Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 2018, Core i7-8850H, 16GB, 1TB SSD + 256GB SSD, Quadro P1000, Silver
CPU Intel Core i7 8850H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA Quadro P1000
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 2.2 kg
45 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong affordability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average social proof (19th percentile)
- Below average portability (33rd percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
- Below average cpu (35th 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 | 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Precision 15.6" 5530 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8850H | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro P1000 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | - | 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 | 34.5 | 62.1 | 36.3 | 60.9 | 53.1 | 33.2 | 88 | 33.4 | 19.2 | 71.3 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.4 | 87.1 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 91.2 | 95.6 | 90.9 | 77.4 | 96.6 | 73.7 | 88.5 | 60.4 | 96 | 8.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.2 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.2 | 27.2 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.6 | 72.3 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 97.2 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.5 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.2 | 10.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall45.3
- AI/LLM23.7
- Gaming51
- Portability41.4
- Creator53.9
- Student57.5
- Business39.2
- Developer45.2
- Entertainment46.1
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Other Configurations13
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