Dell Precision 5520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 20%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 16%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics2.25% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (75%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 06X96V
Memory19.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateSep 25 '20 at 19:24
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 75%

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th 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 0.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
16% Very poor
Memory 23.7
1-Core 12.9
2-Core 26.8
14% 21.1 Pts
4-Core 45.3
8-Core 71.6
7% 58.4 Pts
64-Core 57.5
4% 57.5 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 16%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics P630
Dell(1028 07BF) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263
Relative performance (0th percentile)
2.25% Terrible
Lighting 2.33
Reflection 16.9
Parallax 2.56
2% 7.27 fps
MRender 3.14
Gravity 2.23
Splatting 4.87
3% 3.42 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 2.25%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 567 503 485 456 463 378 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 1,341
Write 1,083
Mixed 1,014
SusWrite 476
219% 979 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 22.3
4K Mixed 19.9
71% 21.6 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 86.4
DQ Mixed 102
78% 106 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 109%
Great: 296%
Verbatim STORE N GO 16GB
3GB free, PID 0302
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 6.4 6.7 6.5 6.6 5.1 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
4.63% Terrible
Read 18.5
Write 6.7
Mixed 4.3
SusWrite 5.9
10% 8.85 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.63%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
29% Poor
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 13.8
33% 11.7 GB/s
SC Read 2.6
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 3.5
10% 3.5 GB/s
Latency 294
14% 294 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 29%
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 2,584 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

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