Dell Precision 5530

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.23% 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 Drive178% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5530  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0NFGCT
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190426
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '19 at 17:17
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8850H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 84.2
1-Core 129
2-Core 256
86% 156 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 762
78% 628 Pts
64-Core 890
55% 890 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 88%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 087D) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.23% Terrible
Lighting 7.77
Reflection 25.5
Parallax 7.84
6% 13.7 fps
MRender 8.62
Gravity 6.9
Splatting 15.4
9% 10.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.23%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 959 970 674 438 436 437 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
178% Outstanding
Read 1,224
Write 996
Mixed 977
SusWrite 652
216% 962 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 95.7
4K Mixed 55.3
184% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 1,032
DQ Write 419
DQ Mixed 768
557% 740 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 178%
Great: 216%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43DB1-CTD 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
45.6% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 12.9
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 15.2
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 5530 Builds (Compare 2,468 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 5530

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