Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 Silver 2018
CPU Intel Core i7 8850H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA Quadro P1000
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
46 Overall Score
Price $444
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong port selection (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average social proof (22nd percentile)
- Below average cpu (25th 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 1 | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 256 GB |
| Storage 2 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 | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB | Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | HP OmniBook X Flip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8850H | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro P1000 | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc 140V | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc 140V |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 75 | 70 | 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 | 45.2 | 88.5 | 32.8 | 21.9 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.5 | 71 | 66.2 | 58.3 | 87 | 91.1 | 80.3 | 97.4 | 98.7 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB Compare | 88.6 | 67.7 | 90.5 | 64.2 | 81.8 | 86.9 | 62.3 | 59.8 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 86.1 | 82.9 | 86.8 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 99 |
| 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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