Dell Precision 3550
workstation
2020
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~7h
⚖️ 1.90 kg
⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
49
out of 100
Fit for you
47/100
✚ Strong: fit_price
⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
46
Core i5-10210U
GPU
20
Quadro P520
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
68 Wh
~7h
Price
$345
market
Age
6 years
2020
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 49/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Gaming (22).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (100) · Light office (81)
⚠ Weaknesses
Gaming (22)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $345, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $5.2/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $345 price invested at 4.21%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Nov 3, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $1.2/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$271/year (12%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
49
CPU score
46
Office tier
GPU score
20
Light tier
RAM max
64 GB
Professional
Weight
1.90 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
10th generation · model year 2020 — matches the model year
gen 4
gen 6
gen 8
gen 10
gen 12
gen 14
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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
- 2020≈
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1366x768
- Panel type
- tn
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 10210U , Intel Core i7 10510U , Intel Core i7 10610U , Core i5 10310U , Core i7 10810U
- Graphics
- Quadro P520 , Quadro P520 2GB
- RAM (max)
- 64 GB DDR4
- Storage interface
- PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
- Weight
- 1.90 kg
- Ports
- 7
- Backlit keyboard
- ✓
- Webcam
- ✓
- TPM (security)
- ✓
- Battery
- 68 Wh
Configuration options
Available model options · 13 variants across 6 categories
🖥 Displays (1)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
• Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics 620
⚙ Processors (5)
Intel Core i5 (10th Gen) 10210U
Intel Core i7 (10th Gen) 10510U
Intel Core i7 10610U
Core i5-10310U
Core i7-10810U
🔲 Memory (2)
8 GB (1 x 8 GB)
16 GB (1 x 16 GB)
🎮 Graphics (2)
Quadro P520
Quadro P520 2GB
💾 Storage (2)
256 GB SSD M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4
512 GB SSD M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4
Performance metrics
Performance
45
Portability
43
Light office
81
Gaming
22
Creative
46
Energy efficiency
69
Connectivity
100
Value
53
Color accuracy
—
Processors (5)
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 |
| Dota 2 | — | 60 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | — | 60 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Fortnite | — | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 4 | — | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield 5 | — | 20 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 5 | 20 | 20 | ✗ Low |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | — | 20 | ✗ Low |
| Darksiders III | 23 | 19 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | — | 19 | ✗ Low |
| Anno 1800 | 25 | 15 | ✗ Low |
| F1 2019 | 16 | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 5 | — | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 13 | — | ✗ Low |
| X-Plane 11.11 | 14 | 13 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | — | 10 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | — | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Total War: Three Kingdoms | 15 | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Control | 12 | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | 7 | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Borderlands 3 | 10 | 5 | ✗ Low |
💡 25 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
29%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
231%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077
✗ Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
67%
RAM
800%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
462%
GPU
201%
RAM
999%
Fortnite
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
126%
RAM
800%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
80%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
42%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
72%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
50%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy
✗ Weak
CPU
103%
GPU
67%
RAM
400%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
66%
GPU
29%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
462%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
66%
GPU
31%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5
✗ Weak
CPU
103%
GPU
67%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5
✗ Weak
CPU
116%
GPU
91%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
132%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
103%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus
✗ Weak
CPU
116%
GPU
65%
RAM
800%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✗ Weak
CPU
116%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov
✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
80%
RAM
800%
God of War
✗ Weak
CPU
210%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✗ Weak
CPU
210%
GPU
67%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding
✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
65%
RAM
800%
Control
✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
67%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal
✓ Runs well
CPU
210%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✓ Runs well
CPU
257%
GPU
101%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
210%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020
✗ Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
80%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion
✗ Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3
✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
72%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800
✓ Runs well
CPU
154%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
385%
GPU
201%
RAM
999%
The Division 2
✗ Weak
CPU
210%
GPU
80%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
134%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown
✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
101%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✓ Runs well
CPU
210%
GPU
101%
RAM
999%
Days Gone
✗ Weak
CPU
210%
GPU
67%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✗ Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
84%
RAM
533%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
50%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
50%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart
✗ Weak
CPU
144%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
31%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
50%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
210%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✓ Runs well
CPU
154%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
37%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
144%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Lies of P
✗ Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
44%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
201%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
257%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✓ Runs well
CPU
231%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✗ Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
257%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
201%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
257%
GPU
168%
RAM
800%
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