Dell Precision 5470 vs Precision 3470
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Review
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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Precision 5470
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
- Can run popular games at about 24-33% higher FPS
- Around 38% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~13%) battery – 72 against 64 watt-hours
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Dell Precision 3470
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Better webcam recording quality
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.48 kg (3.26 lbs) | 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 310.6 x 210.3 x 18.95 mm 12.23 x 8.28 x 0.75 inches |
321.35 x 212 x 20.95-24.6 mm 12.65 x 8.35 x 0.82-0.97 inches |
| Area | 653 cm2 (101.3 inches2) | 681 cm2 (105.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~87% | ~79.3% |
| Side bezels | 4.6 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Carbon fiber Bottom: Carbon fiber |
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| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 145° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 50.4 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | - |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | - |
Screen space comparison
Precision 5470
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Precision 3470
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 35 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 15.4 V | 15.2 V |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 90 / 130 W | 90 / 130 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 415 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 35 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 630 MHz | 1065 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1140 MHz | 1665 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.92 TFLOPS | 3.41 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~11 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC711-VD | Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x4W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~80.2 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 4x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 10.8 x 6.7 cm | 11.5 x 6.7 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| 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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