Engineered to excel. Designed to impress.
Dell’s thinnest, lightest and smallest 15" mobile workstation is more powerful than ever. With enhanced graphics, stunning design and best-in-class display.
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Operating System
With Windows 10 or Ubuntu 18.04 LTS – for a smooth, versatile PC experience.
Power as big as your ideas
Experience unrestrained innovation with the thinner and lighter, premium-built Precision mobile workstations. Built with the latest Intel® Core™ and Xeon® 6-core processors, blazing-fast memory and professional graphics, the Precision mobile family is engineered with power that rivals your own ingenuity.
Gorgeous is an understatement.
Exceptional design: On Dell's thinnest and lightest mobile workstation, performance has never looked so good. Now available in Platinum Silver or Brushed Onyx, the sleek, compact design fits a 15.6-inch display into a 14-inch chassis.
Dazzling display: An InfinityEdge display with 4K PremierColor ensures brilliant, virtually borderless viewing, while new IGZO 4 display options deliver better contract ratios, touch support and picture quality with up to 2 hours improved power consumption.
Engineered to enhance your work
Fast-track your workflow: The latest 8th Gen Intel® Core™ and Xeon® 6-core processors, including our first ever Intel® Core™ i9 in a mobile workstation, deliver the power for maximum performance, even from demanding professional software.
Professional-grade graphics: Boost performance of extreme graphics applications with next-generation professional graphics up to NVIDIA® Quadro® P2000. An intense graphics upgrade packed into an incredibly mobile design.
Faster memory speeds: Accelerate workflows with enhanced 2666MHz memory speeds up to 32GB.
Expandable storage: Access, transfer and store large 3D, video and multimedia files quickly and easily with up to 3TB of SSD storage. A feat rarely seen on mobile workstations with such a thin and light frame.
Simple office integration: Thunderbolt type-C with x4 PCIe and HDMI 2.0 ports keep you connected to everything you need.
Revolutionary thermals: This cooling system features dual fans, designed to improve airflow and keep your system cool under heavy workloads.
Boot up faster than ever: Launch your most-used files and applications in a flash with optional Intel® Optane™ memory. Adaptive to user needs, it preloads and accelerates frequently used applications and files, providing better responsiveness without compromising storage capacity. Everyday tasks are up to twice as responsive with Intel® Optane™ memory.*
Professional-grade graphics: Boost performance of extreme graphics applications with next-generation professional graphics up to NVIDIA® Quadro® P2000. An intense graphics upgrade packed into an incredibly mobile design.
Faster memory speeds: Accelerate workflows with enhanced 2666MHz memory speeds up to 32GB.
Expandable storage: Access, transfer and store large 3D, video and multimedia files quickly and easily with up to 3TB of SSD storage. A feat rarely seen on mobile workstations with such a thin and light frame.
Simple office integration: Thunderbolt type-C with x4 PCIe and HDMI 2.0 ports keep you connected to everything you need.
Revolutionary thermals: This cooling system features dual fans, designed to improve airflow and keep your system cool under heavy workloads.
Boot up faster than ever: Launch your most-used files and applications in a flash with optional Intel® Optane™ memory. Adaptive to user needs, it preloads and accelerates frequently used applications and files, providing better responsiveness without compromising storage capacity. Everyday tasks are up to twice as responsive with Intel® Optane™ memory.*
Improve productivity with Dell Precision Optimizer
Tuned performance: Free with your Precision workstation, the Dell Precision Optimizer, with SCCM centralized management, automatically tunes your workstation to run popular ISV applications at the fastest speeds possible, improves system reliability with automated system updates, and provides analytics to address resource bottlenecks.Premium customized performance: Upgrade to the new Dell Precision Optimizer premium version and watch this program learn the behavior of any user-specified applications, identify optimization opportunities using machine learning, and apply performance improvements.
Secure
Dell provides innovative data security solutions that meet security challenges and business concerns head-on to protect your most critical and at-risk asset, your data. With Dell Data Security solutions, end users can work where and how they want knowing that their data is protected. Dell Data Guardian protects data wherever it goes while Dell Endpoint Security Suite, powered by Cylance, stops up to 99% of malware.
Manageable
Part of Dell’s most manageable line of commercial PCs featuring the free Dell Client Command Suite toolkit for flexible and automated BIOS and system configurations. Optional vPro extensions allow for out-of-band systems management.
Reliable
The Precision mobile workstation has been subjected to MIL-STD 810G testing, ensuring durability and reliability for wherever your job takes you.
