Dell Precision 5520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.9% 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 Drive206% 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0TWCFX
Memory25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170830
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 03 '18 at 18:52
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 76.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 206
73% 130 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 602
60% 487 Pts
64-Core 599
37% 599 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro M1200
Dell(1028 07BF) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8477
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Lighting 18.8
Reflection 13.8
Parallax 16.3
15% 16.3 fps
MRender 20.7
Gravity 18
Splatting 13.9
14% 17.5 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXA74D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 2,283
Write 1,406
Mixed 1,737
401% 1,808 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 21.2
4K Mixed 30.7
80% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 35.3
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 14
27% 51.6 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 206%
Great: 306%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3H1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.4% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 18.7
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 87.7
46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 5520 Builds (Compare 2,582 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $46
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