Component comparison
Precision 5490 vs Precision 5540
Precision 5490 vs Precision 5540 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
Precision 5490
- + USComp overall score (+10.0)
- + Performance (+12.6)
- + Gaming performance (+10.0)
- + Mobility (+56.0)
- + Reliability (+50.0)
- + Screen quality (+1.1)
- + CPU (+22.0)
- + GPU (+7.6)
- + Weight (-1.11 kg)
- + Battery (+16 Wh)
- + Max RAM (+32 GB)
- + Release year (+5)
- + Modernity (+38.5)
B
Precision 5540
- + Value (+17.2)
- + Estimated price (-$947)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
Precision 5490
|
Component B
Precision 5540
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 78.0 (+10.0) | 68.0 |
| Performance | 75.8 (+12.6) | 63.2 |
| Gaming performance | 57.0 (+10.0) | 47.0 |
| Mobility | 75.0 (+56.0) | 19.0 |
| Reliability | 87.0 (+50.0) | 37.0 |
| Value | 57.5 | 74.7 (+17.2) |
| Screen quality | 51.1 (+1.1) | 50.0 |
| CPU | 87.0 (+22.0) | 65.1 |
| GPU | 53.5 (+7.6) | 45.9 |
| Estimated price | $1,408 | $461 (-$947) |
| Weight | 1.49 kg (-1.11 kg) | 2.60 kg |
| Battery | 72 Wh (+16 Wh) | 56 Wh |
| Max RAM | 96 GB (+32 GB) | 64 GB |
| Release year | 2024 (+5) | 2019 |
| Modernity | 100.0 (+38.5) | 61.5 |
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).