Dell Precision 3541
workstation
2018
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~7h
⚖️ 2.00 kg
⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
63
out of 100
Fit for you
58/100
✚ Strong: fit_value
⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
64
Core i7-9750H
GPU
29
Quadro P620
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
68 Wh
~7h
Price
$368
market
Age
8 years
2018
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 63/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (95), weakest — Gaming (36).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (95) · Light office (89)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $368, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $5.5/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $368 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $1.3/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$229/year (10%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
63
CPU score
64
Mainstream tier
GPU score
29
Light tier
RAM max
64 GB
Professional
Weight
2.00 kg
Standard
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
9th generation · model year 2018 — matches the model year
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gen 6
gen 8
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gen 10
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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 3xxx (entry class)
- Type
- Workstation
- Release year
- 2018
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 9750H , Intel Core i7 9850H , Core i5 9300H , Core i5 9400H , Core i9 9880H , Xeon E-2276M
- Graphics
- Quadro P620 , Quadro P620 4GB
- RAM (max)
- 64 GB DDR4
- Storage interface
- NVMe
- Weight
- 2.00 kg
- Ports
- 6
- Backlit keyboard
- ✓
- Webcam
- ✓
- TPM (security)
- ✓
- Battery
- 68 Wh
Configuration options
Available model options · 14 variants across 6 categories
🖥 Displays (1)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
• Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics 630
⚙ Processors (6)
Intel Core i7 (9th Gen) 9750H
Intel Core i7 (9th Gen) 9850H
Core i5-9300H
Core i5-9400H
Core i9-9880H
Xeon E-2276M
🔲 Memory (2)
16 GB (1 x 16 GB)
32 GB (2 x 16 GB)
🎮 Graphics (3)
Quadro P620
Quadro P620 4GB
Intel UHD Graphics 630
💾 Storage (1)
512 GB SSD M.2 PCIe
Performance metrics
Performance
56
Portability
40
Light office
89
Gaming
36
Creative
47
Energy efficiency
64
Connectivity
95
Value
73
Color accuracy
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Processors (6)
Core i7-9750H
Intel · 9th · 6 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
59
Core i7-9850H
Intel · 9th · 6 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
59
Core i5-9300H
Intel · 9th · 4 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
51
Core i5-9400H
Intel · 9th · 4 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
54
Core i9-9880H
Intel · 9th · 8 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
64
Xeon E-2276M
Intel · 9th · 6 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
62
Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | Medium (1080p) | High (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Overwatch | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Fortnite | 113 | 113 | ✓ Comfortable |
| FIFA 20 | 118 | 112 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Rocket League | 154 | 97 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | — | 90 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | — | 85 | ✓ Comfortable |
| X-Plane 11.11 | 71 | 64 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Prey | 75 | 57 | ⚠ Playable |
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 45 | ⚠ Playable |
| Doom | — | 44 | ⚠ Playable |
| F1 2018 | 55 | 42 | ⚠ Playable |
| Battlefield 5 | — | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| F1 2019 | 46 | 39 | ⚠ Playable |
| Destiny 2 | 49 | 38 | ⚠ Playable |
| Forza Horizon 4 | — | 35 | ⚠ Playable |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | — | 34 | ⚠ Playable |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | — | 32 | ⚠ Playable |
| Apex Legends | 35 | 29 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 5 | — | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 5 | — | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of War | 37 | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Ashes of the Singularity | 29 | 25 | ✗ Low |
| Borderlands 3 | 30 | 19 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | — | 18 | ✗ Low |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 26 | 18 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | 21 | 17 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | — | 16 | ✗ Low |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16 | 14 | ✗ Low |
💡 31 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
42%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
319%
GPU
575%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077
✗ Weak
CPU
182%
GPU
96%
RAM
800%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
639%
GPU
288%
RAM
999%
Fortnite
✓ Runs well
CPU
116%
GPU
180%
RAM
800%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
426%
GPU
575%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
115%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
116%
GPU
60%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
103%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
116%
GPU
72%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy
✗ Weak
CPU
142%
GPU
96%
RAM
400%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
426%
GPU
575%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
116%
GPU
82%
RAM
800%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
91%
GPU
42%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
116%
GPU
82%
RAM
800%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
639%
GPU
575%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
426%
GPU
575%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
91%
GPU
44%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5
✗ Weak
CPU
142%
GPU
96%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
160%
GPU
131%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
182%
GPU
160%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
142%
GPU
82%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus
✗ Weak
CPU
160%
GPU
93%
RAM
800%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
255%
GPU
575%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✓ Runs well
CPU
160%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
70%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov
✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
115%
RAM
800%
God of War
✓ Runs well
CPU
290%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✗ Weak
CPU
290%
GPU
96%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding
✗ Weak
CPU
255%
GPU
93%
RAM
800%
Control
✗ Weak
CPU
213%
GPU
96%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal
✓ Runs well
CPU
290%
GPU
144%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✓ Runs well
CPU
355%
GPU
144%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
290%
GPU
144%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020
✓ Runs well
CPU
228%
GPU
115%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion
✓ Runs well
CPU
228%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
255%
GPU
103%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800
✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
144%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
532%
GPU
288%
RAM
999%
The Division 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
290%
GPU
115%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
255%
GPU
192%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown
✓ Runs well
CPU
228%
GPU
144%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
213%
GPU
70%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✓ Runs well
CPU
290%
GPU
144%
RAM
999%
Days Gone
✗ Weak
CPU
290%
GPU
96%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✓ Runs well
CPU
152%
GPU
120%
RAM
533%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
182%
GPU
72%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
213%
GPU
70%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
182%
GPU
82%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
72%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart
✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
152%
GPU
44%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong
✓ Runs well
CPU
128%
GPU
120%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima
✓ Runs well
CPU
128%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
72%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
290%
GPU
144%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
144%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
52%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
200%
GPU
70%
RAM
800%
Lies of P
✓ Runs well
CPU
182%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
63%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
426%
GPU
288%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
355%
GPU
144%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✓ Runs well
CPU
319%
GPU
144%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✓ Runs well
CPU
182%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
355%
GPU
70%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
182%
GPU
82%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
426%
GPU
288%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
355%
GPU
240%
RAM
800%
🔗 Same series
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≅ Similar by specs
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≈ Similar class
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