Dell Precision 17 7770 review – its cooling needs a revamp


Performance: CPU, GPU, Gaming Tests

CPU options

The Precision 17 7770 comes equipped with a Core i5-12600HX, Core i7-12850HX, or Core i9-12950HX.

Dell Precision 17 7770 CPU variants

Here you can see an approximate comparison between the CPUs that can be found in the Dell Precision 17 7770 models on the market. This way you can decide for yourself which Dell Precision 17 7770 model is the best bang for your buck.

Note: The chart shows the cheapest different CPU configurations so you should check what the other specifications of these laptops are by clicking on the laptop’s name / CPU.

Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)

Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)

GPU options

In the graphics field, however, the choices are almost double. In addition to the integrated GPU, you can go for the NVIDIA RTX A1000, RTX A3000 (130W), RTX A4500, RTX A5500, or the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti.

Dell Precision 17 7770 GPU variants

Here you can see an approximate comparison between the GPUs that can be found in the Dell Precision 17 7770 models on the market. This way you can decide for yourself which Dell Precision 17 7770 model is the best bang for your buck.

Note: The chart shows the cheapest different GPU configurations so you should check what the other specifications of these laptops are by clicking on the laptop’s name / GPU.

Gaming tests

Metro ExodusFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Extreme (Check settings)
Average FPS147 fps72 fps35 fps

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon WildlandsFull HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Very High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
Average106 fps93 fps61 fps

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Highest (Check settings)
Average115 fps114 fps75 fps


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John
John
1 year ago

despite the common verdict of the Precision 7770, and I agree their performance and design flaws aren’t worth their workstation price premium., but still I ordered one, and didn’t end up returning it. Why? Because on Dell’s Outlet store got one with i9, 64GB RAM, and 16GB A4500 GPU for a relative steal by combining discount codes totaling -81% off, paying $2,100 when sticker price was $9,865!!!!
It has met the needs of my academic research analyzing and training models on large engineering datasets, can even play Forza Horizon 5 at Ultra setting on 3440×1440 widescreen monitor at 60-75 FPS!

Philipp M.
Philipp M.
6 months ago

The most marketing oriented waste of ressources and money I have seen in recent years. With only 210Watts of AC power available, the mainboard is physically incapable of using CPU and GPU at the same time. Putting this amount of power into components that are half the price will give similar, if not better results. (better because a 4090GPU has a larger baseline powerdraw, and needs to be extra careful to not accidentally fry itself under that flimsy heatsink). This thing is like an 7.2l V8 with a fuelpump capped to 1 Gallon per hour: Overtaking a Big Truck will… Read more »

Evan
Evan
2 months ago
Reply to  Philipp M.

Can you just upgrade the power supply / wall adapter to 300W+ to get better performance? Also, I understand recent BIOS updates have fixed, or at least mitigated many (all?) of the thermal / amperage management concerns.