2020 MacBook Pro 16” vs. Dell Precision 5550: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for 2020 MacBook Pro 16” and Dell Precision 5550 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2020 MacBook Pro 16” Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of 2020 MacBook Pro 16” over Dell Precision 5550.

Dell Precision 5550 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 5550 is better than 2020 MacBook Pro 16”.

Supports faster memory

Dell Precision 5550 supports a faster memory speed than the 2020 MacBook Pro 16”. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the 2020 MacBook Pro 16”.

Memory type and speed
Dell Precision 5550 - DDR4 ECC
2,933 MHz
2020 MacBook Pro 16” - DDR4
2,666 MHz
Upgradable memory

Dell Precision 5550 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the 2020 MacBook Pro 16” since it has onboard memory.

Memory2020 MacBook Pro 16”Dell Precision 5550
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4 ECC
Upgradable storage

Dell Precision 5550 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

Slots2020 MacBook Pro 16”Dell Precision 5550
M.2
Onboard
Yes x2
About 6% lighter

Dell Precision 5550 weighed 4.06 pounds, 6% lighter than the 4.3 pounds 2020 MacBook Pro 16”.

Weight2020 MacBook Pro 16”Dell Precision 5550
Pound
4.3 lbs.
4.06 lbs.
Kilogram
1.95 kg
1.84 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2020 MacBook Pro 16” and Dell Precision 5550.

Similar CPU performance

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i7-10875H
6,874
Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i9-10885H
6,788
2020 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i9-9980HK
6,504
2020 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i9-9880H
6,100
Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Xeon W-10855M
5,372
2020 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i5-10400H
4,252
Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 64GB

Both laptops supports up to 64GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
2020 MacBook Pro 16”
64 GB
Dell Precision 5550
64 GB

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

2020 MacBook Pro 16” Price
Late 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.6GHz Intel Core i7 (16 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB) Space Gray (Renewed)
 Late 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.6GHz Intel Core i7 (16 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB) Space Gray (Renewed)
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$628.98
$674.95 7% OFF
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2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.3GHz Intel Core i9 (16-inch, 16GB RAM, 1TB Storage) Space Gray (Renewed)
 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.3GHz Intel Core i9 (16-inch, 16GB RAM, 1TB Storage) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$712.47
$765.70 7% OFF
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2020 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.0GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage) - Space Gray (Renewed)
 2020 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.0GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage) - Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$629.68
$674.00 7% OFF
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Dell Precision 5550 Price
Dell Precision 5550 Laptop 15.6 - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10750H - Six Core 5Ghz - 512GB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T1000 - 3840x2400 4k Touchscreen - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
 Dell Precision 5550 Laptop 15.6 - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10750H - Six Core 5Ghz - 512GB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T1000 - 3840x2400 4k Touchscreen - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
By Dell
$825.00
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2020 Dell Precision 5550 Laptop 15.6" - Intel Core i9 10th Gen - i9-10885H - Eight Core 5.3Ghz - 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T2000 - 1920x1200 FHD+ - Windows 10 Home (Renewed)
 2020 Dell Precision 5550 Laptop 15.6" - Intel Core i9 10th Gen - i9-10885H - Eight Core 5.3Ghz - 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T2000 - 1920x1200 FHD+ - Windows 10 Home (Renewed)
By Dell
$795.98
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Dell 2020 Precision 5550 Laptop 15.6-inch - Xeon W-10855M - Six Core 5.1Ghz - 1TB SSD + 1TB SSD - 16GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T2000 - 1920x1200 FHD+ - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
 Dell 2020 Precision 5550 Laptop 15.6-inch - Xeon W-10855M - Six Core 5.1Ghz - 1TB SSD + 1TB SSD - 16GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T2000 - 1920x1200 FHD+ - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
By Dell
$999.99
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Specs Comparison

Availability

2020 MacBook Pro 16”Dell Precision 5550
Released20202020
Release Date
  • Announced in June 2020.
  • Available in June 2020.
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Pricing
  • $2,399 - Intel Core i7 | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | Radeon 5300M 4GB
  • $2,799 - Intel Core i7 | 16GB RAM | 1TB SSD | Radeon 5500M 4GB
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Generations

Exterior

2020 MacBook Pro 16”Dell Precision 5550
Dimensions
  • Height: 0.64 inch (1.62 cm)
  • Width: 14.09 inches (35.79 cm)
  • Depth: 9.68 inches (24.59 cm)
13.56” x 9.07” x 0.46” (344.4 mm x 230.30 mm x 11.65  mm)
WeightStarting at 4.3 pounds (2.0 kg)4.06 lb (1.84 kg)
Colors
Space Gray Silver
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Keyboard and TrackpadBacklit Magic Keyboard with:
  • 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement
  • Touch Bar
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure‑sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure‑sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures
  • Full-size backlit keyboard.
  • 5.90” x 3.54” (150 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with 5 multi-touch gesture support.

