Dell Precision 3530

workstation 2018 15.6" dGPU โฑ ~7h โš–๏ธ 2.00 kg โš–๏ธ GPU-bound
LB Score
52
out of 100
Fit for you
49/100
โœš Strong: fit_price โš  Weak: fit_mobility
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Related resources

CPU
58
GPU
26
Quadro P600
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
68 Wh
~7h
Price
$357
market
Age
8 years
2018
๐Ÿ“ Our review

Dell Precision 3530 review

Dell Precision 3530 โ€” from 2018, 2 kg, performance 45.

LB Score
52
/100
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๐Ÿ“Œ Quick verdict

Overall score 52/100. Strongest suit โ€” Connectivity (100), weakest โ€” Gaming (32).

โœ“ Strengths

Connectivity (100) ยท Photo & design (79)

โš  Weaknesses

Gaming (32)

๐Ÿ’ฐ Price trend

$2,200 $1,248 $295 2018: $2,200 2018 2019: $1,760 2020: $1,408 2021: $1,126 2022: $901 2023: $721 2024: $577 2025: $461 2026: $369 2026 2027: $295 (forecast) 2027
๐Ÿ“‰ Loses ~$229/year (10%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 52
CPU score 58 Mainstream tier
GPU score 26 Light tier
RAM max 32 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.

Full specifications

Brand
Dell
Series
Precision 3xxx (entry class)
Type
Workstation
Release year
2018โ‰ˆ
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1366x768
Panel type
tn
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
Intel Core i5 8300H , Intel Core i7 8850H , Intel Core i5 8400H
Graphics
Quadro P600 , Quadro P600 4GB
RAM (max)
32 GB DDR4
Weight
2.00 kg
Ports
7
Backlit keyboard
โœ“
Webcam
โœ“
TPM (security)
โœ“
Battery
68 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 45
Portability 40
Light office 73
Gaming 32
Creative 44
Energy efficiency 60
Connectivity 100
Value 60
Color accuracy โ€”

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

Quadro P600 (dGPU)
4 GB ยท GDDR5
CUDA 6.1
26

๐ŸŽฎ Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game FPS (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO 240 โœ“ Comfortable
Overwatch 240 โœ“ Comfortable
GTA V 140 โœ“ Comfortable
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) 140 โœ“ Comfortable
Dota 2 81 โœ“ Comfortable
Valorant 80 โœ“ Comfortable
Fortnite 45 โš  Playable
Counter-Strike 2 40 โš  Playable
Battlefield 5 35 โš  Playable
Forza Horizon 4 35 โš  Playable
The Witcher 3 25 โœ— Low
Far Cry 5 24 โœ— Low
Forza Horizon 5 24 โœ— Low
Cyberpunk 2077 16 โœ— Low
Metro Exodus 16 โœ— Low
Resident Evil 4 Remake 14 โœ— Low
๐Ÿ’ก 16 games in the database for this GPU. โœ“ playable (โ‰ฅ60 FPS), โš  medium (30-59), โœ— low (<30).

