Dell Precision 3561
workstation
2021
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~6h
⚖️ 2.00 kg
⚖️ slight imbalance
LB Score
73
out of 100
Fit for you
62/100
✚ Strong: fit_value
⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
74
Core i5-11400H
GPU
52
T600 Laptop GPU
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
64 Wh
~6h
Price
$405
market
Age
5 years
2021
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 73/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Portability (40).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (100) · Light office (91)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $405, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $6.1/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $405 price invested at 4.21%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Nov 2, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $1.5/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$296/year (13%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
73
CPU score
74
High tier
GPU score
52
Mainstream tier
RAM max
64 GB
Professional
Weight
2.00 kg
Standard
Battery
64 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
11th generation · model year 2021 — 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 3xxx (entry class)
- Type
- Workstation
- Release year
- 2021≈
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 11400H , Intel Core i5 11500H , Intel Core i7 11800H , Intel Core i7 11850H , Intel Core i9 11950H
- Graphics
- T600 Mobile , T600 , T1200 , Quadro T1200 , Quadro T1000 , Quadro T600
- RAM (max)
- 64 GB DDR4-3200
- Memory slots
- 2
- Memory configuration
- 1x8 GB
- Storage interface
- PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
- Storage slots
- 2
- Weight
- 2.00 kg
- Ports
- 7
- Thunderbolt
- ✓
- Backlit keyboard
- ✓
- Webcam
- ✓
- TPM (security)
- ✓
- Battery
- 64 Wh
Configuration options
Available model options · 29 variants across 7 categories
🖥 Displays (4)
1366 x 768
1920 x 1080 (Non-Touch)
1920 x 1080 (Touch)
3840 x 2160
• Igpu (1)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
🔋 Batteries (2)
64 Wh
97 Wh
⚙ Processors (6)
Intel Core i5 11400H
Intel Core i5 11500H
Intel Core i7 11800H
Intel Core i7 11850H
Intel Core i7 (11th Gen) 11850H
Intel Core i9 (11th Gen) 11950H
🔲 Memory (4)
8GB
16GB
32GB
64GB
💾 Storage (6)
128GB
256GB
512GB
1024GB
2048GB
1 TB SSD M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4
🎮 Graphics (6)
T600 Mobile
T600
T1200
Quadro T1200
Quadro T1000
Quadro T600
Performance metrics
Performance
64
Portability
40
Light office
91
Gaming
50
Creative
68
Energy efficiency
75
Connectivity
100
Value
87
Color accuracy
—
Processors (5)
Graphics (3 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | Medium (1080p) | High (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA 22 | 121 | 119 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | — | 108 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 2020 | 109 | 90 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 2021 | 106 | 90 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | — | 90 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Farming Simulator 22 | 97 | 70 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Vampire Bloodhunt | 73 | 70 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 84 | 69 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Gears Tactics | 101 | 66 | ✓ Comfortable |
| X-Plane 11.11 | 78 | 65 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GRID Legends | 73 | 62 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Death Stranding | 68 | 61 | ✓ Comfortable |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | — | 59 | ⚠ Playable |
| Resident Evil Village | 64 | 58 | ⚠ Playable |
| Far Cry 6 | 58 | 54 | ⚠ Playable |
| Far Cry 5 | 60 | 53 | ⚠ Playable |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 60 | 50 | ⚠ Playable |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 54 | 47 | ⚠ Playable |
| Dirt 5 | 56 | 45 | ⚠ Playable |
| Ghostwire Tokyo | 47 | 45 | ⚠ Playable |
| Immortals Fenyx Rising | 55 | 44 | ⚠ Playable |
| Borderlands 3 | 62 | 43 | ⚠ Playable |
| Riders Republic | 50 | 41 | ⚠ Playable |
| Elden Ring | 47 | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| Mafia Definitive Edition | 43 | 39 | ⚠ Playable |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 50 | 35 | ⚠ Playable |
| Elex 2 | 39 | 34 | ⚠ Playable |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 47 | 28 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 | 33 | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Dying Light 2 | 26 | 21 | ✗ Low |
💡 30 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
148%
GPU
75%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
370%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077
✓ Runs well
CPU
212%
GPU
172%
RAM
800%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
740%
GPU
515%
RAM
999%
Fortnite
✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
322%
RAM
800%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
494%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✓ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
206%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring
✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
107%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
184%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
129%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy
✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
172%
RAM
400%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
494%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
147%
RAM
800%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
106%
GPU
75%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✓ Runs well
CPU
135%
GPU
147%
RAM
800%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
740%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
494%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
106%
GPU
79%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
172%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
234%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
212%
GPU
286%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
147%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus
✓ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
166%
RAM
800%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✓ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
215%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
126%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov
✓ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
God of War
✓ Runs well
CPU
337%
GPU
215%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✓ Runs well
CPU
337%
GPU
172%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding
✓ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
166%
RAM
800%
Control
✓ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
172%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal
✓ Runs well
CPU
337%
GPU
258%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✓ Runs well
CPU
411%
GPU
258%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
337%
GPU
258%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020
✓ Runs well
CPU
264%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion
✓ Runs well
CPU
264%
GPU
215%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
184%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800
✓ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
258%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
617%
GPU
515%
RAM
999%
The Division 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
337%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
344%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown
✓ Runs well
CPU
264%
GPU
258%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✓ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
126%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✓ Runs well
CPU
337%
GPU
258%
RAM
999%
Days Gone
✓ Runs well
CPU
337%
GPU
172%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✓ Runs well
CPU
176%
GPU
215%
RAM
533%
Returnal
✓ Runs well
CPU
212%
GPU
129%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
126%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village
✓ Runs well
CPU
212%
GPU
147%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol
✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
129%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart
✓ Runs well
CPU
231%
GPU
215%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
176%
GPU
79%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong
✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
215%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima
✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
215%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1
✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
129%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
337%
GPU
258%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✓ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
258%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
148%
GPU
94%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
231%
GPU
126%
RAM
800%
Lies of P
✓ Runs well
CPU
212%
GPU
215%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest
✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
112%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
494%
GPU
515%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
411%
GPU
258%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✓ Runs well
CPU
370%
GPU
258%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✓ Runs well
CPU
212%
GPU
215%
RAM
800%
F1 24
✓ Runs well
CPU
411%
GPU
126%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat
✓ Runs well
CPU
212%
GPU
147%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
494%
GPU
515%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
411%
GPU
429%
RAM
800%
🔗 Same series
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≅ Similar by specs
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≈ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.
Series review
Dell Precision 3xxx series guide