Dell Precision 5820 Tower X-Series

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics96% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive261% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5820 Tower X-Series  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 02M8NY
Memory46.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 06 '21 at 13:15
Run Duration250 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7940X-$654
CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Memory 65.3
1-Core 122
2-Core 240
77% 142 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 919
79% 678 Pts
64-Core 1,890
117% 1,890 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.47
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (118 fps cap detected)
96% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 115
Parallax 118
96% 117 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 118
Splatting 118
96% 118 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 96%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
590GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1516 1279 1282 1299 1265 1239 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
261% Outstanding
Read 2007
Write 1,685
Mixed 795
SusWrite 1,313
324% 1,450 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 56.1
214% 82.4 MB/s
DQ Read 868
DQ Write 714
DQ Mixed 879
634% 820 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 261%
Great: 410%
Plextor M6e PCIe 256GB-$50
60GB free
Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 512 466 505 508 461 501 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 642
Write 492
Mixed 353
SusWrite 492
111% 495 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 42.1
4K Mixed 19.1
73% 26.2 MB/s
DQ Read 406
DQ Write 390
DQ Mixed 284
245% 360 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 131%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
341GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 437 442 440 440 435 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 451
Write 437
Mixed 386
SusWrite 437
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 84.8
4K Mixed 40.9
136% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 354
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 103%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
224GB free
Firmware: 20.01H20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 108 110 109 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
59.4% Above average
Read 98
Write 96.9
Mixed 65.8
SusWrite 109
68% 92.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 127 126 129 127 128 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 129
Mixed 88.6
SusWrite 127
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 113%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 120 118 122 122 122 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
66.3% Good
Read 110
Write 111
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 120
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6E1 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6E1 64GB
2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.1% Above average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 16.9
58% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 10.6
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 5820 Tower X-Series Builds (Compare 933 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
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Desktop
Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine

System: Dell Precision 5820 Tower X-Series

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