Dell Precision 5520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.69% 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 Drive159% 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 (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 06X96V
Memory7.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190509
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 10 '19 at 22:29
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 67%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 1.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Memory 80.6
1-Core 39.9
2-Core 82.6
45% 67.7 Pts
4-Core 135
8-Core 244
23% 189 Pts
64-Core 304
19% 304 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics P630
Dell(1028 07BF) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
6.69% Terrible
Lighting 7.23
Reflection 17.2
Parallax 7.59
6% 10.7 fps
MRender 8.95
Gravity 6.27
Splatting 13.6
8% 9.59 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.69%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46
225GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 372 393 384 369 365 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
159% Outstanding
Read 1,587
Write 548
Mixed 404
SusWrite 383
160% 731 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 38.4
133% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 674
DQ Write 713
DQ Mixed 353
360% 580 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 159%
Great: 216%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
196GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 303 302 303 302 302 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 452
Write 412
Mixed 330
SusWrite 313
85% 377 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 57.5
4K Mixed 39.9
119% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 338
251% 332 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3E1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
71.1% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 22.1
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 20.4
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 79.5
50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 71.1%
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 2,582 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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