Dell Precision 5530

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	210% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Dell Precision 5530 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0F8T29
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210607
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '23 at 19:44
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8850H 20,669 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 76.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 206 74% 132 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 646 62% 514 Pts	64-Core 715 44% 715 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 087D) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	3.74% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 7.1 Parallax 7.1 5% 6.8 fps	MRender 4.6 Gravity 0.3 Splatting 0.2 1% 1.7 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.74% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 442GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1553 738 597 588 570 598 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,343 Write 1,711 Mixed 1,256 SusWrite 774 286% 1,271 MB/s	4K Read 53.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 64.3 219% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,051 DQ Write 776 DQ Mixed 943 697% 923 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 296%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G1B1 1x16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.2% Below average	MC Read 12 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 10.1 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 8 24% 8.53 GB/s	Latency 87.5 46% 87.5 ns
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 41%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	60	15.5"	1280 720	SHP149A

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Gaming 13%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 12%

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System: Dell Precision 5530

CPU
Core i7-8850HIntelBench 71%, 20,669 samples	1,803x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	405x
Xeon E-2176MIntelBench 77%, 4,000 samples	208x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	1,640x
Quadro P1000NvidiaBench 20%, 5,264 samples	366x
Quadro P2000NvidiaBench 28%, 4,738 samples	309x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	308x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $37Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	150x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc401Bench 146%, 10,182 samples	149x

RAM
HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,839 samples	332x
16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 7,078 samples	288x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 82%, 20,439 samples	153x

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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16