Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 Black
CPU i7-8850H
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA Quadro P1000
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 3.9 kg
44 Overall Score
Price CA$650
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average portability (12th percentile)
- Below average cpu (25th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i7-8850H |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro P1000 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Color Gamut | 72% color gamut |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 3.9 kg / 8.6 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i7-8850H | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro P1000 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.9 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 15 | - | 75 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 | 24.7 | 58.3 | 73.4 | 85.8 | 41.8 | 11.6 | 37.6 | 32.8 | 52.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.9 | 71.4 | 52.2 | 87.7 | 99.2 | 72.2 | 80.5 | 97.2 | 98.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 91.2 | 98.8 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 6.8 | 97.5 | 80.4 | 85.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67 | 63.5 | 81 | 63.9 | 95.8 | 87.2 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 97.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 63.5 | 81 | 80.8 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 72.6 | 59.7 | 85.9 |
| ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming Compare | 88.5 | 66.2 | 90.8 | 63.9 | 81.1 | 86.5 | 62.2 | 59.7 | 98.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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