Dell Precision 15 5000 Series Mobile Workstation Review: Pro Power And Style

Name: Dell Precision 15 5510 Mobile Workstation
Brand: Dell

by Joshua Gulick — Tuesday, February 09, 2016, 12:16 PM EDT

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SPECviewperf 12

OpenGL Performance

SPECviewperf is anOpenGL performance benchmark for workstations. It has plenty of contributors, including Creative Labs and HP, among other members of SPECopc. The benchmark is an excellent way to compare a system’s ability to create content, mechanical designs, and 3D rendering workloads in a variety of professional workstation CAD and animation tools.

Dell Precision 15 5510 Specviewperf12 Benchmarks

The Precision 15 5510 performed well in every SPECviewperf 12 test, offering the best scores we’ve seen from a mobile workstation thus far.

Before we dig into the battery tests, we’ll take a quick look at how the Dell Precision 15 5510 performs in Far Cry, a lightweight DX10-based game engine.

Far Cry 2

DX10 Gaming Performance

When it comes to lush vegetation in a steaming, sinister jungle, no one pulls it off quite like Ubisoft does in its Far Cry series. Far Cry 2 uses high-quality textures, complex shaders, and dynamic lighting to create a realistic environment. The game’s built-in benchmark gives us a good look at a system’s performance with DirectX 10.

Dell Precision 15 5510 Far Cry2 Benchmarks

As we expected, the Precision 15 5510 pounded Far Cry 2. Gaming may not be this rig’s priority, but it can handle games when you’re in the mood.

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Joshua Gulick

Josh cut his teeth (and hands) on his first PC upgrade in 2000 and was instantly hooked on all things tech. He took a degree in English and tech writing with him to Computer Power User Magazine and spent years reviewing high-end workstations and gaming systems, processors, motherboards, memory and video cards. His enthusiasm for PC hardware also made him a natural fit for covering the burgeoning modding community, and he wrote CPU’s “Mad Reader Mod” cover stories from the series’ inception until becoming the publication editor for Smart Computing Magazine. A few years ago, he returned to his first love, reviewing smoking-hot PCs and components, for HotHardware. When he’s not agonizing over benchmark scores, Josh is either running (very slowly) or spending time with family.