Dell Precision 5520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics15.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive87.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0R6JFH
Memory17.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180724
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateOct 23 '18 at 20:03
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 54%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 86.1
1-Core 102
2-Core 202
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 566
58% 466 Pts
64-Core 543
34% 543 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 77%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro M1200
Dell(1028 07BF) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9125
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
15.6% Very poor
Lighting 18.4
Reflection 15.3
Parallax 15.7
15% 16.5 fps
MRender 24.6
Gravity 22.4
Splatting 16.7
17% 21.2 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67
712GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61110RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 406 407 418 426 420 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 436
Write 398
Mixed 336
SusWrite 416
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 48.9
4K Mixed 29.8
95% 33.1 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 269
221% 317 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 121%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
618GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1422 1355 1362 1338 1186 1176 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,058
Write 1,143
Mixed 679
SusWrite 1,306
236% 1,047 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 49.5
175% 65.7 MB/s
DQ Read 997
DQ Write 890
DQ Mixed 873
674% 920 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 218%
Great: 302%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.3% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 25.4
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 164%

 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%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 5520

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