Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 Silver
CPU Intel Core i7 8850H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA Quadro P1000
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 2.2 kg
43 Overall Score
Price $424
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average cpu (25th percentile)
- Below average portability (33rd percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core 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 | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Color Gamut | 72% Color Gamut |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.0 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 (1Gbps) |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US | ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | HP OmniBook X Flip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8850H | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15.6" 2880x1620 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro P1000 | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc 140V | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc 140V |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 70 | 75 | 66 | 65 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 | 24.5 | 60 | 37.7 | 66.6 | 55.4 | 32.6 | 52.5 | 32.8 | 51.3 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.5 | 71 | 66.2 | 58.3 | 87 | 91.1 | 80.3 | 97.4 | 98.7 |
| Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 86.1 | 82.9 | 86.8 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 99 |
| ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 Compare | 88.2 | 78.9 | 66.2 | 95.3 | 95.1 | 44.7 | 80.3 | 59.8 | 79.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 80.8 | 64.2 | 89.4 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 95 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 80.8 | 75 | 82.5 | 80.3 | 32.8 | 98.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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