Dell Vostro 5490
gaming
2019
14"
dGPU
⏱ ~4h
⚖️ 1.49 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
46
Core i5-10210U
GPU
17
GeForce MX230
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
42 Wh
~4h
Price
$348
market
Age
7 years
2019
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 46/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Gaming (20).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (100) · Light office (77)
⚠ Weaknesses
Gaming (20)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $348, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $3.3/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $348 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $1.2/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$110/year (8%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
46
CPU score
46
Office tier
GPU score
17
Office tier
RAM max
64 GB
Professional
Weight
1.49 kg
Light tier
Battery
42 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
10th generation · model year 2019 — 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
- Vostro (SMB business)
- Type
- Business
- Release year
- 2019
- Screen size
- 14"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 10210U
- Graphics
- GeForce MX230 2GB
- RAM (max)
- 64 GB DDR4
- Storage interface
- NVMe
- Weight
- 1.49 kg
- Ports
- 7
- Backlit keyboard
- ✓
- Webcam
- ✓
- TPM (security)
- ✓
- Battery
- 42 Wh
Configuration options
Available model options · 7 variants across 6 categories
🖥 Displays (1)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
• Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics 620
⚙ Processors (1)
Intel Core i5 (10th Gen) 10210U
🔲 Memory (1)
8 GB (provided memory is soldered)
🎮 Graphics (2)
Intel UHD Graphics
GeForce MX230 2GB
💾 Storage (1)
512 GB SSD M.2 PCIe
Performance metrics
Performance
44
Portability
69
Light office
77
Gaming
20
Creative
46
Energy efficiency
69
Connectivity
100
Value
51
Color accuracy
—
Processors (1)
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 |
| GTA V | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | 24 | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Rocket League | 78 | 73 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Team Fortress 2 | — | 69 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Sims 4 | — | 61 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | — | 58 | ⚠ Playable |
| FIFA 20 | 62 | 56 | ⚠ Playable |
| Valorant | — | 55 | ⚠ Playable |
| FIFA 19 | 59 | 53 | ⚠ Playable |
| World of Warships | — | 53 | ⚠ Playable |
| Fortnite | 33 | 33 | ⚠ Playable |
| X-Plane 11.11 | 36 | 33 | ⚠ Playable |
| Rainbow Six Siege | — | 32 | ⚠ Playable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | — | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Prey | 35 | 25 | ✗ Low |
| Farming Simulator 19 | 49 | 24 | ✗ Low |
| Destiny 2 | 24 | 22 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21 | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield 5 | 20 | 20 | ✗ Low |
| F1 2019 | 25 | 20 | ✗ Low |
| Doom | — | 19 | ✗ Low |
| For Honor | 21 | 19 | ✗ Low |
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 18 | ✗ Low |
| Dirt Rally 2.0 | 23 | 18 | ✗ Low |
| F1 2018 | 23 | 18 | ✗ Low |
| Batman: Arkham Knight | — | 16 | ✗ Low |
| Darksiders III | 20 | 16 | ✗ Low |
| Civilization 6 | — | 15 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 5 | 54 | 15 | ✗ Low |
| Apex Legends | 18 | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Call of Duty Black Ops 4 | 19 | 14 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | — | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 15 | 13 | ✗ Low |
| Ghost Recon Breakpoint | 14 | 13 | ✗ Low |
| Ghost Recon Wildlands | 15 | 13 | ✗ Low |
| Just Cause 4 | 17 | 13 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 5 | — | 12 | ✗ Low |
| GRID 2019 | 19 | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance | 14 | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of War | 18 | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Anthem | 12 | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Hitman 2 | 13 | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Monster Hunter World | 13 | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 13 | 10 | ✗ Low |
| Borderlands 3 | 16 | 10 | ✗ Low |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10 | — | ✗ Low |
| The Division 2 | 13 | 10 | ✗ Low |
| Ashes of the Singularity | 11 | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | — | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Control | 11 | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Rage 2 | 10 | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 11 | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | — | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Total War: Three Kingdoms | 12 | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Anno 1800 | 8 | 5 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | 5 | 4 | ✗ Low |
💡 58 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
25%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
231%
GPU
340%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077
✗ Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
462%
GPU
170%
RAM
999%
Fortnite
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
106%
RAM
800%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
340%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
68%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
35%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
61%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
43%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy
✗ Weak
CPU
103%
GPU
57%
RAM
400%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
340%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
66%
GPU
25%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
462%
GPU
340%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
340%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
66%
GPU
26%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5
✗ Weak
CPU
103%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5
✗ Weak
CPU
116%
GPU
77%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4
✗ Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
95%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
103%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus
✗ Weak
CPU
116%
GPU
55%
RAM
800%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
340%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✗ Weak
CPU
116%
GPU
71%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
42%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov
✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
68%
RAM
800%
God of War
✗ Weak
CPU
210%
GPU
71%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✗ Weak
CPU
210%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding
✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
55%
RAM
800%
Control
✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal
✗ Weak
CPU
210%
GPU
85%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✗ Weak
CPU
257%
GPU
85%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3
✗ Weak
CPU
210%
GPU
85%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020
✗ Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
68%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion
✗ Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
71%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3
✗ Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
61%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800
✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
85%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
385%
GPU
170%
RAM
999%
The Division 2
✗ Weak
CPU
210%
GPU
68%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
113%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown
✗ Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
85%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
42%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✗ Weak
CPU
210%
GPU
85%
RAM
999%
Days Gone
✗ Weak
CPU
210%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✗ Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
71%
RAM
533%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
43%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
42%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
43%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart
✗ Weak
CPU
144%
GPU
71%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
26%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
71%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
71%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
43%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4
✗ Weak
CPU
210%
GPU
85%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
85%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
31%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
144%
GPU
42%
RAM
800%
Lies of P
✗ Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
71%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
37%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
170%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
257%
GPU
85%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
85%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✗ Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
71%
RAM
800%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
257%
GPU
42%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
170%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
257%
GPU
142%
RAM
800%
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