Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506 vs Dell G3 15 3500

Compared 2 laptops: Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506, vs Dell G3 15 3500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery n/a - 51 W
- 68 W
Processor - AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
- Intel Core i5 10300H
- Intel Core i7 10750H
- Intel Core i7 10875H
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506 and Dell G3 15 3500
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 2.3 kg 2.34 kg
Pixel size 359.8x256x24.5 mm 365.5x254x21.4 mm
Area 921 cm² 928 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 72.9 % 72.3 %
Side bezels 7.2 mm 10.1 mm
Colors - Black
- Gray
- White
- Black
Material Plastic Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 120 ° 140 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Cooler count22
Noise Level49 dB48.7 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 15.6 in 15.6 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Pixel density 141 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9
Resolution 1920x1080 pixels 1920x1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync Tech G-Sync No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Light sensor No Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506
300 nits
Dell G3 15 3500
300 nits
Contrastn/a700:1
Response timen/a35 ms

Battery

Capacity 90 Wh 51 Wh
Voltage n/a 11.4 V
Full Charge Time n/a 4:00 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes No
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 200 W 130/240 W
Charger weight 460 g n/a

Processor

Processor AMD Ryzen 5 5600H Intel Core i5 10300H
Base frequency 3.3 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.2 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
L3 Cache 16 MB 8 MB
Integrated Graphics Radeon RX Vega 7 Intel UHD Graphics 630
Process tech. 7 nm 14 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506
1915
Dell G3 15 3500
1524
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506
7063
Dell G3 15 3500
4640
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506
1411
Dell G3 15 3500
1126
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming A15 FA506
10013
Dell G3 15 3500
4862

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
TGP 75 W 50 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX n/a
Graphics Type Discrete Discrete
Process tech. 8 nm 12 nm
GPU Frequency 1403 MHz 1380 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1635 MHz 1560 MHz
FLOPS 6.7 TFLOPS 3.2 TFLOPS
Video Memory 4 4
Memory Type GDDR6 GDDR6
Tire Width 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbit/s 12 Gbit/s
Shader Units 2048 1024
TMUs 64 64
ROPs 40 32

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Channels 1x8 GB 2x4 GB
Frequency 3200 MHz 2933 MHz
Type DDR4 DDR4
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
Max RAM 32 64

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 256 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset n/a Realtek ALC3254
Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power 2x2 W 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Max Volume 73.9 dB 73.3 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
Fingerprint sensor No No
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Ports
USB-A3x3.23x3.2
USB-C1x3.2No
ThunderboltNoNo
HDMI1x2.01x2.0
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesYes
Card ReaderNoYes
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Sizen/a10.5x8.0 cm
SurfacePlasticPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

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