Dell Precision 5480 vs Precision 3480
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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 5480
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
- Around 87% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a much bigger (~71%) battery – 72 against 42 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Dell Precision 3480
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 10-14% higher FPS
- 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) | 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 310.6 x 210.35 x 18.95 mm 12.23 x 8.28 x 0.75 inches |
321.35 x 212 x 19.06-21.04 mm 12.65 x 8.35 x 0.75-0.83 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 | Silver | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
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 | Yes |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 15.4 V | 11.4 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, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 100 / 130 W | 65 / 100 / 130 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.6 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| 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 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 630 MHz | 832 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1140 MHz | 1537 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.92 TFLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~11 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 6400 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 Waves, MaxxAudio 12.0 |
| Speakers | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 4x USB 4.0 | 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 | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 10.5 x 6.5 cm | 11.5 x 6.7 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Precision 3480:
- Keyboard backlit is optional.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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