Dell Precision 5520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.87% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive254% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0R6JFH
Memory24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170830
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateOct 11 '17 at 04:47
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
63.1% Good
Memory 60.2
1-Core 40
2-Core 191
51% 97 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 593
58% 474 Pts
64-Core 603
37% 603 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 07BF) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4664
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.87% Terrible
Lighting 7.27
Reflection 14
Parallax 7.06
6% 9.43 fps
MRender 9.05
Gravity 6.2
Splatting 14.9
9% 10 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.87%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
540GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
254% Outstanding
Read 2,365
Write 1,816
Mixed 1,734
438% 1,971 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 66.6
4K Mixed 37
133% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 75.2
83% 138 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 254%
Great: 363%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston K821PJ-MIH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.8% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 21.4
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 14.3
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 127
32% 127 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Precision 5520 Builds (Compare 2,584 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 5520

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