Dell Precision 5520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 47%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive65.5% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 080VVT
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181205
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 02 '19 at 21:03
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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 1.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
47% Average
Memory 64.8
1-Core 48
2-Core 96.4
43% 69.7 Pts
4-Core 158
8-Core 345
29% 252 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 47%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 07BF) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
2.66% Terrible
Lighting 2.7
Reflection 13.3
Parallax 2.69
2% 6.22 fps
MRender 4.24
Gravity 2.73
Splatting 5.57
4% 4.18 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.66%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend TS512GMTS800S 512GB
303GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1225CH1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 336 339 349 217 325 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 380
Write 331
Mixed 283
SusWrite 306
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 37.4
4K Mixed 17.3
64% 23.1 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 75.1
110% 205 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
41.7% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 12.8
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 13.1
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 5520 Builds (Compare 2,600 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

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