MSI GE66 Raider 10UX vs. Dell G5 15 5500: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between MSI GE66 Raider 10UX and Dell G5 15 5500, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

MSI GE66 Raider 10UX Pros

Reasons that MSI GE66 Raider 10UX is better than Dell G5 15 5500.

Newer manufacturing

2021 vs. 2020

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-10980HK inside MSI GE66 Raider 10UX has a 29% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10750H inside Dell G5 15 5500.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
MSI GE66 Raider 10UX - Intel Core i9-10980HK
7,013
MSI GE66 Raider 10UX - Intel Core i7-10870H
6,596
MSI GE66 Raider 10UX - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
Dell G5 15 5500 - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
Dell G5 15 5500 - Intel Core i5-10300H
3,747
Supports larger memory

MSI GE66 Raider 10UX 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
MSI GE66 Raider 10UX
64 GB
Dell G5 15 5500
32 GB
Supports faster memory

MSI GE66 Raider 10UX 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
MSI GE66 Raider 10UX - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Dell G5 15 5500 - DDR4
2,933 MHz
About 7% lighter

MSI GE66 Raider 10UX weighed 5.24 pounds, 7% lighter than the 5.62 pounds Dell G5 15 5500.

WeightMSI GE66 Raider 10UXDell G5 15 5500
Pound
5.24 lbs.
5.62 lbs.
Kilogram
2.38 kg
2.55 kg

Dell G5 15 5500 Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of Dell G5 15 5500 over MSI GE66 Raider 10UX.

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MSI GE66 Raider 10UX and Dell G5 15 5500.

Upgradable memory

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

MemoryMSI GE66 Raider 10UXDell G5 15 5500
Slots
x2
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4

Prices

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

MSI GE66 Raider RTX 30 Price
MSI Raider GE66 15.6" QHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i9-12900HK RTX 3070 Ti 32GB DDR5 1TB NVMe SSD, USB-Type C, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost 5, Win11 Home: Titanium Blue 12UGS-237
MSI Raider GE66 15.6" QHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i9-12900HK RTX 3070 Ti 32GB DDR5 1TB NVMe SSD, USB-Type C, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost 5, Win11 Home: Titanium Blue 12UGS-237
By MSI
$2,180.95
MSI Raider GE77Hx 17.3" QHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-12800HX RTX 3070 Ti 16GB DDR5 1TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, USB-Type C, Cooler Boost 5, Win11 Pro: Dark Grey 12UGS-004, Blue
MSI Raider GE77Hx 17.3" QHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-12800HX RTX 3070 Ti 16GB DDR5 1TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, USB-Type C, Cooler Boost 5, Win11 Pro: Dark Grey 12UGS-004, Blue
By MSI
$1,892.39
MSI Raider GE78HX 17” 240Hz QHD+ Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4080, 64GB DDR5, 2TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost 5, Win 11 Home: Black 14VHG-601US
MSI Raider GE78HX 17” 240Hz QHD+ Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4080, 64GB DDR5, 2TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost 5, Win 11 Home: Black 14VHG-601US
By MSI
$2,999.00
Dell G5 15 5500 Price
Dell G5 15 5590-15.6" FHD - i5-9300H - NVIDIA GTX 1650-8GB - 1TB HDD+256GB SSD - Black
Dell G5 15 5590-15.6" FHD - i5-9300H - NVIDIA GTX 1650-8GB - 1TB HDD+256GB SSD - Black
By Dell
$299.00
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
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
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)
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

Availability

MSI GE66 Raider 10UXDell G5 15 5500
Released20212020
Release DateAnnounced on January 2021 (CES 2021)
  • Announced on May 13, 2020
  • Available on May 21, 2020
Pricing-Starting at $829.99
Generations-

Exterior

MSI GE66 Raider 10UXDell G5 15 5500
Dimensions14.09” x 10.51” x 0.92” (358 x 267 x 23.4 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)
Weight5.24 lbs (2.38 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-
  • Interstellar Dark with iridescent accents
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard by SteelSeries
  • Silky smooth touchpad with multi-touch gesture
  • Mystic Light with panoramic aurora lighting design
  • 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

MSI GE66 Raider 10UXDell G5 15 5500
Size15.6 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 15.6" FHD 240Hz
    16:9 1920 x 1080 240Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 3ms response time WVA
  • 15.6" FHD 300Hz
    16:9 1920 x 1080 300Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 3ms response time WVA
  • 15.6" UHD 60Hz
    16:9 3840 x 2160 60Hz IPS-Level 100% AdobeRGB Anti-Glare WVA
  • 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

MSI GE66 Raider 10UXDell G5 15 5500
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 with DisplayPort 1.4
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2x2
  • 2 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
  • 1 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 2
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x SD (XC/HC)
  • 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz)
  • 1 x Mini-DisplayPort 1.4
  • 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack
  • 1 x DC-in
Dell G5 15 5500 Ports
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

MSI GE66 Raider 10UXDell G5 15 5500
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.20 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10870H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
MemoryUp to 64GB 3200MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM slots.
  • Memory Slots
    • 2 x DDR4 SODIMM
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 4GB
    • Maximum Memory: 32GB
    • Memory Speed: 2933MHz
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 - 6GB GDDR6
    Supports up to 1802MHz Boost Clock, 130W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6
    Supports up to 1660MHz Boost Clock, 130W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 - 8GB GDDR6
    Supports up to 1635MHz Boost Clock, 130W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 - 16GB GDDR6
    Supports up to 1635MHz Boost Clock, 130W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost.
  • 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
Storage2 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3)
  • 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

MSI GE66 Raider 10UXDell G5 15 5500
Wi-FiIntel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
  • 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
BluetoothBluetooth 5.2
  • 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)
EthernetKiller Gigabit LAN E3100
Speed: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.
  • 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

MSI GE66 Raider 10UXDell G5 15 5500
Size99.9 Wh (4-cell Li-Ion battery)
  • 51 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion)
  • 68 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion)
Power Supply
230W 280W
proprietary 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

MSI GE66 Raider 10UXDell G5 15 5500
OSWindows 10 Home
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
Dragon Center MSI App Player SteelSeries Engine 3
  • Alienware Command Center
  • Dell Digital Delivery
  • Dell Mobile Connect
  • Dell Recovery Environment
  • DropBox
  • Microsoft® Office 2016 trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe (30 Day)

Camera & Audio

MSI GE66 Raider 10UXDell G5 15 5500
CameraFHD Front-facing camera
1080p (1920 x 1080) camera.
  • Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio
  • 2 x Dynaudio Speaker with Passive Radiator
  • Duo Wave speaker design by Dynaudio system
  • High-Resolution Audio ready
  • Array Microphone
  • Realtek ALC3254 with Nahimic 3D Audio for Gamers
  • 2 tuned speakers
  • Dual-array microphones

Misc

MSI GE66 Raider 10UXDell G5 15 5500
Sensors-
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
Security-
  • Chassis wedge-shaped security lock
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
Warranty-1 Year Ltd Hardware Warranty Mail-in Customer supplies box Dell pays to ship

Key Features

MSI GE66 Raider 10UXDell G5 15 5500
At Glance
Released in Early
2021
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 300Hz
Weight
5.24 lb
2.38 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,223
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,013
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 3080
16GB GDDR6 Dynamic Boost up to 130W
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
Dell G5 15 5500 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2070
8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q

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