Dell Precision 15.6" 5530, Core i9-8950HK, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Quadro P2000, Silver
CPU Intel Core i9 8950HK
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA Quadro P2000
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
41 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average social proof (5th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i9 8950HK |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro P2000 |
| 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 | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i9 8950HK | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro P2000 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | 100 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 | 35.8 | 75.3 | 36.3 | 60.9 | 53 | 45.4 | 51 | 33.4 | 4.7 | 48.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 83.3 | 76.2 | 79.5 | 73.4 | 99.3 | 71.2 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 97.8 | 6.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.3 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.5 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall41.4
- AI/LLM23.8
- Gaming53
- Portability42.7
- Creator49.2
- Student47.2
- Business36.6
- Developer40.4
- Entertainment43.7
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