Dell Precision 5520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.66% 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 Drive115% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 080VVT
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170508
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJul 18 '20 at 16:58
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
70% Very good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 81.7
2-Core 212
70% 125 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 564
53% 438 Pts
64-Core 567
35% 567 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 70%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 07BF) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.66% Terrible
Lighting 6.97
Reflection 14
Parallax 7
6% 9.34 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 6.37
Splatting 13.4
9% 10.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.66%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 406 353 423 391 413 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 608
Write 468
Mixed 591
SusWrite 399
116% 516 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 43
115% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 919
DQ Write 401
DQ Mixed 394
362% 571 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 115%
Great: 170%
WDC WD10 SPZX-24Z10 1TB
595GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 115 115 110 115 114 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
63% Good
Read 167
Write 98.8
Mixed 70.9
SusWrite 113
141% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.9
189% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 63%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3H1 859B0000802C CT16G4SFD8266.M16FE 32GB
2400, 2667 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
77.8% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 25.4
80% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 23
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 76.5
52% 76.5 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 5520 Builds (Compare 2,592 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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