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Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 2018
CPU Intel Core i5 8400H
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
OS Windows 10 Pro
20 Overall Score
Price $368
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average port selection (5th percentile)
- Below average ram (7th percentile)
- Below average gpu (13th percentile)
- Below average cpu (17th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8400H |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | LCD |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 | Apple MacBook Pro M2 Pro | Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US | HP OmniBook X Flip | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U7512 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8400H | Apple M2 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | - | Apple M2 Pro 16-core | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 70 | 65 | 75 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 | 17.3 | 13.2 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 21.9 | 38.3 | 17.7 | 32.8 | 43.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M2 Pro Compare | 80 | 73.2 | 52.1 | 99.8 | 97.2 | 70.1 | 38 | 97.4 | 99.5 |
| Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 86.1 | 82.9 | 86.8 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 99 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 80.8 | 75 | 82.5 | 80.3 | 32.8 | 98.3 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U7512 Compare | 85.1 | 65 | 64.9 | 64.2 | 81.8 | 86.9 | 38 | 59.8 | 99 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 52.1 | 75.3 | 89.4 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 80.1 |
Price
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