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Dell Precision 5560 specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2021 Dell Precision 5560 including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	Dell Precision 5560
Released	2021
Release Date	Announced on May 11, 2021
Generations	2022 Dell Precision 5570 2021 Dell Precision 5560 2020 Dell Precision 5550 2019 Dell Precision 5540

Dell Precision 5560 Price
	Dell Precision 5000 5560 15.6" Mobile Workstation - Full HD Plus - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i7 11th Gen i7-11850H Octa-core (8 Core) 2.50 GHz - 32 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Aluminum Titan Gray By Dell $1,189.77	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5560 Laptop - 15.6" UHD+ HDR400, (3840x2400) Touch - 2.6 GHz Intel Core i9-11950H 8-Core (11th Gen) - 1TB SSD - 64GB RAM - RTX A2000 - Windows 10 Pro By Dell $1,929.77	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5000 5560 15.6" Mobile Workstation - Full HD Plus - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i7 11th Gen i7-11800H Octa-core (8 Core) 2.40 GHz - 32 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Aluminum Titan Gray By Dell $1,179.77	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5560 15.6" 11th Gen Core i7-11850(8-Core) 512GB PCIe SSD 32GB RAM 4K UHD (3840x2160) IPS Touch NVidia T1200 4GB Win 11 PRO (Renewed) By Dell $1,999.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5000 5560 Workstation Laptop (2021) \| 15.6" FHD+ \| Core i5 - 2TB SSD - 64GB RAM \| 6 Cores @ 4.6 GHz - 11th Gen CPU Win 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,170.99	See at Amazon

Exterior	Dell Precision 5560
Dimensions	13.56” x 9.07” x 0.30 - 0.56” (344.4 x 230.3 x 7.7 - 11.64 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 5560
Size	15.6 Inches
Info	15.6” FHD+ 1920x1200 145 PPI 500 nits 60Hz Anti-Glare Non-Touch 100% sRGB color gamut 1650:1 WVA 4.41W 15.6” UHD+ Touch 3840x2400 290 PPI 500 nits 60Hz Anti-Glare Touch 100% Adobe sRGB 94% DCI-P3 1600:1 WVA 10.4W

Ports	Dell Precision 5560
Ports	Image Source: Dell Left (3) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 2.0 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 2.0, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (3) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Dell Precision 5560
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.80 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W Intel Xeon W-11955M 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Geekbench 5 Single Core Dell Precision 55601 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H1,42189.77% 2 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H1,46692.61% 3 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H1,583100.00% 4 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H1,58199.87% 5 Intel Xeon W-11955M1,56598.86% 01,583 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Dell Precision 55601 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H6,27073.53% 2 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H7,90892.74% 3 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H8,20596.22% 4 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H8,45099.10% 5 Intel Xeon W-11955M8,527100.00% 08,527
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Intel Xeon W-11955M Intel® UHD P630 Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM slots Memory Configurations Speed: 3200 MHz Memory Type: Non-ECC or ECC Minimum Memory: 4GB Maximum Memory: 64B
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA Quadro T1200, 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA Quadro RTX A2000, 4GB GDDR6
Storage	Hard Drive Slots 2 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slots Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD Supports up to 64 Gbps.

Connectivity	Dell Precision 5560
Wi-Fi	Intel AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2

Battery	Dell Precision 5560
Size	56 Wh 3-cell "smart" Lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable. 86 Wh 6-cell "smart" Lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable.
Power Supply	90W 130W USB-C power adapter.

Software	Dell Precision 5560
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 20.04 LTS RedHat 8.2 Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Dell Precision 5560
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Infrared camera For Windows Hello Facial Recognition. Proximity sensor For Express Sign-in
Audio	Realtek ALC3281-CG audio controler 2 x 2.5W Stereo woofers. 2 x 1.5W Stereo tweeters. Dual integrated noise-canceling digital array microphones

Misc	Dell Precision 5560
Sensors	The fingerprint reader in the power button Proximity sensor For Express Sign-in feature. IR Camera
Security	Intel® vPro™ Technology (iAMT 12) Optional, requires Intel WiFi® Link WLAN and a vPro compatible processor. Dell Client Command Suite 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	1-Year Basic Onsite Service

Key Features	Dell Precision 5560
At Glance	Released in Mid 2021 16:10 UHD+ 15.6” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4.06 lb 1.84 kg Up to Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C/16T, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,565 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,527 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD P630 Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 ECC Nvidia Quadro RTX A2000 4GB GDDR6

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Our analysis and reviews

What we like

Reasons to like about Dell Precision 5560.

Dell Precision 5560 exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	Dell Precision 5560
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i5-11500H → Intel Xeon W-11955M
4GB RAM	4GB → 64GB
64GB Drive	128GB → 4TB
2 Cores CPU	6 → 8 cores

Dell Precision 5560 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 5560
M.2	x2

The Dell Precision 5560 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 5560
Slots	x2
Type	DDR4 ECC
Speed	3200 MHz

Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro RTX A2000 4GB GDDR6

What's new

Improvements over its predecessor.

Intel Xeon W-11955M inside Dell Precision 5560 has a 25% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell Precision 5550.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Xeon W-11955M

8,527

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i9-11950H

8,450

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i7-11850H

8,205

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i7-11800H

7,908

Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i5-11500H

6,270

Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Xeon W-10855M

5,372

Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i5-10400H

4,252

Dell Precision 5560 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Precision 5550. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the Dell Precision 5550.

Memory type and speed

Dell Precision 5560 - DDR4 ECC

3,200 MHz

Dell Precision 5550 - DDR4 ECC

2,933 MHz