Dell Precision 5690 vs Precision 5680
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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
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Precision 5690
- Features a much bigger (~51%) battery – 99.5 against 66 watt-hours
- Can run popular games at about 23-32% higher FPS
Advantages of the Dell Precision 5680
- Easier to carry: weighs 260 grams less (around 0.57 lbs)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.17 kg (4.78 lbs) | 1.91 kg (4.21 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 353.68 x 240.33 x 20.5-22.17 mm 13.92 x 9.46 x 0.81-0.87 inches |
353.68 x 240.33 x 20.05-22.17 mm 13.92 x 9.46 x 0.79-0.87 inches |
| Area | 850 cm2 (131.7 inches2) | 850 cm2 (131.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~87.3% | ~87.3% |
| Side bezels | 4.5 mm | 4.5 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 51.9 dB | 51 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | 1300:1 | 1300:1 |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 30 ms | 30 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.55 V | 15.4 V |
| 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, Right |
| Charge power | 100 / 165 W | 100 / 165 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 479 grams | 539 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 18 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 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 | 50 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| FLOPS | 7.4 TFLOPS | 5.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~11 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 7.4 TFLOPS | 5.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1600 | 897 |
| Solar Bay | - | 17533 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
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 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Waves MaxxAudio 13 | Realtek ALC711-VD |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 4x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~86.1 dB | ~78.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | No |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.9 mm | 1.9 mm |
| Size | 13.6 x 8.5 cm | 13.6 x 8.5 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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