Dell Precision 5560 (2021)

The Dell Precision 5560 is a great workstation. It's available with Intel 11th Gen CPUs and discrete NVIDIA GPUs, which are powerful enough to handle demanding workloads like graphic design, 3D animation and modeling, and video editing. It has a fast SSD for quick file transfers, a comfortable keyboard that you can type on all day, and its memory and storage drive are user-replaceable. However, it gets hot under load, and there's some thermal throttling on the CPU.

-- As reviewed by Rtings
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Product details

  • [Intel Core i7 Processor] Released in 2021 The 15" Precision 5560 Workstation Laptop in Dell's Precision 5000 family comes with all the latest technology including DDR4 Memory clocked at a whopping 3200MHz and a 11th generation Intel 8-core Processor. The Eight cores on the the Core i7-11850H processor allows for exceptional multitasking. To save power and prolong battery life the processor will run @ 2.5Ghz under low use but will boost to 4.8GHz under heavy use for powerful performance!
  • [Display & Graphics] This Precision 5560 Workstation Laptop comes with a 15.6" Non-Touch Screen with FHD+ (1920x1200) resolution for stunningly clear visuals and a dedicated Nvidia T1200 graphics card with 4GB of Dedicated Graphics Ram great for gaming or photo and video editing
  • [High Speed RAM And Enormous Space] The 64GB DDR4 RAM Running @ 3200MHz will let you smoothly run multiple applications and browser tabs all at once and a 1TB (1000GB) PCIe NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive will provide fast startup, fast data transfers, and allow for large file storage!
  • [Operating System] Windows 10 is Microsoft's most battle tested Operating System and if you want to upgrade to the latest windows 11, windows 11 is a simple free upgarade through windows update. Windows Pro comes with everything that Windows Home comes with, plus extra features your organization might require like active directory and bitlocker device encryption (normally an $100 upgrade if purchased seperately).
  • [Extra Details] A Wecbam comes integrated. Wifi and Bluetooth come integrated. [PORTS & SLOTS] USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Display port | Full-sized SD card reader | Universal audio port | Wedge shaped lock slot |

PROS

+ Thunderbolt 4 support.
+ CPU and GPU can handle demanding workloads.
+ No thermal throttling on GPU.
+ Fast storage drive.
+ Relatively quiet fans under load.

CONS

- No USB-A or HDMI port.
- Keyboard gets hot under load.
- CPU throttles under load.

Expert reviews and ratings

By Rtings on May 19, 2022
The Dell Precision 5560 is a great workstation. It's available with Intel 11th Gen CPUs and discrete NVIDIA GPUs, which are powerful enough to handle demanding workloads like graphic design, 3D animation and modeling, and video editing. It has a fast SSD for quick file transfers, a comfortable keyboard that you can type on all day, and its memory and storage drive are user-replaceable. However, it gets hot under load, and there's some thermal throttling on the CPU.
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