Dell Precision 3550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics13.6% 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 Drive184% 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.
CPU throttled at 78% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemDell Precision 3550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 08PHDH
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200923
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 21 '21 at 20:56
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 78%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10510U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 72.2
1-Core 142
2-Core 281
88% 165 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 671
76% 595 Pts
64-Core 554
34% 554 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P520
Dell(1028 09A2) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5266
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
13.6% Very poor
Lighting 17
Reflection 16.3
Parallax 16.6
14% 16.6 fps
MRender 15.7
Gravity 17.8
Splatting 14.9
13% 16.1 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 13.6%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN530 WD 512GB
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 875 429 429 433 432 435 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
184% Outstanding
Read 1,319
Write 1,236
Mixed 979
SusWrite 506
226% 1,010 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 66.7
225% 80.9 MB/s
DQ Read 921
DQ Write 421
DQ Mixed 812
565% 718 MB/s
Poor: 101%
This bench: 184%
Great: 216%
Kingston DT 100 G2 8GB
2GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 2.1 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.9 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
2.8% Terrible
Read 10.7
Write 5.5
Mixed 5.7
SusWrite 2.6
7% 6.13 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
11% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.8%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (81st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49% Average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 14.5
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 17.1
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 96.4
42% 96.4 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 49%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 3550 Builds (Compare 168 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 3550

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