๐Ÿ’ป Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
115%
GPU
37%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V โœ“ Runs well
CPU
288%
GPU
511%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077 โœ— Weak
CPU
164%
GPU
85%
RAM
400%
Minecraft โœ“ Runs well
CPU
576%
GPU
256%
RAM
800%
Fortnite โœ“ Runs well
CPU
105%
GPU
160%
RAM
400%
Valorant โœ“ Runs well
CPU
384%
GPU
511%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โœ“ Runs well
CPU
192%
GPU
102%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring โœ— Weak
CPU
105%
GPU
53%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
192%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends โœ— Weak
CPU
105%
GPU
64%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy โœ— Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
85%
RAM
200%
Dota 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
384%
GPU
511%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3 โœ— Weak
CPU
105%
GPU
73%
RAM
400%
Starfield โœ— Weak
CPU
82%
GPU
37%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone โœ— Weak
CPU
105%
GPU
73%
RAM
400%
League of Legends โœ“ Runs well
CPU
576%
GPU
511%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
384%
GPU
511%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
82%
GPU
39%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
85%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
116%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
142%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
73%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus โœ— Weak
CPU
144%
GPU
82%
RAM
400%
Overwatch โœ“ Runs well
CPU
230%
GPU
511%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds โœ“ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
107%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake โœ— Weak
CPU
115%
GPU
62%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov โœ“ Runs well
CPU
192%
GPU
102%
RAM
400%
God of War โœ“ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
107%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn โœ— Weak
CPU
262%
GPU
85%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding โœ— Weak
CPU
230%
GPU
82%
RAM
400%
Control โœ— Weak
CPU
192%
GPU
85%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal โœ“ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
128%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight โœ“ Runs well
CPU
320%
GPU
128%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
128%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
102%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion โœ“ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
107%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3 โœ— Weak
CPU
230%
GPU
91%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
192%
GPU
128%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege โœ“ Runs well
CPU
480%
GPU
256%
RAM
533%
The Division 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
102%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics โœ“ Runs well
CPU
230%
GPU
170%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown โœ“ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
128%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands โœ— Weak
CPU
192%
GPU
62%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition โœ“ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
128%
RAM
533%
Days Gone โœ— Weak
CPU
262%
GPU
85%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo โœ“ Runs well
CPU
137%
GPU
107%
RAM
267%
Returnal โœ— Weak
CPU
164%
GPU
64%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
192%
GPU
62%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village โœ— Weak
CPU
164%
GPU
73%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol โœ— Weak
CPU
115%
GPU
64%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart โœ“ Runs well
CPU
180%
GPU
107%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
137%
GPU
39%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong โœ“ Runs well
CPU
115%
GPU
107%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima โœ“ Runs well
CPU
115%
GPU
107%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1 โœ— Weak
CPU
115%
GPU
64%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
128%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales โœ“ Runs well
CPU
192%
GPU
128%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor โœ— Weak
CPU
115%
GPU
46%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake โœ— Weak
CPU
180%
GPU
62%
RAM
400%
Lies of P โœ“ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
107%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest โœ— Weak
CPU
115%
GPU
56%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
384%
GPU
256%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
320%
GPU
128%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey โœ“ Runs well
CPU
288%
GPU
128%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla โœ“ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
107%
RAM
400%
F1 24 โœ— Weak
CPU
320%
GPU
62%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat โœ— Weak
CPU
164%
GPU
73%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
384%
GPU
256%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order โœ“ Runs well
CPU
320%
GPU
213%
RAM
400%

๐Ÿ”— Same series

4 models in the series.

2018
Dell Precision 3541
$ $368
2020
Dell Precision 3560
$ $345
2019
Dell Precision 3540
$ $309
2020
Dell Precision 3550
$ $345

โ‰… Similar by specs

Similar performance profile across other series and brands.

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Precision 5530
$ $326
cpuโ‰ˆ58, ramโ‰ˆ32
Dell ยท 2019
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$ $398
cpuโ‰ˆ68, ramโ‰ˆ64
HP ยท 2018
ZBook Studio G5
$ $325
cpuโ‰ˆ58, ramโ‰ˆ64
HP ยท 2020
ZBook Firefly 14 G7
$ $362
cpuโ‰ˆ34, ramโ‰ˆ64

โ‰ˆ Similar class

Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.

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$ $256

Configuration options

Available model options ยท 11 variants across 6 categories

๐Ÿ–ฅ Displays (1)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
โ€ข Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics 620
โš™ Processors (3)
Intel Core i5 (8th Gen) 8300H Intel Core i7 (8th Gen) 8850H Intel Core i5 (8th Gen) 8400H
๐Ÿ”ฒ Memory (2)
8 GB (1 x 8 GB) 16 GB (1 x 16 GB)
๐ŸŽฎ Graphics (2)
Quadro P600 Quadro P600 4GB
๐Ÿ’พ Storage (2)
256 GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe 512 GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe

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