Dell Precision 5520

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	84.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Precision 5520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0R6JFH
Memory	17 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180423
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '18 at 04:20
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820HQ 15,851 User benchmarks, average bench 63% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 78.4 1-Core 95 2-Core 186 69% 120 Pts	4-Core 329 8-Core 500 51% 414 Pts	64-Core 509 32% 509 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 77%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 19,561 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 109 117 117 105 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 681 Write 627 Mixed 778 SusWrite 114 123% 550 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 31.6 104% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 542 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 375 287% 396 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 170%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 250GB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 233GB free Firmware: 6402 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 105 98 115 124 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 358 Write 221 Mixed 292 SusWrite 109 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 27.1 4K Mixed 21 72% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 132 97% 126 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 84%
Apricorn Padlock DT 3.0 2TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1.5TB free, PID 0315 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 66 62 59 55 68 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.5% Below average	Read 120 Write 82 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 61.7 92% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 71%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 852GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 27 30 30 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 35.2 Write 34.3 Mixed 27 SusWrite 28.5 42% 31.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43BB1-CRC 0762 32GB 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73.8% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 25 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 19.4 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 83.5 48% 83.5 ns

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Workstation 11%

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System: Dell Precision 5520

CPU
Core i7-7820HQIntelBench 63%, 15,851 samples	1,569x
Core i7-6820HQIntelBench 60%, 33,920 samples	428x
Xeon E3-1505M v6IntelBench 70%, 4,124 samples	311x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	1,224x
Quadro M1200NvidiaBench 15%, 4,250 samples	680x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	331x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $37Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	263x
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	127x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 196%, 44,403 samples	103x

RAM
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GBHynixBench 73%, 6,356 samples	352x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 40%, 22,543 samples	260x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	174x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $37

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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