Dell Precision 5530

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics26.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive137% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5530  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0FP2W2
Memory20 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger, , 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit farger, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190822
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateDec 19 '19 at 10:30
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-8950HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 88.2
1-Core 123
2-Core 217
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 305
8-Core 501
49% 403 Pts
64-Core 612
38% 612 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 087D) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6952
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 4% Great: 6%
Nvidia Quadro P2000
Dell(1028 087D) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2545
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26.1% Poor
Lighting 33.7
Reflection 27.3
Parallax 26.6
28% 29.2 fps
MRender 33
Gravity 23.4
Splatting 29.9
24% 28.8 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 31%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46
290GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 405 422 394 415 429 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 1356
Write 323
Mixed 367
SusWrite 400
133% 611 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 37.3
128% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 513
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 349
278% 393 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 137%
Great: 216%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 25
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 24.7
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 5530 Builds (Compare 2,470 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 5530

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