Dell G5 5500 review

A 1660 Ti machine that clears every rec bar

The Dell G5 5500 (2020) carries a Core i7 10750H, a GTX 1660 Ti with 6GB, and 64GB of RAM at $680 — 9 percent below the gaming-class median. Its measured graphics score of 63.68 reads high-tier despite sitting 18.9 percent below the class median, a reminder of how strong the modern median has become. The flagged weak axes are the familiar G5 ones: mobility 17 against 29, reliability 37 against 53.

Flags and the six-core foundation

Overwatch, Grand Theft Auto V, and Rainbow Six Siege all clear their recommended bars, and Photoshop and Visual Studio Code clear their minimums. The 1660 Ti's 6GB buffer holds up in the games of its generation at high settings, and the six-core 10750H with 64GB of RAM gives the machine desktop-class multitasking headroom. The honest scope: rec-bar 1080p gaming plus creative work, desk-first by measurement.

Price and value trajectory

From $1,800 at launch to $680 today, the 5500 has depreciated at 12.3 percent per year, with a projected $523 (a further 23.1 percent) in two years. Mid-band gaming hardware rides the standard curve — active but proportionate to what remains: a solid rec-bar machine walking toward its floor.

Against its price neighbors

Above it sit the Legion 5 15IMH05H at $750 and the Dell G7 7700 at $750; below it the Pavilion 17-cd1023nr at $604 and the IdeaPad Gaming 3 15IHU6 at $604. The step-up machines carry RTX-class cards; the step-down pair carries 1660-class chips of the same tier. The 5500 holds the middle: the same flag sheet as the cheaper pair with the Dell chassis, $70 under the RTX entry point.

Bottom line

The G5 5500 at $680 is a dependable mid-band pick: full rec-bar flags, 6GB VRAM, six cores, and 64GB of RAM. The low mobility score keeps it desk-bound, and the reliability reading sits just under the class median — but for a plugged-in gaming-and-work machine at below-median money, the data makes a clean case.