Display

2020 MacBook Pro 16”Dell Precision 5550
Size16 Inches15.6 Inches
InfoRetina display
  • 16‑inch (diagonal) LED‑backlit display with IPS technology; 3072‑by‑1920 native resolution at 226 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
  • Supported scaled resolutions:
    • 2048 by 1280
    • 1792 by 1120
    • 1344 by 840
    • 1152 by 720
  • 500 nits brightness
  • Wide color (P3)
  • True Tone technology
  • Refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz
  • 15.6” FHD+
    1920 x 1200 InfinityEdge 60 Hz anti-glare low blue light non-touch 500 nits sRGB 100% min wide-viewing angle
  • 15.6-inch UHD+ with Touch
    3840 x 2400 InfinityEdge 60 Hz anti-reflective low blue light touch 500 nits 100% AdobeRGB wide-viewing angle Gorilla Glass

Ports

2020 MacBook Pro 16”Dell Precision 5550
Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for:
  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)
Dell Precision 5550 Ports
Image Source: Dell
  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 
    Supports Power Delivery, USB 3.2 Gen 2, and DisplayPort 1.4.
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2
    Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort 1.4.
  • 1 x Headset jack
  • 1 x SD-card reader
  • 1 x Noble Wedge-shaped lock slot

Internal Specs

2020 MacBook Pro 16”Dell Precision 5550
Processor
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. Intel Xeon W-10855M
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.80 → 5.10 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  5. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. Intel Xeon W-10855M
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  5. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory
16GB 32GB 64GB
2666MHz DDR4 onboard memory
  • Memory Slots
    • 2 x DDR4 SODIMM slots
  • Memory Configurations
    • Speed: 2993 MHz
    • Memory Type: ECC or Non-ECC
    • Minimum Memory: 8GB
    • Maximum Memory: 64GB
Discrete Graphics
  • AMD Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory (20 CUs)
  • AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory (24 CUs)
  • AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory (24 CUs)
New
  • AMD Radeon Pro 5600M with 8GB of HBM2 memory (40 CUs)
  • NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Optional)
    Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1395 → 1455 MHz, 768 CUDA Cores.
  • NVIDIA Quadro T2000 (Optional)
    Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR6 128-bit, 1575 → 1785 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.
Storage
512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB
SSD
  • Hard Drive Slots
    • 2 x M.2 PCIe SSD slot
  • Hard Drive Configurations
    • Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1
    • Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD

Connectivity

2020 MacBook Pro 16”Dell Precision 5550
Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Intel AX201
Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 802.11 a/b/g WiFi-4 (802.11n) WiFi-5 (802.11ac) WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0 wireless technologyBluetooth 5.1

Battery

2020 MacBook Pro 16”Dell Precision 5550
Size100 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
  • 56 Wh - 3-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable
  • 86 Wh - 4-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable
Battery Life
  • Up to 11 hours wireless web
  • Up to 11 hours Apple TV app movie playback
  • Up to 30 days of standby time
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Power Supply96W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • 90 W - USB-C power adapter
  • 130 W - USB-C power adapter

Software

2020 MacBook Pro 16”Dell Precision 5550
OSShipped with macOS Catalina
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 8.2
Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player
Microsoft Office 30-days trial

Camera & Audio

2020 MacBook Pro 16”Dell Precision 5550
Camera720p FaceTime HD camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
  • Optional Infrared camera
    For Windows Hello Facial Recognition.
Audio
  • High‑fidelity six‑speaker system with force‑cancelling woofers
  • Wide stereo sound
  • Support for Dolby Atmos playback
  • Studio‑quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • Stereo woofer 2.5 W x 2
  • Stereo tweeter 1.5 W x 2
  • 8 W total peak
  • Dual integrated noise-canceling digital array microphones
  • MaxxAudio® Pro by Waves

Misc

2020 MacBook Pro 16”Dell Precision 5550
Sensors
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • The fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
  • IR Camera (optional)
Security
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Apple T2 Security Chip
  • Intel® vPro™ Technology (iAMT 12) (optional, requires Intel WiFi® Link WLAN and a vPro compatible processor)
  • Dell Client Command Suite available (dell.com/command), Factory Installed Dell Client Command | Update, Dell Command | Power Manager
  • Intel® Platform Trust Technology
  • Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0
  • Chassis wedge-shaped security lock
  • Support for Computrace and external SmartCard Reader
  • Touch Fingerprint Reader with Control Vault 3.0 (Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification)
In the box
  • 16‑inch MacBook Pro
  • 96W USB‑C Power Adapter
  • USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
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WarrantyYour MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one‑year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.Basic Onsite Service 12 Months, 12 Month(s)
MoreVideo Support
  • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
    • Up to two displays with 6016‑by‑3384 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors or
    • Up to four displays with 4096‑by‑2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors
  • Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
    • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
    • VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)
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Key Features

2020 MacBook Pro 16”Dell Precision 5550
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:10 Retina
16”
1920p 60Hz
Weight
4.3 lb
1.95 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,114
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,504
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Configurable up to
64GB
2666 MHz DDR4
AMD
Radeon Pro 5600M
8GB HBM2
Released in
2020
16:10 UHD+
15.6”
2400p 60Hz
Weight
4.06 lb
1.84 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-10885H
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,196
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,788
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
2933 MHz DDR4 ECC
Dell Precision 5550 Ports
Nvidia Quadro
T2000
4GB GDDR5

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