Dell Precision 5520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive165% 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.
SystemDell Precision 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0R6JFH
Memory25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210525
Uptime36.6 Days
Run DateJan 31 '23 at 01:20
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 74.2
1-Core 99.1
2-Core 199
70% 124 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 509
54% 434 Pts
64-Core 504
31% 504 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 07BF) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9171
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
4.94% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 17.7
Parallax 7.4
6% 10.6 fps
MRender 9.4
Gravity 6.8
Splatting 0.3
4% 5.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.94%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme THNSN51T02DU7 NV 1TB
847GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DC4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 801 868 912 1246 1245 1453 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
165% Outstanding
Read 898
Write 1,083
Mixed 887
SusWrite 1,088
224% 989 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 40.6
123% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 610
DQ Write 447
DQ Mixed 512
387% 523 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 165%
Great: 227%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston K821PJ-MIH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.1% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 19.1
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 14.1
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 92
44% 92 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 80%

 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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