Dell Precision 3520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.06% 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 Drive261% 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.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 3520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170511
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 09 '18 at 09:03
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 117
2-Core 226
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 600
63% 503 Pts
64-Core 604
37% 604 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 07A9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4799
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.06% Terrible
Lighting 7.33
Reflection 10.7
Parallax 7.06
6% 8.35 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 6.53
Splatting 14.7
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.06%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
401GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
261% Outstanding
Read 2,587
Write 1,160
Mixed 1,421
378% 1,723 MB/s
4K Read 56.9
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 60.8
227% 79.1 MB/s
DQ Read 432
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 160
177% 301 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 261%
Great: 259%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
78.2% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 22.7
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 25.5
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 3520 Builds (Compare 678 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 3520

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