Dell Inspiron 5520

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 28%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 32.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.13% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell Inspiron 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 04G65K
Memory1.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121115
Uptime77.9 Days
Run DateAug 22 '17 at 23:11
Run Duration102 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3210M-$52
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
32.3% Below average
Memory 51.9
1-Core 28
2-Core 39.4
28% 39.8 Pts
4-Core 76.6
8-Core 75.9
10% 76.2 Pts
64-Core 75.7
5% 75.7 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0569) 1.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2626
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.13% Terrible
Lighting 1.17
Reflection 1.81
Parallax 0.91
1% 1.29 fps
MRender 1.9
Gravity 0.73
Splatting 2.48
1% 1.71 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.13%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
615GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR2 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 78.5
Write 75.4
Mixed 82.7
60% 78.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.22
4K Write 1.13
4K Mixed 0.25
58% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
24.1% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 8.7
MC Mixed 8.2
25% 8.6 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 6
17% 5.8 GB/s
Latency 154
26% 154 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 24.1%
Great: 29%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 5520 Builds (Compare 691 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 5520

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $80
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