Ports & Slots
1. Memory card reader | 2. USB 3.1 Gen 1 port | 3. Battery-status button | 4. Security lock | 5. Power adapter port | 6. USB 3.1 Gen 1 port | 7. HDMI 2.0 | 8. Thunderbolt 3 | 9. Headphone jack
Dimensions & Weight
1. Height: Front 11.1mm – Rear 16.82mm | 2. Width: 357mm | 3. Depth: 235.3mm | Weight: 1.78kg
Essential work accessories for your Precision 5530
Maximize the performance of your Precision 5530 with the ultimate work accessories designed to increase productivity at your desk.
Dell Business Thunderbolt Dock | TB16
The Dell Business Thunderbolt Dock allows you to connect your mobile workstation to a single data and power source for ultimate display performance with speedy data transfers.
Dell 27 UltraSharp Monitor with PremierColor | UP2716D
Expect vivid, accurate color precision, ultrathin bezels and ideal color coverage to suit your professional needs with the Dell UltraSharp 27 Monitor. You’ll appreciate a high level of detail with a color depth of 1.07 billion colors, that’s approximately 64 times more colors than standard monitors.
Dell Premier Wireless Keyboard and Mouse | KM717
Enhance productivity with an elegant mouse and keyboard designed fit into virtually any workspace. For increased productivity, pair up to two compatible devices with Bluetooth LE.
Essential mobile accessories for your Precision 5530
Enhance the mobility of your XPS 15 with accessories designed to keep you powered up, protected and connected on the go.
Dell USB-C Mobile Adapter DA300
Connect your Precision to almost any device with a convenient 6-in-1 compact adapter and collaborate from any location.
Timbuk2 - Authority for Dell - 15"
Designed specifically for Dell, the Timbuk2-Authority backpack is able to carry and protect everything you need for the workday. The internal organizer provides ample space for laptop accessories and any extra items you need to carry.
Dell Portable Thunderbolt 3 SSD, 1TB
One of the world’s fastest portable SSD storage devices, the Dell Portable Thunderbolt™ 3 SSD 1TB lets you backup or transfer all your large files at lightning fast speeds of 2800 MB/s
Specialized tools for your Precision 5530
Keep your productivity high with professional tools designed to enhance every interaction with your Precision 5530.
Dell Canvas
Bring your ideas to life with the groundbreaking new workspace tool that uses an intuitive touch screen, pen and totem to enable natural digital creation.
3Dconnexion SpaceMouse Wireless
The patented 6-Degrees-of-Freedom (6DoF) sensor is specifically designed to manipulate digital content or camera positions in the industry-leading CAD applications. Simply push, pull, twist or tilt the 3Dconnexion controller cap to intuitively pan, zoom and rotate your 3D drawing.
X-Rite Colorimeter i1Display Pro
The i1Display Pro ensures a perfectly calibrated and profiled display while delivering the speed, options and flexibility needed to maintain color accuracy.
Processor
- Intel® 8th Generation Processors
Operating System (Dell Technologies recommends Windows 11 Pro for business.)
- Windows 10 Home 64
Windows 10 Pro 64
Windows 10 Pro for Workstations 64
Ubuntu 16.04 SP1
Red Hat 7.5
Video Card
- NVIDIA Quadro P1000 w/ 4GB GDDR5 dedicated memory
NVIDIA Quadro P2000 w/ 4GB GDDR5 dedicated memory
Intel HD Graphics
Display
- 15.6” UltraSharp™ FHD IGZO4 (1920x1080) Wide View Anti-Glare LED-backlit with Premium Panel Guarantee (72% color gamut)
15.6” UltraSharp™ UHD IGZO4 (3840x2160) Touch Wide View LED-backlit with Premium Panel Guarantee
(100% Minimum Adobe color gamut)
Memory*
- 2 DIMM slots: up to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz
Hard Drive
- Support for two storage devices: one M.2 PCIe NVMe solid state drive and one 2.5” SSD/HDD drive
Dell Fast Response Free Fall Sensor standard
Hard Disk Drive (HDD): 2.5” 500GB 7200RPM up to 2TB 2.5” 5400RPM SATA 6Gp/s
Solid State Drive (SSD): 256GB, 512GB, 512GB SED (Check regional availability), 1TB 2.5” SATA 6Gb/s
M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive (M.2 SSD): 256GB, 512GB, 512GB SED (Check regional availability),
1TB SSD, 2TB SSD
Ports
- 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port
1 Thunderbolt 3 type C port
1 Power adapter port
1 HDMI Port 2.0
1 Headphone jack
Optical Drive
- External options only
Slots
- 1 Memory card reader
1 Security lock
Dimensions & Weight
- Height: Front 0.44" (11.1mm) – Rear 0.66" (16.82mm) x Width: 14.05" (357mm) x Depth: 9.26" (235.3mm)
Weight: 3.93lbs (1.78Kg)
Primary Battery
- 56Whr Lithium Ion polymer battery