Dell Inspiron 530

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 15%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 16.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics1.04% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory5GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 5GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 530  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0RY007
Memory2.1 GB free of 5 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090224
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateJun 16 '17 at 17:15
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 61%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium Dual E2160-$47
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
16.6% Very poor
Memory 29
1-Core 8.1
2-Core 19
14% 18.7 Pts
4-Core 25.5
8-Core 27.8
4% 26.6 Pts
64-Core 27.8
2% 27.8 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 39%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
XFX(1682 304A) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.04% Terrible
Lighting 1.23
Reflection 1.62
Parallax 1.56
1% 1.47 fps
MRender 1.57
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 1.57
1% 1.31 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.04%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10.01E04 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
26.8% Poor
Read 44.7
Write 48.7
Mixed 41.7
34% 45 MB/s
4K Read 0.11
4K Write 0.76
4K Mixed 0.1
29% 0.32 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 33%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$26
29GB free
Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
37.5% Below average
Read 66.9
Write 63.7
Mixed 15.1
35% 48.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.4
91% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 59%
Seagate ST380013AS 80GB-$75
13GB free
Firmware: 8.12 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
18.3% Very poor
Read 31.3
Write 32.2
Mixed 36.8
25% 33.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.21
4K Mixed 0.38
85% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 5GB
null MHz
1024, 1024, 1024, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
9.9% Terrible
MC Read 4.4
MC Write 3
MC Mixed 3
10% 3.47 GB/s
SC Read 1.9
SC Write 2.1
SC Mixed 1.9
6% 1.97 GB/s
Latency 261
15% 261 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 9.9%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 530 Builds (Compare 123 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 530

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