Dell Precision 5480 vs Precision 3490
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Precision 5480
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
- Features a much bigger (~71%) battery – 72 against 42 watt-hours
- Around 53% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Dell Precision 3490
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Better webcam recording quality
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.48 kg (3.26 lbs) | 1.4 kg (3.09 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 | Black, Silver | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 51 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 | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Precision 5480
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Precision 3490
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 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 |
| Charging via 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 |
| Weight of AC adapter | 463 grams | 460 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.6 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 12 (2P + 10E) |
| Threads | 16 | 14 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 50 W | 30 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| FLOPS | 5.2 TFLOPS | 5.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~11 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 5.2 TFLOPS | 5.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 867 | 1026 |
| Solar Bay | 16848 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 5600 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 | Waves MaxxAudio Pro 13.0 |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~87.7 dB | - |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 |
| 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 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.9 mm | 1.9 mm |
| Size | 10.5 x 6.5 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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