Dell Precision 7520

workstation 2017 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~7h ⚖️ 2.80 kg ⚖️ slight imbalance
LB Score
57
out of 100
Fit for you
51/100
✚ Strong: fit_price ⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
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Profile

vs median
CPU
53
Core i5-7300HQ
GPU
34
Quadro M2200
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
68 Wh ~
~7h
Price
$288
market
Age
9 years
2017

📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 57/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Portability (20).

✓ Strengths

Connectivity (100) · Light office (68)

⚠ Weaknesses

Portability (20)

Money & ownership

All money blocks on one card

Cost to own

Buying at listing price $288, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.

≈ $4.3/mo
Money could earn

Keeping the $288 price invested at 4.32%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Nov 13, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.

≈ $1.1/mo
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💰 Price trend

$2,200 $1,218 $236 2017: $2,200 2017 2018: $1,760 2019: $1,408 2020: $1,126 2021: $901 2022: $721 2023: $577 2024: $461 2025: $369 2026: $295 2026 2027: $236 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$212/year (10%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 57
CPU score 53 Mainstream tier
GPU score 34 Light tier
RAM max 64 GB Professional
Weight 2.80 kg Heavy
Battery 68 Wh Large tier

Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.

CPU generation

7th generation · model year 2017 — matches the model year

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The scale uses Intel-equivalent generation numbers: recent AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra families map onto the same scale.

Full specifications

Brand
Dell
Series
Precision 7xxx (high class)
Type
Workstation
Release year
2017≈
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
RAM (max)
64 GB DDR4
Memory slots
4
Weight
2.80 kg
Ports
8
Backlit keyboard
✓
Webcam
✓
TPM (security)
✓
Battery
68 Wh~

Configuration options

Available model options · 18 variants across 6 categories

⚙ Processors (7)
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i5-7440HQ Intel Core i7-7920HQ Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 Intel Core i7 (7th Gen) 7700HQ Intel Core i7 (7th Gen) 7820HQ Intel Xeon E3-1505MV6
🎮 Graphics (4)
AMD Radeon Pro WX 4130 AMD Radeon Pro WX 4150 NVIDIA Quadro M2200 NVIDIA Quadro M1200
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 630
🖥 Displays (2)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 3840 x 2160 (Ultra HD 4K)
🔲 Memory (2)
16 GB (2 x 8 GB) 32 GB
💾 Storage (2)
256 GB SSD M.2 PCIe 512 GB SSD M.2 PCIe

Performance metrics

Performance 54
Portability 20
Light office 68
Gaming 43
Creative 41
Energy efficiency 56
Connectivity 100
Value 67
Color accuracy —

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game FPS (1080p) Verdict
Counter-Strike 2 240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch 240 ✓ Comfortable
Grand Theft Auto V 140 ✓ Comfortable
PUBG: Battlegrounds 140 ✓ Comfortable
Valorant 95 ✓ Comfortable
Dota 2 70 ✓ Comfortable
Fortnite 60 ✓ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 55 ⚠ Playable
Battlefield 5 45 ⚠ Playable
Forza Horizon 4 45 ⚠ Playable
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37 ⚠ Playable
Far Cry 5 30 ⚠ Playable
Forza Horizon 5 30 ⚠ Playable
Cyberpunk 2077 21 ✗ Low
Metro Exodus 21 ✗ Low
Resident Evil 4 Remake 20 ✗ Low
💡 16 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
106%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
266%
GPU
674%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
152%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
532%
GPU
337%
RAM
999%
Fortnite ✗ Weak
CPU
97%
GPU
211%
RAM
800%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
354%
GPU
674%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
135%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring ✗ Weak
CPU
97%
GPU
70%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends ✗ Weak
CPU
97%
GPU
84%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
118%
GPU
112%
RAM
400%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
354%
GPU
674%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
97%
GPU
96%
RAM
800%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
76%
GPU
49%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✗ Weak
CPU
97%
GPU
96%
RAM
800%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
532%
GPU
674%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
354%
GPU
674%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
76%
GPU
52%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
118%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
153%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
152%
GPU
187%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
118%
GPU
96%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
109%
RAM
800%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
674%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
140%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
106%
GPU
82%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
135%
RAM
800%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
242%
GPU
140%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
242%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
109%
RAM
800%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
242%
GPU
168%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
295%
GPU
168%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
242%
GPU
168%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
190%
GPU
135%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
190%
GPU
140%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
120%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
168%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
443%
GPU
337%
RAM
999%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
242%
GPU
135%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
225%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
190%
GPU
168%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✗ Weak
CPU
177%
GPU
82%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
242%
GPU
168%
RAM
999%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
242%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
140%
RAM
533%
Returnal ✗ Weak
CPU
152%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
177%
GPU
82%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village ✗ Weak
CPU
152%
GPU
96%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol ✗ Weak
CPU
106%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
166%
GPU
140%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
52%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
106%
GPU
140%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
106%
GPU
140%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✗ Weak
CPU
106%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
242%
GPU
168%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
168%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✗ Weak
CPU
106%
GPU
61%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
166%
GPU
82%
RAM
800%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
152%
GPU
140%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest ✗ Weak
CPU
106%
GPU
73%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
354%
GPU
337%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
295%
GPU
168%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
266%
GPU
168%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
152%
GPU
140%
RAM
800%
F1 24 ✗ Weak
CPU
295%
GPU
82%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat ✗ Weak
CPU
152%
GPU
96%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
354%
GPU
337%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
295%
GPU
281%
RAM
800%

🔗 Same series

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≅ Similar by specs

Similar performance profile across other series and brands.

≈ Similar class

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