Dell Precision 5520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.1% 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 Drive111% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0X41RR
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171112
Uptime7.9 Days
Run DateApr 22 '19 at 05:13
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 73.8
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
75% 135 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 615
60% 493 Pts
64-Core 603
37% 603 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 07BF) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.1% Terrible
Lighting 7.73
Reflection 14.1
Parallax 7.69
6% 9.83 fps
MRender 7.19
Gravity 7.07
Splatting 15.3
9% 9.85 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.1%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46
339GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 503 644 368 419 373 386 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 701
Write 387
Mixed 425
SusWrite 449
110% 491 MB/s
4K Read 12
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 17.6
96% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 504
DQ Write 713
DQ Mixed 765
534% 661 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 111%
Great: 216%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3H1 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.5% Below average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 12
MC Mixed 10.4
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 12.4
SC Mixed 12.8
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 92.8
43% 92.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 45%

 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

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