Dell G5 5505 review

An all-AMD gaming value with a rare graphics card

The Dell G5 5505 (2020) is the all-AMD entry of its line: a Ryzen 7 4800H, a Radeon RX 5600M, and 32GB of RAM at $471 — 37 percent below the gaming-class median. The flagged weaknesses are the era-standard pair: RAM at half the class norm and mobility at 20 against 29. The RX 5600M is a scarce card on the used shelf — a 6GB part that traded blows with the desktop-class competition of its year.

Measured frames from the AMD pairing

The flags come with receipts: Grand Theft Auto V clears recommended at a measured 140 fps, and Far Cry 5 clears recommended at a measured 70 fps — genuine modern-title play, not just esports clears. Overwatch clears recommended, and Photoshop and Visual Studio Code clear their minimums. The eight Zen 2 cores still outclass many newer gaming CPUs; the 32GB ceiling is the binding limit for heavy multitaskers.

Price and value trajectory

From $1,800 at launch to $471 today, the 5505 has depreciated at 12.3 percent per year, with a projected $362 (a further 23.1 percent) in two years. The AMD value proposition holds on the used shelf as it did new: measured throughput at a discount to the Intel-NVIDIA mainstream.

Against its price neighbors

The nearest measured analogs run just below: the XPS 15 9560 at $422 and the Inspiron 15-5577 at $447 — older Intel pairings with 4GB cards. The 5505's advantages over both are generational: a 2020 eight-core CPU and a 6GB GPU with 70 fps Far Cry receipts. In its immediate neighborhood it is the newest silicon per dollar, and the only all-AMD package.

Bottom line

The G5 5505 at $471 is a value buy with proof: rec-bar flags including measured 140 fps GTA and 70 fps Far Cry, eight cores, and a scarce 6GB Radeon. The 32GB ceiling and low mobility score are the honest limits. For a desk-first gaming machine at the value end of the band, the data makes a clean case.