Component comparison
Precision 5550 vs Precision 5520
Precision 5550 vs Precision 5520 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
Precision 5550
- + USComp overall score (+22.0)
- + Performance (+24.4)
- + Gaming performance (+17.0)
- + Mobility (+2.0)
- + Reliability (+19.0)
- + Value (+14.1)
- + Screen quality (+1.1)
- + CPU (+15.8)
- + GPU (+27.5)
- + Battery (+30 Wh)
- + Max RAM (+32 GB)
- + Release year (+4)
- + Modernity (+30.7)
B
Precision 5520
- + Estimated price (-$341)
- + Weight (-0.10 kg)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
Precision 5550
|
Component B
Precision 5520
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 68.0 (+22.0) | 46.0 |
| Performance | 63.9 (+24.4) | 39.4 |
| Gaming performance | 47.0 (+17.0) | 30.0 |
| Mobility | 36.0 (+2.0) | 34.0 |
| Reliability | 40.0 (+19.0) | 21.0 |
| Value | 69.7 (+14.1) | 55.6 |
| Screen quality | 51.1 (+1.1) | 50.0 |
| CPU | 66.6 (+15.8) | 50.8 |
| GPU | 45.9 (+27.5) | 18.4 |
| Estimated price | $577 | $236 (-$341) |
| Weight | 1.90 kg | 1.80 kg (-0.10 kg) |
| Battery | 86 Wh (+30 Wh) | 56 Wh |
| Max RAM | 64 GB (+32 GB) | 32 GB |
| Release year | 2020 (+4) | 2016 |
| Modernity | 69.2 (+30.7) | 38.5 |
Based on the comparison:
Precision 5550 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).