Dell Precision 7720 CPU upgrade from Xeon CPU E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz

[Jax]

Hi, all;  new person here, but not new to computers / laptops.   I'm a big precision fan.

 

I have a Dell Precision 7720 with the Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz   8 cores.  64GB Ram

 

I failed the benchmark test miserably.  

• November 03, 2023
  UserBenchmarks: Game 5%, Desk 27%, Work 5%
  CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 - 25.7%
  GPU: Intel HD Graphics P630 - 2.1%                             .....  AND NVIDIA Quadro P5000!!!   Why isn't the 'puter using it?
  SSD: Nvme THNSN51T02DU7 NV 1TB - 103.5%
  SSD: Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB - 105.9%
  RAM: Unknown K821PJ-MID 4x16GB - 42.1%
  MBD: Dell Precision 7720

 

Apparently my single core response was horridible. . . .  (sp deliberate)

 

I want to upgrade the CPU but cannot find a definitive answer for what will work.   Help?

 

Also, I want to upgrade the GPU.  Help?

Edited November 4, 2023 by Jax
expand on GPU

[Kitje]

GPU shouldn't be too difficult. Unlike the CPU you'd have to change motherboards.  What benchmark was this?

[Jax]

6 minutes ago, Kitje said:

GPU shouldn't be too difficult. Unlike the CPU you'd have to change motherboards.  What benchmark was this?

UserBenchmark: PC Speed Test Tool - Compare Your PC

 

[Jax]

After I posted the benchmarks, I noticed that Windows was using the onboard display adapter.

I had to disable the Intel display adapter to get the NVIDIA P5000 to work..

 

[Jax]

So, what is a good CPU for the 7720?

[Kitje]

33 minutes ago, Jax said:

UserBenchmark: PC Speed Test Tool - Compare Your PC

 

I ran this in High Performance to get a decent result, did you try with High Performance in Power Management?

 

2 hours ago, Jax said:

So, what is a good CPU for the 7720?

 

It also looks like the Xeon is the highest you can get in the 7720.

 

A little flaky this benchmark software. I individually added the applications it used to run on High performance graphics through Windows and Nvidia Control Panel, so it kinda worked better but still wasn't functioning properly.

 

There are GPUs out there with raytracing like the RTX 3000 and higher. Since it's MXM, you have more choice compared to DGFF but you run into the steps of modding .inf files to get the drivers installed with Nvidia.

[Jax]

18 hours ago, Kitje said:

I ran this in High Performance to get a decent result, did you try with High Performance in Power Management?

Yes - still pretty bad . . . .   Machine is old, but my Precision M6600 is older and faster.

18 hours ago, Kitje said:

It also looks like the Xeon is the highest you can get in the 7720.

 

A little flaky this benchmark software. I individually added the applications it used to run on High performance graphics through Windows and Nvidia Control Panel, so it kinda worked better but still wasn't functioning properly.

I don't understand this --- what applications?

18 hours ago, Kitje said:

There are GPUs out there with raytracing like the RTX 3000 and higher. Since it's MXM, you have more choice compared to DGFF but you run into the steps of modding .inf files to get the drivers installed with Nvidia.

So, no upgrades for the 7720?  I've run all the tests on the memory and CPU, but am finding no reason for all the load and slow performance on Core 1. (or 0, depending on how you count).

[iieeann]

7720 CPU is soldered on board, very difficult to upgrade.  e3-1535m v6 is already the highest possible cpu for 7720.

[nforce4max]

Got the E3-1575m in my 7710 though this is after a board swap and yes the extra cache does make a difference in games.