Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 Silver 2018
CPU Intel Core i7 8850H
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA Quadro P1000
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
57 Overall Score
Price CA$1,024
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong ram (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong port (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average social proof (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (25th percentile)
- Below average reliability (32th percentile)
What owners think
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 | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 2 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Color Gamut | 72% Color Gamut |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.0 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 (1Gbps) |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8850H | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2000 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro P1000 | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 99 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 | 24.5 | 59.4 | 73.7 | 68.9 | 51.2 | 44 | 97.4 | 31.9 | 9.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare | 81.6 | 18.4 | 59.4 | 73.3 | 99.3 | 67.6 | 89.9 | 96.2 | 99 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.2 | 91.3 | 92.2 | 66.8 | 95.3 | 72.3 | 89.9 | 58.3 | 96.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.7 | 89.8 | 90.3 | 97.9 | 94.4 | 8.4 | 81.1 | 78.6 | 99 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.4 | 63.9 | 81.1 | 83 | 90.1 | 95.2 | 73.3 | 58.3 | 90.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.6 | 63.9 | 81.1 | 66.8 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.3 | 78.6 | 93.8 |
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