MSI GF65 Thin 10UX vs. Dell Precision 5550: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the MSI GF65 Thin 10UX and Dell Precision 5550 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

MSI GF65 Thin 10UX Pros

Reasons that MSI GF65 Thin 10UX is better than Dell Precision 5550.

Newer manufacturing

2021 vs. 2020

Dell Precision 5550 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 5550 is better than MSI GF65 Thin 10UX.

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell Precision 5550 has a 25% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10750H inside MSI GF65 Thin 10UX.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i7-10875H
6,874
Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i9-10885H
6,788
MSI GF65 Thin 10UX - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Xeon W-10855M
5,372
MSI GF65 Thin 10UX - Intel Core i5-10500H
4,821
Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i5-10400H
4,252
MSI GF65 Thin 10UX - Intel Core i5-10200H
3,710
Supports faster memory

Dell Precision 5550 supports a faster memory speed than the MSI GF65 Thin 10UX. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the MSI GF65 Thin 10UX.

Memory type and speed
Dell Precision 5550 - DDR4 ECC
2,933 MHz
MSI GF65 Thin 10UX - DDR4
2,666 MHz

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MSI GF65 Thin 10UX and Dell Precision 5550.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 64GB

Both laptops supports up to 64GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
MSI GF65 Thin 10UX
64 GB
Dell Precision 5550
64 GB
Upgradable memory

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

MemoryMSI GF65 Thin 10UXDell Precision 5550
Slots
x2
x2
TypeDDR4DDR4 ECC

Prices

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

MSI GF65 Thin RTX 30 Price
MSI GF65 Gaming Laptop: 15.6" 144Hz FHD 1080p, Intel Core i7-10750H 6 Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB, 512GB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6, Red Keyboard, Win 10, Black (10UE-047)
MSI GF65 Gaming Laptop: 15.6" 144Hz FHD 1080p, Intel Core i7-10750H 6 Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB, 512GB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6, Red Keyboard, Win 10, Black (10UE-047)
By MSI
$977.03
$1,199.00 19% OFF
MSI 2023 GF65 Thin 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz Gaming Laptop Intel 6-Core i5-10500H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 32GB DDR4 1TB NVMe SSD HDMI USB-C WiFi AX RJ-45 Backlit Windows 10 Pro w/RE 32GB USB
MSI 2023 GF65 Thin 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz Gaming Laptop Intel 6-Core i5-10500H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 32GB DDR4 1TB NVMe SSD HDMI USB-C WiFi AX RJ-45 Backlit Windows 10 Pro w/RE 32GB USB
By MSI
$1,129.99
2022 MSI GF65 Thin 15.6 inch FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop - Intel i5-10500H 6 Cores - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q 6GB GDDR6 - 32GB DDR4 - 1TB NVMe SSD - WiFi 6 RJ-45 Win 10 Pro w/ 32GB USB Drive, Black
2022 MSI GF65 Thin 15.6 inch FHD 144Hz Gaming Laptop - Intel i5-10500H 6 Cores - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q 6GB GDDR6 - 32GB DDR4 - 1TB NVMe SSD - WiFi 6 RJ-45 Win 10 Pro w/ 32GB USB Drive, Black
By MSI
$1,249.00
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
$824.46
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
Dell Precision 5550 15.6" FHD Core i7-10850H 2.7GHz, 32GB RAM, 1TB, Windows 11 Pro 64Bit, CAM, Nvidia Quadro T1000 4GB (Renewed)
Dell Precision 5550 15.6" FHD Core i7-10850H 2.7GHz, 32GB RAM, 1TB, Windows 11 Pro 64Bit, CAM, Nvidia Quadro T1000 4GB (Renewed)
By Dell
$1,549.99

Availability

MSI GF65 Thin 10UXDell Precision 5550
Released20212020
Release DateAnnounced on January 2021 (CES 2021)-
Generations-

Exterior

MSI GF65 Thin 10UXDell Precision 5550
Dimensions14.13” x 10.0” x 0.85” (359 x 254 x 21.7 mm)13.56” x 9.07” x 0.46” (344.4 mm x 230.30 mm x 11.65  mm)
Weight4.10 lbs (1.86 kg)4.06 lb (1.84 kg)
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Single backlight with Anti-Ghost key+ silver lining (Single-Color, Red).
  • Touchpad
    • Silky smooth touchpad with a multi-touch gesture.
  • Full-size backlit keyboard.
  • 5.90 x 3.54 (150 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with 5 multi-touch gesture support.

Display

MSI GF65 Thin 10UXDell Precision 5550
Size15.6 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 15.6" FHD 60Hz
    16:9 1920 x 1080 60Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 45% NTSC WVA
  • 15.6" FHD 144Hz
    16:9 1920 x 1080 144Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 45% NTSC WVA
  • 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

MSI GF65 Thin 10UXDell Precision 5550
  • 2 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1
  • 2 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz)
  • 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack
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

MSI GF65 Thin 10UXDell Precision 5550
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10200H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10500H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB 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. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10200H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10500H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 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
MemoryUp to 64GB 2666MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM slots.
  • 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 GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 - 6GB GDDR6
Supports up to 1485MHz Boost Clock, 75W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost.
  • 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.
Storage2 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3)
  • 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

MSI GF65 Thin 10UXDell Precision 5550
Wi-FiIntel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
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 5.1Bluetooth 5.1
EthernetRealtek RTL8111HS-CG Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.
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Battery

MSI GF65 Thin 10UXDell Precision 5550
Size51 Wh (3-cell Li-Ion battery)
  • 56 Wh - 3-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable
  • 86 Wh - 4-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable
Power Supply
180W
proprietary power adapter
  • 90 W - USB-C power adapter
  • 130 W - USB-C power adapter

Software

MSI GF65 Thin 10UXDell Precision 5550
OSWindows 10 Home
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 8.2
Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
Dragon Center MSI App Player
Microsoft Office 30-days trial

Camera & Audio

MSI GF65 Thin 10UXDell Precision 5550
CameraHD Front-facing camera
720p (1280 x 720) 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
  • 2 x 2W Speakers
  • Nahimic 3 and High-Resolution Audio ready
  • Array Microphone
  • 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

MSI GF65 Thin 10UXDell Precision 5550
Sensors-
  • Ambient light sensor
  • The fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
  • IR Camera (optional)
Security-
  • 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)
Warranty-Basic Onsite Service 12 Months, 12 Month(s)

Key Features

MSI GF65 Thin 10UXDell Precision 5550
At Glance
Released in Early
2021
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
4.10 lb
1.86 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10750H
6C/12T, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,134
Single Core
Geekbench 5
5,412
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
2666 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 3060
6GB GDDR6 Dynamic Boost up to 75W
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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