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MacBook Pro 15” (2019) vs. Dell G5 15 5500: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for MacBook Pro 15” (2019) and Dell G5 15 5500 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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MacBook Pro 15” (2019) Pros

Reasons that MacBook Pro 15” (2019) is better than Dell G5 15 5500.

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside MacBook Pro 15” (2019) has a 20% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10750H inside Dell G5 15 5500.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

MacBook Pro 15” (2019) - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

MacBook Pro 15” (2019) - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

Dell G5 15 5500 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

MacBook Pro 15” (2019) - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Dell G5 15 5500 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

MacBook Pro 15” (2019) weighed 4.02 pounds, 29% lighter than the 5.62 pounds Dell G5 15 5500.

Weight	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)	Dell G5 15 5500
Pound	4.02 lbs.	5.62 lbs.
Kilogram	1.82 kg	2.55 kg

Dell G5 15 5500 Pros

Reasons that Dell G5 15 5500 is better than MacBook Pro 15” (2019).

2020 vs. 2019

Dell G5 15 5500 supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Pro 15” (2019). It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the MacBook Pro 15” (2019).

Memory type and speed

Dell G5 15 5500 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

MacBook Pro 15” (2019) - DDR4

2,400 MHz

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 MacBook Pro 15” (2019) since it has onboard memory.

Memory	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)	Dell G5 15 5500
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Dell G5 15 5500 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage.

Slots	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)	Dell G5 15 5500
M.2	Onboard	Yes x1

Dell G5 15 5500 has more ports and slots count than the MacBook Pro 15” (2019). It has eleven versus five amount of ports and slots on the MacBook Pro 15” (2019).

Ports	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)	Dell G5 15 5500
full-size SD card slot	No	Yes
HDMI	No	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	No	Yes
Mini DisplayPort	No	Yes
power port	No	Yes
RJ-45	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes x4	Yes
USB-A	No	Yes x3
Total	5	11

Dell G5 15 5500 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the MacBook Pro 15” (2019). It has eight versus two commonly used ports and slots on the MacBook Pro 15” (2019).

Ports	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)	Dell G5 15 5500
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	Yes
full-size SD card slot	No	Yes
HDMI	No	Yes
Mini DisplayPort	No	Yes
power port	No	Yes
RJ-45	No	Yes
USB-A	No	Yes

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MacBook Pro 15” (2019) and Dell G5 15 5500.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

MacBook Pro 15” (2019)

32 GB

Dell G5 15 5500

32 GB

Prices

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

MacBook Pro 15” (2019) Price
	Mid 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.3 GHz Intel Core i9 (15 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $629.99	See at Amazon
	Mid 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7 (15-inches, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) (QWERTY English) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $579.99	See at Amazon
	Late 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.6GHz Intel Core i7 (16 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $633.01 $674.95 6% OFF	See at Amazon
Dell G5 15 5500 Price
	2020 Dell G5 15 Gaming Laptop: 10th Gen Core i5-10300H, NVidia GTX 1650 Ti, 256GB SSD, 8GB RAM, 15.6" Full HD 120Hz Display, Backlit Keyboard By Dell $748.00	See at Amazon
	Dell G5 15 5515 Gaming FHD Laptop 15.6” FHD - AMD Ryzen 5 5600H - 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB, USB Type-C DisplayPort, HDMI, SD Card - Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $857.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 5000 5500 Business Notebook, 15.6-inch FHD 1920 X 1080, Core i7 i7-8665U,16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Webcam, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $294.00 $319.00 8% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)	Dell G5 15 5500
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced on May 16th, 2019	Announced on May 13, 2020 Available on May 21, 2020
Pricing	$2,399 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $2,799 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD	Starting at $829.99
Generations	MacBook Pro 15” (2019) MacBook Pro 15” (2018) MacBook Pro 15” (2017) MacBook Pro 15” (2016) MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)	2022 Dell G15 5525 2022 Dell G15 5520 2021 Dell G5 15 5511 2021 Dell G5 15 5510 2020 Dell G5 15 5500

Exterior	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)	Dell G5 15 5500
Dimensions	13.75” x 9.48” x 0.61” (349.3 mm x 240.7 mm x 155 mm)	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)
Weight	Starting at 4.02 pounds (1.83 kg)	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)
Colors	Space Gray Silver	Interstellar Dark with iridescent accents
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 64 (U.S.) or 65 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures	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	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)	Dell G5 15 5500
Size	15.4 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	Retina display Retina display 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2880-by-1800 native resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1920 by 1200 1680 by 1050 1280 by 800 1024 by 640 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology	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

Ports	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)	Dell G5 15 5500
Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Charging, Displayport Right (3) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Charging, Displayport	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

Internal Specs	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)	Dell G5 15 5500
Processor	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	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
Integrated Graphics	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz	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
Memory	16GB configurable to 32GB of 2400MHz DDR4 onboard memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 4GB Maximum Memory: 32GB Memory Speed: 2933MHz
Discrete Graphics	AMD Radeon Pro 555X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory AMD Radeon Pro 560XM with 4GB of GDDR6 memory AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 with 4GB of HBM2 memory AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 with 4GB of HBM2 memory	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
Storage	256GB 512GB configurable to 1TB, 2TB, or 4TB SSD	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

Connectivity	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)	Dell G5 15 5500
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible	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
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology	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)
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

Battery	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)	Dell G5 15 5500
Size	83.6 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	51 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion) 68 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion)
Battery Life	Up to 10 hours wireless web Up to 10 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time	-
Power Supply	87W USB‑C Power Adapter	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.7A. 240 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/12.31A.

Software	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)	Dell G5 15 5500
OS	Shipped with macOS Catalina	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player	Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office 2016 trial McAfee LiveSafe (30 Day)

Camera & Audio	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)	Dell G5 15 5500
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range Three microphones 3.5mm headphone jack	Realtek ALC3254 with Nahimic 3D Audio for Gamers 2 tuned speakers Dual-array microphones

Misc	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)	Dell G5 15 5500
Sensors	Touch ID sensor	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
Security	Touch ID sensor	Chassis wedge-shaped security lock Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
In the box	15‑inch MacBook Pro 87W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)	-
Warranty	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one‑year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.	1 Year Ltd Hardware Warranty Mail-in Customer supplies box Dell pays to ship
More	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: Up to two displays with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Up to four displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)	-

Key Features	MacBook Pro 15” (2019)	Dell G5 15 5500
At Glance	Released in Mid 2019 16:10 Retina 15.4” 1800p 60Hz Weight 4.02 lb 1.82 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 Configurable up to 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 4GB HBM2	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