Dell Precision 15.6" 3561 Silver 2021
CPU Intel Core i7 11850H
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA Quadro T1200
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.2 kg
52 Overall Score
Price $831
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average screen (22nd percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 11850H |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro T1200 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | 2 x Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.0 |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Precision 15.6" 3561 | Apple MacBook Pro 14" | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 11850H | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 48 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro T1200 | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Precision 15.6" 3561 | 64.7 | 57.2 | 73.2 | 80.6 | 21.8 | 56.6 | 52 | 32.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare | 90.2 | 72.7 | 91.7 | 76.9 | 98.3 | 69 | 80.4 | 97.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.2 | 91.1 | 98.8 | 99.8 | 95.3 | 6.8 | 97.5 | 80.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 67.5 | 32.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 63.6 | 95.7 | 87.1 | 80.4 | 80.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 80.6 | 91.2 | 96.1 | 72.4 | 59.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Amazon 1 offer From $831
Newegg 1 offer From $847
Best Buy 1 offer From $958
Price History
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