Component comparison

Precision 5530 vs Precision 5520

Precision 5530 vs Precision 5520 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.

Advantages

A Precision 5530
  • + USComp overall score (+12.0)
  • + Performance (+11.0)
  • + Gaming performance (+13.0)
  • + Mobility (+4.0)
  • + Reliability (+10.0)
  • + Value (+9.4)
  • + CPU (+6.8)
  • + GPU (+20.8)
  • + Release year (+2)
  • + Modernity (+15.3)
B Precision 5520
  • + Estimated price (-$133)

Detailed spec comparison

Spec Component A
Precision 5530
Component B
Precision 5520
USComp overall score 58.0 (+12.0) 46.0
Performance 50.5 (+11.0) 39.4
Gaming performance 43.0 (+13.0) 30.0
Mobility 38.0 (+4.0) 34.0
Reliability 31.0 (+10.0) 21.0
Value 65.0 (+9.4) 55.6
Screen quality 50.0 50.0
CPU 57.5 (+6.8) 50.8
GPU 39.2 (+20.8) 18.4
Estimated price $369 $236 (-$133)
Weight 1.80 kg 1.80 kg
Battery 56 Wh 56 Wh
Max RAM 32 GB 32 GB
Release year 2018 (+2) 2016
Modernity 53.8 (+15.3) 38.5
Based on the comparison: Precision 5530 wins 10 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).