Dell G3 3579 — Hardware Specifications
Hardware as detected on this laptop via system_profiler, ioreg, and a Windows
hardware report (ACPI/PCI enumeration). PCI/USB IDs are as detected.
| Item |
Value |
| Model |
Dell G3 3579 |
| Chipset |
Intel HM370 (Cannon Lake PCH) |
| BIOS |
1.25.0, UEFI, Secure Boot disabled |
| CPU |
Intel Core i5-8300H, Coffee Lake-H, 4 cores / 8 threads, 2.3 GHz |
| CPU features |
SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2 |
| Memory |
8 GB |
Graphics
| Device |
ID |
Notes |
| Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
8086:3E9B |
Integrated; drives the internal panel; Metal 3 |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
10DE:1C8D (Pascal) |
Discrete; unsupported on macOS, disabled via SSDT-Disable_GPU_PEG0 |
Internal display: LG Display LGD053F, 1920×1080, eDP, connected to the iGPU
(Optimus — the panel is not wired to the NVIDIA GPU).
Audio
| Item |
Value |
| Codec |
Realtek ALC236 (10EC:0236) |
| Controller |
Intel 8086:A348 HDA |
| AppleALC layout |
15 |
Network
| Device |
ID |
Driver |
| Intel Wireless-AC 9462 (CNVi) |
8086:A370 (subsys 42A4) |
AirportItlwm / itlwm |
| Intel Bluetooth |
USB 8087:0AAA |
IntelBluetoothFirmware + BlueToolFixup |
| Realtek RTL8111/8168 Ethernet |
10EC:8168 |
RealtekRTL8111 |
| Device |
Bus |
Driver |
| Touchpad |
I2C HID (DELL086F) |
VoodooI2C + VoodooI2CHID |
| Keyboard |
PS/2 (DLLK086F) |
VoodooPS2Controller |
| Webcam (with activity LED) |
USB UVC (0BDA:568A) |
native UVC — no kext |
Storage / USB
| Item |
Value |
| SATA controller |
Intel 8086:A353 AHCI (needs CtlnaAHCIPort on macOS) |
| Boot drive |
SATA SSD |
| USB controller |
Intel 8086:A36D XHCI |
| SD reader |
Realtek RTS PCIe reader (shows as USB 0BDA:0129 on Windows); needs RealtekCardReader on macOS |
Notes for adapters
- The NVIDIA GPU is Pascal; no macOS driver exists beyond High Sierra web drivers.
It is disabled, not accelerated. Do not expect HDMI output if HDMI is wired to it.
- The SATA controller is not natively supported by
AppleAHCIPort; CtlnaAHCIPort
is required or the boot disk will not appear.
- The touchpad is I2C, not PS/2; it needs the GPIO/ACPI patches described in the
per-OS configuration docs, not just the VoodooI2C kext.
Component notes for adapting these parts elsewhere:
input · audio ·
networking · SD reader ·
USB mapping.