Dell Precision 3520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics12.4% 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 Drive87.9% 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.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 3520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180531
Uptime7.5 Days
Run DateAug 21 '20 at 18:47
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 102
2-Core 200
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 515
54% 432 Pts
64-Core 527
33% 527 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro M620
Dell(1028 07A9) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8908
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
12.4% Very poor
Lighting 14.7
Reflection 13.4
Parallax 14.5
12% 14.2 fps
MRender 19.7
Gravity 15.9
Splatting 14.1
13% 16.6 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.4%
Great: 12%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 341 246 317 329 332 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 450
Write 369
Mixed 364
SusWrite 304
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 58.4
4K Mixed 34.6
114% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 284
232% 331 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 123%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6B1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
76.6% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 23.4
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 21
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 83%

 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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