Dell Precision 5520

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive141% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0R6JFH
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20181002
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 07 '19 at 20:48
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 2.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 82.4
1-Core 108
2-Core 218
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 612
65% 518 Pts
64-Core 597
37% 597 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 77%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme THNSN51T02DU7 NV 1TB
880GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 684 641 639 761 698 593 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 782
Write 335
Mixed 401
SusWrite 669
122% 547 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 41.9
144% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 503
DQ Write 584
DQ Mixed 503
390% 530 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 141%
Great: 227%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston K821PJ-MIH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.2% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 23.6
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 22.1
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 5520 Builds (Compare 2,582 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 5520

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