Dell Precision 3520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive77.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 3520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 00C084
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170807
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateNov 10 '20 at 06:59
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 48%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 88
1-Core 86.8
2-Core 166
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 551
55% 447 Pts
64-Core 560
35% 560 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 07A9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4735
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
2.99% Terrible
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 13.2
Parallax 6.22
0% 6.48 fps
MRender 10.3
Gravity 6.3
Splatting 13.9
9% 10.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.99%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 512GB
451GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4152012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 250 248 251 263 259 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
77.4% Very good
Read 372
Write 326
Mixed 253
SusWrite 257
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 51.6
4K Mixed 32.5
107% 36.4 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 219
186% 274 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
75.2% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 22.1
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 21.2
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 3520 Builds (Compare 678 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 3520

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