Dell Precision 3520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.29% 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 Drive181% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell Precision 3520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0G0G6Y
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170508
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJan 09 '18 at 09:57
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 89
1-Core 114
2-Core 225
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 390
56% 410 Pts
64-Core 385
24% 385 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 07A9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4627
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.29% Terrible
Lighting 7.67
Reflection 13.4
Parallax 7.47
6% 9.52 fps
MRender 9.95
Gravity 6.63
Splatting 15.7
9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.29%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
319GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
181% Outstanding
Read 1,821
Write 1,234
Mixed 1,315
323% 1,457 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 35.7
4K Mixed 15.2
77% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 29.1
DQ Write 422
DQ Mixed 15.5
75% 156 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 181%
Great: 302%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
76.6% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 22.1
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 25.4
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 3520 Builds (Compare 678 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 3520

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