Dell Precision 3561 vs Precision 15 3560
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Precision 3561
- Around 91% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a much bigger (~52%) battery – 64 against 42 watt-hours
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Advantages of the Dell Precision 15 3560
- Can run popular games at about 148-202% higher FPS
- Easier to carry: weighs 210 grams less (around 0.46 lbs)
- Provides 82% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 220 nits
- 41% sharper screen – 141 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.79 kg (3.95 lbs) | 1.58 kg (3.48 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357.8 x 233.3 x 22.6-24 mm 14.09 x 9.19 x 0.89-0.94 inches |
358 x 232 x 10.8-14.4 mm 14.09 x 9.13 x 0.43-0.57 inches |
| Area | 835 cm2 (129.5 inches2) | 831 cm2 (128.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.4% | ~80.8% |
| Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | TFT LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 100 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 500:1 | 700:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Response time | 25 ms | 25 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 15.2 V | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 90 / 130 W | 65 / 90 / 130 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2-2.7 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU) | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 350 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1450 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0.382 TFLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 128 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 20 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3204 | Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.7 cm | 11.5 x 6.7 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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