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Dell Precision 5550 specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2020 Dell Precision 5550 including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	Dell Precision 5550
Released	2020
Generations	2022 Dell Precision 5570 2021 Dell Precision 5560 2020 Dell Precision 5550 2019 Dell Precision 5540

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) By Dell $618.89 $799.99 23% OFF	See at Amazon
	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	See at Amazon
	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	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5550 Workstation Laptop PC FHD Non-Touch, Intel Core i7-10750H Processor, 16GB DDR4 Ram, 512GB NVMe SSD, Web Camera, Thunderbolt, NVIDIA GTX T1000 4GB GDDR5 Windows 10 (Renewed By Dell $640.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5550 15.6" FHD Intel Core i7-10850H 2.7GHz, 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro 64bit, CAM, Nvidia Quadro T1000 4GB (Renewed) By Dell $690.00	See at Amazon

Exterior	Dell Precision 5550
Dimensions	13.56” x 9.07” x 0.46” (344.4 mm x 230.30 mm x 11.65 mm)
Weight	4.06 lb (1.84 kg)
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit keyboard. 5.90” x 3.54” (150 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with 5 multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Dell Precision 5550
Size	15.6 Inches
Info	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	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	Dell Precision 5550
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W Intel Xeon W-10855M 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.80 → 5.10 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Geekbench 5 Single Core Dell Precision 55501 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400H1,223100.00% 2 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H1,13492.72% 3 Intel Xeon W-10855M1,14293.38% 4 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H1,19297.47% 5 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H1,19697.79% 01,223 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Dell Precision 55501 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400H4,25261.86% 2 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H5,41278.73% 3 Intel Xeon W-10855M5,37278.15% 4 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H6,874100.00% 5 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H6,78898.75% 06,874
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Intel Xeon W-10855M Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
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	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	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	Dell Precision 5550
Wi-Fi	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
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1

Battery	Dell Precision 5550
Size	56 Wh - 3-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable 86 Wh - 4-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable
Power Supply	90 W - USB-C power adapter 130 W - USB-C power adapter

Software	Dell Precision 5550
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 8.2 Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Dell Precision 5550
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	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	Dell 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	Dell Precision 5550
At Glance	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 Nvidia Quadro T2000 4GB GDDR5

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Our analysis and reviews

What we like

Reasons to like about Dell Precision 5550.

Dell Precision 5550 exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	Dell Precision 5550
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i5-10400H → Intel Core i9-10885H
4GB RAM	8GB → 64GB
64GB Drive	128GB → 4TB
2 Cores CPU	4 → 8 cores

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. Learn more

Storage Slots	Dell Precision 5550
M.2	x2

The Dell Precision 5550 has two RAM slots which you can use to add or replace with a larger one if it isn't already at the maximum size that the system chipset support. Learn more

Memory	Dell Precision 5550
Slots	x2
Type	DDR4 ECC
Speed	2933 MHz

Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro T2000 4GB GDDR5

What's missing

Downsides over its predecessor.

Dell Precision 5550 supports a slower memory speed than the Dell Precision 5540. It only supports up to 2933MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Dell Precision 5540.

Memory type and speed

Dell Precision 5540 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Dell Precision 5550 - DDR4 ECC

2,933 MHz