Component comparison
Precision 5540 vs Precision 5520
Precision 5540 vs Precision 5520 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
Precision 5540
- + USComp overall score (+22.0)
- + Performance (+23.8)
- + Gaming performance (+17.0)
- + Reliability (+16.0)
- + Value (+19.1)
- + CPU (+14.3)
- + GPU (+27.5)
- + Max RAM (+32 GB)
- + Release year (+3)
- + Modernity (+23.0)
B
Precision 5520
- + Mobility (+15.0)
- + Estimated price (-$225)
- + Weight (-0.80 kg)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
Precision 5540
|
Component B
Precision 5520
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 68.0 (+22.0) | 46.0 |
| Performance | 63.2 (+23.8) | 39.4 |
| Gaming performance | 47.0 (+17.0) | 30.0 |
| Mobility | 19.0 | 34.0 (+15.0) |
| Reliability | 37.0 (+16.0) | 21.0 |
| Value | 74.7 (+19.1) | 55.6 |
| Screen quality | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| CPU | 65.1 (+14.3) | 50.8 |
| GPU | 45.9 (+27.5) | 18.4 |
| Estimated price | $461 | $236 (-$225) |
| Weight | 2.60 kg | 1.80 kg (-0.80 kg) |
| Battery | 56 Wh | 56 Wh |
| Max RAM | 64 GB (+32 GB) | 32 GB |
| Release year | 2019 (+3) | 2016 |
| Modernity | 61.5 (+23.0) | 38.5 |
Based on the comparison:
Precision 5540 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).