Dell Precision 3550

workstation 2020 15.6" dGPU โฑ ~7h โš–๏ธ 1.90 kg โš–๏ธ GPU-bound
LB Score
47
out of 100
Fit for you
44/100
โœš Strong: fit_price โš  Weak: fit_reliability
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Related resources

CPU
46
GPU
20
Quadro P520
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
68 Wh
~7h
Price
$345
market
Age
6 years
2020
๐Ÿ“ Our review

Dell Precision 3550 review

Dell Precision 3550 โ€” from 2020, 1.9 kg, performance 45.

LB Score
47
/100
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๐Ÿ“Œ Quick verdict

Overall score 47/100. Strongest suit โ€” Connectivity (100), weakest โ€” Gaming (18).

โœ“ Strengths

Connectivity (100) ยท Light office (80)

โš  Weaknesses

Gaming (18)

๐Ÿ’ฐ Price trend

$2,200 $1,331 $461 2020: $2,200 2020 2021: $1,760 2022: $1,408 2023: $1,126 2024: $901 2025: $721 2026: $577 2026 2027: $461 (forecast) 2027
๐Ÿ“‰ Loses ~$271/year (12%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 47
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.

Full specifications

Brand
Dell
Series
Precision 3xxx (entry class)
Type
Workstation
Release year
2020โ‰ˆ
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
Weight
1.90 kg
Ports
7
Backlit keyboard
โœ“
Webcam
โœ“
TPM (security)
โœ“
Battery
68 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 45
Portability 43
Light office 80
Gaming 18
Creative 43
Energy efficiency 69
Connectivity 100
Value 50
Color accuracy โ€”

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

Quadro P520 (dGPU)
2 GB ยท GDDR5
CUDA 6.1
20

๐ŸŽฎ Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO โ€” 240 โœ“ Comfortable
Overwatch โ€” 240 โœ“ Comfortable
GTA V โ€” 140 โœ“ Comfortable
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) โ€” 140 โœ“ Comfortable
Dota 2 โ€” 60 โœ“ Comfortable
Valorant โ€” 60 โœ“ Comfortable
Fortnite โ€” 27 โœ— Low
Counter-Strike 2 โ€” 21 โœ— Low
Forza Horizon 4 โ€” 21 โœ— Low
Battlefield 5 โ€” 20 โœ— Low
Far Cry 5 20 20 โœ— Low
Rise of the Tomb Raider โ€” 20 โœ— Low
Darksiders III 23 19 โœ— Low
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โ€” 19 โœ— Low
The Witcher 3 โ€” 19 โœ— Low
Anno 1800 25 15 โœ— Low
F1 2019 16 14 โœ— Low
Forza Horizon 5 โ€” 14 โœ— Low
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 13 โ€” โœ— Low
X-Plane 11.11 14 13 โœ— Low
Cyberpunk 2077 โ€” 10 โœ— Low
Resident Evil 4 Remake โ€” 8 โœ— Low
Total War: Three Kingdoms 15 7 โœ— Low
Control 12 6 โœ— Low
Metro Exodus 7 6 โœ— Low
Borderlands 3 10 5 โœ— Low
๐Ÿ’ก 26 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
92%
GPU
29%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V โœ“ Runs well
CPU
231%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 โœ— Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
67%
RAM
800%
Minecraft โœ“ Runs well
CPU
462%
GPU
201%
RAM
999%
Fortnite โœ— Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
126%
RAM
800%
Valorant โœ“ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โœ— Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
80%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring โœ— Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
42%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
72%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends โœ— Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
50%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy โœ— Weak
CPU
103%
GPU
67%
RAM
400%
Dota 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 โœ— Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
Starfield โœ— Weak
CPU
66%
GPU
29%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone โœ— Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
League of Legends โœ“ Runs well
CPU
462%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
66%
GPU
31%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
103%
GPU
67%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
116%
GPU
91%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
132%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
103%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus โœ— Weak
CPU
116%
GPU
65%
RAM
800%
Overwatch โœ“ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds โœ— Weak
CPU
116%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake โœ— Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov โœ— Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
80%
RAM
800%
God of War โœ— Weak
CPU
210%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn โœ— Weak
CPU
210%
GPU
67%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding โœ— Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
65%
RAM
800%
Control โœ— Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
67%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal โœ“ Runs well
CPU
210%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight โœ“ Runs well
CPU
257%
GPU
101%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
210%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020 โœ— Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
80%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion โœ— Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3 โœ— Weak
CPU
185%
GPU
72%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
154%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege โœ“ Runs well
CPU
385%
GPU
201%
RAM
999%
The Division 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
210%
GPU
80%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics โœ“ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
134%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown โœ“ Runs well
CPU
165%
GPU
101%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands โœ— Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition โœ“ Runs well
CPU
210%
GPU
101%
RAM
999%
Days Gone โœ— Weak
CPU
210%
GPU
67%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo โœ— Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
84%
RAM
533%
Returnal โœ— Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
50%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village โœ— Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol โœ— Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
50%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart โœ— Weak
CPU
144%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
31%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong โœ— Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima โœ— Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1 โœ— Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
50%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
210%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales โœ“ Runs well
CPU
154%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor โœ— Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
37%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake โœ— Weak
CPU
144%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Lies of P โœ— Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest โœ— Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
44%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
201%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
257%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey โœ“ Runs well
CPU
231%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla โœ— Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
F1 24 โœ— Weak
CPU
257%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat โœ— Weak
CPU
132%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
308%
GPU
201%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order โœ“ Runs well
CPU
257%
GPU
168%
RAM
800%

๐Ÿ”— Same series

4 models in the series.

2022
Dell Precision 3570
$ $536
2018
Dell Precision 3541
$ $368
2020
Dell Precision 3560
$ $345
2019
Dell Precision 3540
$ $309

โ‰… Similar by specs

Similar performance profile across other series and brands.

Dell ยท 2018
Precision 5530
$ $326
cpuโ‰ˆ58, ramโ‰ˆ32
Dell ยท 2022
Precision 7670
$ $652
cpuโ‰ˆ62, ramโ‰ˆ128
Dell ยท 2019
Precision 7740
$ $398
cpuโ‰ˆ68, ramโ‰ˆ64
HP ยท 2021
ZBook Power G7
$ $371
cpuโ‰ˆ54, ramโ‰ˆ64

โ‰ˆ Similar class

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

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ThinkPad P43s
$ $256

Configuration options

Available model options ยท 13 variants across 6 categories

๐Ÿ–ฅ Displays (1)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
โ€ข Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics 620
โš™ Processors (5)
Intel Core i5 (10th Gen) 10210U Intel Core i7 (10th Gen) 10510U Intel Core i7 10610U Core i5-10310U Core i7-10810U
๐Ÿ”ฒ Memory (2)
8 GB (1 x 8 GB) 16 GB (1 x 16 GB)
๐ŸŽฎ Graphics (2)
Quadro P520 Quadro P520 2GB
๐Ÿ’พ Storage (2)
256 GB SSD M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 512 GB SSD M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4

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