Dell Precision 5520

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	110% 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.

System	Dell Precision 5520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0R6JFH
Memory	20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171215
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '18 at 20:29
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 (65^th percentile)	69% Good	Memory 74.7 1-Core 97.1 2-Core 177 67% 116 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 550 55% 446 Pts	64-Core 563 35% 563 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 07BF) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	4.83% Terrible	Lighting 6.57 Reflection 16.8 Parallax 6.44 5% 9.94 fps	MRender 9.57 Gravity 6.37 Splatting 0.13 4% 5.36 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.83% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Microsoft Virtual Disk 10GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 9GB free Firmware: 1.0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 897 Write 796 Mixed 788 184% 827 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 49.3 4K Mixed 35.2 113% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 460 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 434 315% 411 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 55%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 10GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 10GB free Firmware: 1.0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 908 Write 740 Mixed 794 181% 814 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 32.1 110% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 428 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 239 188% 267 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 55%
Nvme THNSN51T02DU7 NV 1TB 701 User benchmarks, average bench 173% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57DC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 272 186 256 258 246 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 960 Write 656 Mixed 784 SusWrite 278 149% 670 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 41 133% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 503 DQ Write 75.5 DQ Mixed 48.6 97% 209 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 227%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 10GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 10GB free Firmware: 1.0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 308 Write 423 Mixed 791 115% 508 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 46.9 4K Mixed 34 110% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 473 DQ Write 402 DQ Mixed 420 319% 431 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 55%
WDC WD20 EARX-008FB0 2TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 42GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 93 93 92 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 92.7 Write 93.3 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 91.6 105% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB 6,356 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.7% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 16.6 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 15.9 44% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 90.9 44% 90.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 82%

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Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 63%

Destroyer

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 5520

CPU
Core i7-7820HQIntelBench 63%, 15,851 samples	1,561x
Core i7-6820HQIntelBench 60%, 33,920 samples	427x
Xeon E3-1505M v6IntelBench 70%, 4,124 samples	310x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	1,219x
Quadro M1200NvidiaBench 15%, 4,250 samples	677x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	330x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	260x
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	349x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 40%, 22,543 samples	260x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	172x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $46

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16