Dell Precision 5520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.18% 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 Drive281% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 06X96V
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 29 '17 at 15:18
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 76.5
1-Core 121
2-Core 232
79% 143 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 620
67% 534 Pts
64-Core 593
37% 593 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics P630
Dell(1028 07BF) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4574
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.18% Terrible
Lighting 7.67
Reflection 16.6
Parallax 7.53
6% 10.6 fps
MRender 8.81
Gravity 6.33
Splatting 15.8
9% 10.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.18%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
288GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
281% Outstanding
Read 2,300
Write 1,610
Mixed 1,803
423% 1,905 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 66.3
230% 85.8 MB/s
DQ Read 463
DQ Write 396
DQ Mixed 207
216% 355 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 281%
Great: 363%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4SFD824A.C16FBD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.1% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 20.5
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 19.6
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 87.3
46% 87.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 83%

 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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