Dell Precision 5520
workstation
2016
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~6h
⚖️ 1.80 kg
⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
46
out of 100
Fit for you
50/100
✚ Strong: fit_price
⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
51
Core i7-7820HQ
GPU
18
Quadro M1200
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
56 Wh
~6h
Price
$321
market
Age
10 years
2016
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 46/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (65), weakest — Photo & design (24).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (65)
⚠ Weaknesses
Photo & design (24)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $321, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $4.8/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $321 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $1.1/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$196/year (9%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
46
CPU score
51
Mainstream tier
GPU score
18
Office tier
RAM max
32 GB
Professional
Weight
1.80 kg
Light tier
Battery
56 Wh
Standard
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 2016 — matches the model year
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Full specifications
- Brand
- Dell
- Series
- Precision 5xxx (mid class)
- Type
- Workstation
- Release year
- 2016
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 7820HQ , Intel Core i7 6820HQ , Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
- Graphics
- Quadro M1200 , Quadro M1200 4GB
- RAM (max)
- 32 GB DDR4
- Weight
- 1.80 kg
- Ports
- 4
- Backlit keyboard
- ✓
- Webcam
- ✓
- TPM (security)
- ✓
- Battery
- 56 Wh
Configuration options
Available model options · 12 variants across 6 categories
🖥 Displays (2)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
3840 x 2160 (Ultra HD 4K)
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 620
⚙ Processors (3)
Intel Core i7 (7th Gen) 7820HQ
Intel Core i7 (6th Gen) 6820HQ
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
🔲 Memory (2)
8 GB (1 x 8 GB)
16 GB (1 x 16 GB)
🎮 Graphics (2)
Quadro M1200
Quadro M1200 4GB
💾 Storage (2)
256 GB SSD M.2 PCIe
512 GB SSD
Performance metrics
Performance
40
Portability
46
Light office
60
Gaming
34
Creative
37
Energy efficiency
54
Connectivity
65
Value
59
Color accuracy
—
Processors (3)
Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 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 | 80 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | 55 | ⚠ Playable |
| Fortnite | 45 | ⚠ Playable |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| Doom | 37 | ⚠ Playable |
| Batman: Arkham Knight | 35 | ⚠ Playable |
| Battlefield 5 | 30 | ⚠ Playable |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30 | ⚠ Playable |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | 28 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 26 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 5 | 24 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 14 | ✗ Low |
💡 19 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
102%
GPU
27%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
254%
GPU
367%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077
✗ Weak
CPU
145%
GPU
61%
RAM
400%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
508%
GPU
184%
RAM
800%
Fortnite
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
115%
RAM
400%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
339%
GPU
367%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✗ Weak
CPU
169%
GPU
73%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
38%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✗ Weak
CPU
169%
GPU
66%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
46%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy
✗ Weak
CPU
113%
GPU
61%
RAM
200%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
339%
GPU
367%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
52%
RAM
400%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
73%
GPU
27%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
52%
RAM
400%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
508%
GPU
367%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
339%
GPU
367%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
73%
GPU
28%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5
✗ Weak
CPU
113%
GPU
61%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5
✗ Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
145%
GPU
102%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
113%
GPU
52%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus
✗ Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
367%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✗ Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
102%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov
✗ Weak
CPU
169%
GPU
73%
RAM
400%
God of War
✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
61%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding
✗ Weak
CPU
203%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Control
✗ Weak
CPU
169%
GPU
61%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal
✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✗ Weak
CPU
282%
GPU
92%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3
✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020
✗ Weak
CPU
181%
GPU
73%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion
✗ Weak
CPU
181%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3
✗ Weak
CPU
203%
GPU
66%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800
✗ Weak
CPU
169%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
423%
GPU
184%
RAM
533%
The Division 2
✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
73%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
122%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown
✗ Weak
CPU
181%
GPU
92%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
169%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
92%
RAM
533%
Days Gone
✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
61%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✗ Weak
CPU
121%
GPU
77%
RAM
267%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
145%
GPU
46%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
169%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
145%
GPU
52%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
102%
GPU
46%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart
✗ Weak
CPU
159%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
121%
GPU
28%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong
✗ Weak
CPU
102%
GPU
77%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima
✗ Weak
CPU
102%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
102%
GPU
46%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4
✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✗ Weak
CPU
169%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
102%
GPU
33%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
159%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Lies of P
✗ Weak
CPU
145%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
102%
GPU
40%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
339%
GPU
184%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
282%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✗ Weak
CPU
254%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✗ Weak
CPU
145%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
282%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
145%
GPU
52%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
339%
GPU
184%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
282%
GPU
153%
RAM
400%
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