There’s a lot to talk about with the Dell G3 15 (2019). It has received a significant overhaul, both on the inside and out, and makes its predecessor look horribly outdated by comparison. The Dell G3 Gaming Laptop isn’t perfect, but it’s among the best of its breed. The compromises Dell makes to keep performance high and price low don’t sacrifice the usability of the laptop in the ways that matter. If there is one area where the compromise feels overreaching, it’s the display. We’d like to see another budget gaming laptop come along and up the standard, but so far, the G3 is your best option at this price point. Any alternatives? Synthetic tests are helpful for measuring general 3D aptitude, but it's hard to beat full retail video games for judging gaming performance. Far Cry 5 and Rise of the Tomb Raider are both modern, high-fidelity titles with built-in benchmarks that illustrate how a system handles real-world gameplay at various settings. We run them at 1080p resolution at the games' medium and best image-quality presets (Normal and Ultra for Far Cry 5 under DirectX 11, Medium and Very High for Rise of the Tomb Raider under DirectX 12). Instead of the usual trend of LED patterns, stripes, and large cooling grills, Dell opted for a moderate design. In fact, the Dell G3 15 3579 is a bit too modest for a modern gaming laptop. To stress the machine, we ran Metro Exodus on a loop for ten rooms at Normal presets, which is largely 1080p with medium settings. It ran at an average of 41.7 frames per second and was largely consistent across runs.

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These results are seriously impressive for a gaming laptop. In fact, you’ll be hard-pressed to find another that can match for it for both power and battery life. Why buy the Dell G3 15? Accidental Damage-Additional Information: Accidental Damage Service excludes theft, loss, and damage due to fire, flood or other acts of nature, or intentional damage. Customer may be required to return damaged unit to Dell. Limit of 1 qualified incident per contract year. For more information, consumers visit Accidental Damage Service Contract (Consumer) or commercial customers visit Accidental Damage Service Contract (Commercial).Hence, the Dell G3 15 3579 scores an eight in this review for its impressive CPU performance. Dell G3 15 3579 Memory (RAM) Performance Review I was able to hit the 60fps mark for slightly older games such as Shadow of Mordor and Dirt Rally though. Again, I had to tone down the graphics settings to ‘medium’ but this is still a feat worth applauding considering the price of the Dell G3. This fantastic value is only emphasised by the fact it spat out a 3DMark Fire Strike result of 5502, which trumps the scores of rival gaming laptops that cost significantly more. Device If you’re an enthusiast, missing out on 60fps on maximum settings may be disappointing, but you can’t necessarily expect that in this price range. The medium-quality settings show that you can dial down some bells and whistles to achieve better than 60fps, though, which is an acceptable solution for a budget machine.

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Dell offers two configurations for the Dell G3 15 3579’s processor. You can either buy this laptop with a 4-core Intel Core i5-8300HQ processor or a 6-core Intel Core i7-8750HQ processor. The strength of the processor is revealing in real-world usage. We encoded a 4K video in Handbrake on the Dell G3 in just three minutes and thirty seconds. That’s only a handful of seconds behind the Core i7-8750H in the Razer Blade or Digital Storm Equinox, while also a whole minute and half faster than U-series in more conventional ultrabooks like the Razer Blade Stealth. Only some recent notebooks like the XPS 15 and the ThinkPad X1 Extreme are significantly faster.The only real hurdle was Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, an infamously challenging game. At Ultra, the G3 struggled to rise passed 25 FPS, and even with the settings lowered to High, it managed a barely-playable 34 FPS. In demanding games like this, you’ll want to move up to the GTX 1060 for smoother gameplay. Better battery life, but still not great While that’ll dip significantly while playing games, it’s nice to know you can take it away from the wall for more than few hours at a time. You’ll have to spring for something like a Razer Blade if you need a gaming laptop with close to all-day battery life. Our Take This laptop’s battery life is impressive. On a battery life test, the Dell G3 15 3579 lasted 6 hours 40 minutes.

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There are four configurations to choose from, with each one boasting an 8th Gen processor, ranging from i5 to i7. In terms of GPU, you’ll find a Nvidia GTX 1050 graphics card in the base model and a meatier GTX 1060 in the most expensive. You can see the UK range in the table below: Spec This laptop completely ditches the common gaming laptop trends of odd logos and flashy features. In fact, looking at this laptop makes you feel it should be cheaper than it is. IDC Whitepaper: “Optimizing Performance with Frequent Server Replacements for Enterprises” commissioned by Dell Technologies and Intel, March 2021. Results are based on interviews with 18 IT practitioners and decision makers at midsize and large enterprises and a web survey of 707 IT practitioners and decision makers at midsize and larger enterprises using Dell Technologies server solutions across 7 industries. See full whitepaper: https://www.delltechnologies.com/resources/en-us/asset/white-papers/products/servers/server-infrastructure-resiliency-enterprise-whitepaper.pdfThe keyboard itself is one of the best parts of the laptop. It has good spacing between its keys and it is very comfortable for typing. Windows 10, of course, has a bunch of junk. On our review unit, that included Hotspot Shield Free VPN, Farm Heroes Saga, Candy Crush Friends Saga, Hulu and Spotify. Therefore, I can only rate it a seven in this review. Dell G3 15 3579 Processor (CPU) Performance Review On these two games, the G3 15 is roughly the third or fourth best performer on average, which fits the on-paper hierarchy of the GPUs in use. However, the Nitro 5 is less expensive and delivers just about the same performance (though its screen is not high-refresh), so that’s not the best outcome for the G3 15 in that head to head.