Dell Precision 5520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 24.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics6.92% 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 Drive202% 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 (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 69% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemDell Precision 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0GDXD5
Memory16.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170830
Uptime6.2 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '18 at 15:17
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 65%
CPU Throttled 69%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
24.2% Poor
Memory 44.8
1-Core 47.7
2-Core 85.9
36% 59.5 Pts
4-Core 21.7
8-Core 58.7
4% 40.2 Pts
64-Core 14.4
1% 14.4 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 24.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics P630
Dell(1028 07BF) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4627
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.92% Terrible
Lighting 7.63
Reflection 14.9
Parallax 7.06
6% 9.86 fps
MRender 5.86
Gravity 6.53
Splatting 15.5
8% 9.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.92%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM871a 2.5 7mm 1024GB
741GB free
Firmware: MAV02D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Read 498
Write 487
Mixed 503
111% 496 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 41.1
4K Mixed 18.1
88% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 29.2
DQ Write 60.7
DQ Mixed 18
21% 36 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 128%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
574GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXA74D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 2,207
Write 1,310
Mixed 1,733
388% 1,750 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 51.4
4K Mixed 22.4
106% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 35
DQ Write 69
DQ Mixed 22.6
26% 42.2 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 202%
Great: 331%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
56.7% Above average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 22.4
65% 22.8 GB/s
SC Read 4.9
SC Write 11.4
SC Mixed 6.4
22% 7.57 GB/s
Latency 181
22% 181 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 82%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 63%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
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System: Dell Precision 5520

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