 45% NTSC, 60Hz refresh rate FHD 300 nits 60Hz (1920 x 1080) 300 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, 141 PPI, 72% NTSC, 60Hz refresh rate FHD 300 nits 144Hz (1920 x 1080) 300 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, 141 PPI, 72% NTSC, 144Hz refresh rate

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition
Image Source: Dell Left (3) 1 x lock slot Wedge-shaped lock slot 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort, 4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3 (40 Gbps) Right (3) 1 x microSD card slot 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort 1 x headphone jack	Image Source: Dell 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 port 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port 2 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ-45 network port 1 x HDMI 2.0 Port 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1.4b 1 x headset jack 1 x SD-card reader 1 x Wedge-shaped lock 1 x Power-adapter port

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.90 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.00 → 4.00 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.90 → 4.20 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900H 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 6 Graphics Cores, 1500 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 1750 MHz
Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel DDR3 SRAM.	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 4GB Maximum Memory: 32GB Memory Speed: 3200MHz
Discrete Graphics	-	AMD Radeon RX 5600M RDNA 1.0 Architecture, 6GB GDDR6, 192-bit, 1035 → 1265 MHz, 2304 Shading Units.
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB PCIe 3x4 NVMe SSD up to 32 Gbps.	Hard Drive Slots 2 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition
Wi-Fi	Killer 1435-S WiFi Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.	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
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 5 Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless Bluetooth 4.2 Qualcomm QCA (DW1820)
Ethernet	-	Realtek RTL8111H PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps

Battery	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 52 Wh	51 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion) 68 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion)
Battery Life	Up to Up to 21 hours * Tested on FHD panel	-
Power Supply	45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter rated at 20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A.	240 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/12.31A.

Software	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office 2016 trial McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.9 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Infrared camera 340 x 340 for Windows Hello authentication.	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio	Realtek ALC3271-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers (1W x 2 = 2W total) 4 digital array microphones; Far Field Cortana Capable	Realtek ALC3254 with Nahimic 3D Audio for Gamers 2 tuned speakers Dual-array microphones

Misc	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button Ambient light sensor	-
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Windows Hello Facial Recognition Noble lock slot	Chassis wedge-shaped security lock
Warranty	-	1 Year Ltd Hardware Warranty Mail-in Customer supplies box Dell pays to ship

Key Features	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell G5 15 5505 Special Edition
At Glance	Released in Early 2019 16:9 4K UHD 13.3” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.7 lb 1.22 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8565U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz Geekbench 5 804 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,327 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 MHz DDR3	Released in Mid 2020 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 144Hz Weight 5.51 lb 2.50 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 AMD Radeon RX 5600M 6GB GDDR6