Dell Precision 5560
Thin 15.6-inch 16:10 Precision 5000-series mobile workstation with 45 W 11th Gen Intel Core H-series or Xeon W-11955M processors, optional NVIDIA T1200 or RTX A2000 graphics, two DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM slots (ECC available) and two PCIe Gen 4 M.2 SSD slots with RAID. It keeps the 5550's chassis but moves to two Thunderbolt 4 ports. Dell's store now lists it as discontinued.
Memory
- Slots
- 2 × DDR4 SO-DIMM, dual-channel
- Type
- DDR4 ECC or non-ECC
- Speed
- 3200 MHz
- Module sizes
- 8, 16 or 32 GB per slot
- Minimum
- 8 GB
- Maximum
- 64 GB (2 × 32 GB)
- Factory configurations
- 8 GB (1×8), 16 GB (2×8), 32 GB (2×16), 64 GB (2×32), each in non-ECC or ECC
Storage
- Slots
- Two M.2 2230/2280 slots for solid-state drives; no 2.5" bay
- M.2 2230
- PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe, up to 256 GB (Setup and Specifications); spec sheet lists a 256 GB Gen 3 x4 2230 drive
- M.2 2280
- PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe up to 2 TB; spec sheet options: Gen 3 256 GB/512 GB/1 TB, Gen 4 512 GB/1 TB/2 TB
- Self-encrypting
- M.2 2280 Gen 3 x4 Opal SED, 512 GB or 1 TB (spec sheet)
- RAID
- RAID 0 and RAID 1; BIOS default is RAID On
- Primary drive
- With two M.2 drives, SSD1 is the primary drive
- Mounting
- Each SSD is held by its own thermal bracket and one M2x2 screw; the service manual has a separate M.2 2230 procedure
- Card reader
- SD card slot (SD, SDHC, SDXC)
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel UHD Graphics (UHD Graphics 630 on Core, UHD Graphics P630 on Xeon per the spec sheet), shared system memory
- Discrete option 1
- NVIDIA T1200, 4 GB GDDR6
- Discrete option 2
- NVIDIA RTX A2000, 4 GB GDDR6
- Discrete power
- 35 W to 95 W total power (Dell's display matrix)
- Outputs
- DisplayPort over the two Thunderbolt 4 ports and the USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port; USB Type-C to DisplayPort adapter sold separately
- Displays
- Up to three 4K external displays, or one 5K, or one 8K display over the Thunderbolt 4 ports; up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz per display with discrete graphics
- Dongle
- Every Precision 5560 ships with a dongle that supports HDMI and USB-A (spec sheet)
Expansion
- M.2 SSD
- Two M.2 2230/2280 slots (SSD1, SSD2)
- Wireless
- Intel AX201 listed as onboard; the service manual disconnects antenna cables from the wireless card during system-board removal
- Docking
- Dell docking stations connect over the Thunderbolt 4 ports
Networking
- Wi-Fi
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 2x2, 2.4/5 GHz, up to 2400 Mbps, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.2 (Setup and Specifications); the spec sheet lists AX201 with Bluetooth 5.1 or without Bluetooth
- Encryption
- 64/128-bit WEP, AES-CCMP, TKIP
- Ethernet
- None built in
Power
- Adapter (integrated graphics)
- 90 W USB Type-C; 20 V/4.5 A, 15 V/3 A, 9 V/3 A, 5 V/3 A; input 100-240 VAC, 1.5 A
- Adapter (discrete graphics)
- 130 W USB Type-C; 20 V/6.5 A, 5 V/1 A; input 100-240 VAC, 1.8 A
- Power input
- Any one of the three USB Type-C / Thunderbolt 4 ports; no barrel jack
Ports
- Thunderbolt
- 2 × Thunderbolt 4 with Power Delivery (left); USB4, DisplayPort 1.4, up to 40 Gbps
- USB-C
- 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with DisplayPort Alt Mode and Power Delivery, up to 15 W out (right)
- USB-A
- None (USB-A/HDMI dongle in the box)
- Audio
- Headset jack; Realtek ALC3281-CG, two speakers with subwoofer output (6 W average, 8 W peak), digital-array microphones, Waves MaxxAudio Pro
- Card slot
- SD card
- Security
- Wedge-shaped lock slot
Display
- FHD+
- 15.6" 1920 × 1200, WVA, non-touch, anti-glare, low blue light, 500 nits, 100% sRGB, 1650:1, 145 ppi, 60 Hz
- UHD+
- 15.6" 3840 × 2400 UltraSharp PremierColor, WVA, touch, anti-reflective, 500 nits, 100% Adobe RGB, DCI-P3 94% typical (spec sheet: 99%), 1600:1, 290 ppi, 60 Hz, Gorilla Glass
- Viewing angles
- 85° horizontal and vertical (Setup and Specifications)
- Camera
- HD RGB camera (1280 × 720 at 30 fps) plus IR camera (576 × 360 at 15 fps), 78.5° diagonal
- Sensors
- eCompass/magnetometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope/accelerometer (Adaptive Thermal), proximity sensor (ExpressSign-in), hall sensor
Battery
- Options
- 3-cell 56 Wh or 6-cell 86 Wh Li-ion, ExpressCharge, 11.4 VDC
- Charge time
- About 2 h with ExpressCharge, 3 h standard (computer off)
- RTC
- No coin cell; the main battery reserves 2% of capacity for the real-time clock
- Service
- Dell's service manual lists the battery as a Field Replaceable Unit for authorized service technicians
Physical
- Dimensions
- 344.40 × 230.30 mm; 7.70 mm (front) to 11.65 mm (rear) thick
- Weight
- 1.84 kg (4.06 lb) with FHD non-touch panel (spec sheet); up to 2.04 kg (4.50 lb)
- Materials
- Aluminium, Titan Gray
- Keyboard
- Backlit, 79 keys (US), 19.05 × 18.05 mm key pitch
- Touchpad
- 150 × 90 mm
- Operating temp
- 0-35 °C; altitude up to 3048 m
- Regulatory model
- P91F (type P91F002)
Management
- vPro
- Intel vPro (iAMT) optional; needs a vPro processor (i5-11500H, i7-11850H, i9-11950H, Xeon W-11955M) and Intel WLAN
- TPM
- TPM 2.0, FIPS 140-2 and TCG certified; Intel Platform Trust Technology
- Authentication
- Fingerprint reader in power button with ControlVault 3 (FIPS 140-2 Level 3, optional); IR camera for Windows Hello with ExpressSign-in 1.0 (proximity) or 2.0 (camera sensing)
- Security
- NIST 800-147 BIOS protection, Absolute module interface, external smart card reader support
- Tools
- Dell Client Command Suite, Dell Command | Update and Power Manager factory installed
- BIOS
- Intel SGX, Secure Boot, Wake on AC, Wake on Dell USB-C Dock, MAC address pass-through, SupportAssist OS Recovery
Operating systems
- Windows
- Windows 11 Home, Pro, Pro National Academic, Pro for Workstations; Windows 10 Home, Pro, Pro for Workstations (all 64-bit)
- Linux
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS; RHEL 8.4 (spec sheet: RHEL 8.2, certification only)
Processors
- Intel Xeon W-11955M
- Intel Core i9-11950H
- Intel Core i7-11850H
- Intel Core i7-11800H
- Intel Core i5-11500H