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
48 Overall Score
Price $453
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong ram (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average compact (11th percentile)
- Below average reliability (32th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i7-8850H |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro P1000 |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920 (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 Air M5 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 83L00008US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx | ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i7-8850H | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro P1000 | Apple M5 10-core | Intel Arc | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 15 | 59 | - | 72 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 | 47.1 | 59.1 | 73.9 | 77.3 | 40.3 | 11 | 39 | 31.9 | 49.8 |
| Apple MacBook Air M5 Compare | 81.8 | 18.5 | 59.5 | 46.5 | 79.4 | 90 | 64.3 | 96.2 | 99.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.4 | 94.8 | 85.4 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 83L00008US Compare | 88.6 | 79 | 92.4 | 77.3 | 97.5 | 20 | 64.3 | 78.6 | 97.4 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.8 | 60.2 | 83.9 | 82.7 | 71.6 | 77.5 | 69.5 | 31.9 | 96.3 |
| ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 93.2 | 66.4 | 95.3 | 87 | 64.3 | 58.2 | 97.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $453
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May 7, 2026 Refurbished $453
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