Dell Precision 15 3520
- HDD/SSD
- up to 512GB SSD + up to 1000GB HDD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe (M key)
- RAM
- up to 16GB
- OS
- Windows 10 Pro, Windows OS
- Battery
- 68Wh
- Body material
- Plastic
- Dimensions
- 377 x 252 x 24.55 mm (14.84" x 9.92" x 0.97")
- Weight
- 2.34 kg (5.2 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 3x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Thunderbolt 3
- HDMI
- VGA
- DVI
- Card reader
- SD
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ac
- Bluetooth
- 4.1
- Audio jack
- headphone/microphone
- SIM Card Slot
- Features
- Web camera
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- Speakers
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
All Dell Precision 15 3520 configurations
Buy our profiles for LG LP156WF6-SPP1 / 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
GPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the Dell Precision 15 3520 series.
The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.
Dell Precision 15 3520 in-depth review
We haven't done a lot of reviews of laptops for professional workstations suitable for CAD, DCC and CGI applications and there are probably a lot of people out there wondering if it's really worth spending so much money on NVIDIA Quadro-powered system or should they stick to the mainstream GeForce graphics solutions. We explore the pros and cons of such laptop, in this case, the Dell Precision 3520, and see what this laptop is capable of. Do you really need to spend so much money for good performance in CAD and DCC software and will the Precision 3520 fit another profile as well?If you[...]

Pros
- Robust chassis, good build quality
- Fairly portable
- Excellent input devices
- Bright IPS panel with high contrast and wide sRGB coverage
- Amazing battery life
Cons
- Thermal throttling under heavy workload
- The panel flickers from 0 to 99% brightness (our Health-Guard profile fixes that)
- You can't insert a 2.5-inch drive and an M.2 SSD at the same time
- The base configuration comes with a TN panel

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