Dell Precision 5520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive292% 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 0GDXD5
Memory20.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 13 '21 at 18:26
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
67.8% Good
Memory 75.4
1-Core 95.6
2-Core 183
68% 118 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 497
51% 411 Pts
64-Core 501
31% 501 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics P630
Dell(1028 07BF) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9316
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
3.77% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 18.1
Parallax 8.3
6% 11.1 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.77%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
805GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1566 1464 1435 1445 1401 1368 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 2,514
Write 2,054
Mixed 1,723
SusWrite 1,446
433% 1,934 MB/s
4K Read 59.4
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 74.5
243% 80.6 MB/s
DQ Read 656
DQ Write 559
DQ Mixed 589
446% 602 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 292%
Great: 435%
SSK 1TB
84GB free, PID 0562
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 439 330 441 354 352 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
266% Outstanding
Read 525
Write 476
Mixed 394
SusWrite 393
595% 447 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 32.1
4K Mixed 25.4
2,041% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 24
DQ Write 38.9
DQ Mixed 28.6
2,385% 30.5 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 266%
Great: 266%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston K821PJ-MIB 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
67% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 22.2
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 21.6
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 89.6
45% 89.6 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 67%
Great: 81%

 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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