Component comparison
Precision 5490 vs Precision 5530
Precision 5490 vs Precision 5530 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
Precision 5490
- + USComp overall score (+20.0)
- + Performance (+25.4)
- + Gaming performance (+14.0)
- + Mobility (+37.0)
- + Reliability (+56.0)
- + Screen quality (+1.1)
- + CPU (+29.5)
- + GPU (+14.3)
- + Weight (-0.31 kg)
- + Battery (+16 Wh)
- + Max RAM (+64 GB)
- + Release year (+6)
- + Modernity (+46.2)
B
Precision 5530
- + Value (+7.5)
- + Estimated price (-$1,039)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
Precision 5490
|
Component B
Precision 5530
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 78.0 (+20.0) | 58.0 |
| Performance | 75.8 (+25.4) | 50.5 |
| Gaming performance | 57.0 (+14.0) | 43.0 |
| Mobility | 75.0 (+37.0) | 38.0 |
| Reliability | 87.0 (+56.0) | 31.0 |
| Value | 57.5 | 65.0 (+7.5) |
| Screen quality | 51.1 (+1.1) | 50.0 |
| CPU | 87.0 (+29.5) | 57.5 |
| GPU | 53.5 (+14.3) | 39.2 |
| Estimated price | $1,408 | $369 (-$1,039) |
| Weight | 1.49 kg (-0.31 kg) | 1.80 kg |
| Battery | 72 Wh (+16 Wh) | 56 Wh |
| Max RAM | 96 GB (+64 GB) | 32 GB |
| Release year | 2024 (+6) | 2018 |
| Modernity | 100.0 (+46.2) | 53.8 |
Based on the comparison:
Precision 5490 wins 13 of the comparable criteria.
The choice depends on your use case.
🤔 How to choose
Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 50) ↔ price (median 385.1).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 48) ↔ overall performance (median 49.8).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 50) ↔ battery life (median 2.8).