Dell Precision 5520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.49% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive262% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 06X96V
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170118
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMar 12 '17 at 17:03
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 83.2
1-Core 122
2-Core 229
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 634
69% 545 Pts
64-Core 631
39% 631 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics P630
Dell(1028 07BF) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4574
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
6.49% Terrible
Lighting 6.87
Reflection 16.8
Parallax 6.81
6% 10.2 fps
MRender 8.81
Gravity 5.53
Splatting 14.1
8% 9.48 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.49%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
608GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 2,668
Write 1,479
Mixed 1,469
412% 1,872 MB/s
4K Read 51.1
4K Write 95.6
4K Mixed 29.2
166% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 449
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 27.6
116% 264 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 262%
Great: 302%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB
32GB free, PID 5500
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
20.3% Poor
Read 2.19
Write 71.9
Mixed 105
95% 59.6 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 0.008
4K Mixed 0.26
76% 6.1 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 20.3%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
77% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 24.5
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 30.7
SC Mixed 24.1
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 77%
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 2,582 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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