Dell Precision 17 5760 review

Dell Precision 17 5760 (2021): CPU-led, big-canvas professional

The Precision 17 5760 at $721 carries an i5-11500H and 64GB of memory in a 17-inch frame — and its sheet leads with compute, not graphics: the CPU score of 74.05 tops the workstation class quarter at 24 percent above median, while the GPU's 14.08 sits 67 percent below the class median as the stated weakness. A big canvas for processor-led work.

Where it holds up

The CPU reading of 74.05 is the top strength and the machine's identity: high-tier compute for the professional class, backed by 64GB of pro-tier memory — the pairing that serves spreadsheets, compilers, statistical tools and document pipelines. Office capability at 91.91 is top-tier, engineering CAD at 46 and photo design at 40 both read mid-tier, and gaming lands at 64 mid-tier with receipts: Overwatch, Grand Theft Auto V and Rainbow Six Siege clear minimum bars, Visual Studio Code clears its minimum. Value at 57.05 mid-tier prices the configuration fairly.

Where it falls short

The graphics score of 14.08 is the stated weakness — office-tier silicon against a 42.23 workstation median, with modeling at 29 in the low band as the consequence: sustained 3D work is out of scope. Portability at 24.4 is low-tier — the 17-inch frame commutes under protest, like every machine its size. The CPU-led design means the machine's register is patience and throughput, not responsiveness to GPU-hungry tools.

Price and depreciation

$721 with no anchor recorded; the class curve runs 13.45 percent per year. A 2021 professional machine four years into a moderate-to-steep schedule is deep in its value plateau — the CPU and memory are what remain, and they are the parts that age slowest.

Alternatives to consider

The Precision 5770 of the same family at $901 restores the graphics story with an A2000 at 64.37 and photo at 90 — the upgrade path within the line. The Precision 3560 at the same $721 goes the other direction: lighter, weaker, cheaper-feeling. This listing is the middle: big, CPU-strong, GPU-light.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class. A top-quarter-CPU, pro-memory 17-inch professional canvas with honest mid-tier office depth — the 14.08 graphics floor, the modeling low band and the desk-bound frame are the printed costs. For processor-led professional work, it earns its keep.