Dell Inspiron 531

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 32.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics6.09% 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 Drive40.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 531  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0RY206
Memory2.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080602
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 04 '17 at 11:26
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+
Socket AM2 , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
32.9% Below average
Memory 57.7
1-Core 30.3
2-Core 41.3
31% 43.1 Pts
4-Core 48.2
8-Core 54.9
7% 51.6 Pts
64-Core 53.1
3% 53.1 Pts
Poor: 11%
This bench: 32.9%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 635
Nvidia(10DE 1032) 1GB
CLim: 967 MHz, MLim: 500 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 385.12
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
6.09% Terrible
Lighting 7.67
Reflection 7.65
Parallax 8.81
6% 8.04 fps
MRender 5.57
Gravity 7.8
Splatting 7.48
6% 6.95 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.09%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-1 80GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DMH1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
40.4% Average
Read 222
Write 175
Mixed 195
44% 197 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 34.7
4K Mixed 12.2
66% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 22.6
DQ Write 39.5
DQ Mixed 15.4
16% 25.8 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 61%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60
698GB free
Firmware: 3.CH Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 73.6
Write 73.8
Mixed 71.6
55% 73 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.11
4K Mixed 0.32
84% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x1GB
4 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
14.7% Very poor
MC Read 4.3
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 4.4
13% 4.6 GB/s
SC Read 3.6
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 4.6
13% 4.5 GB/s
Latency 135
30% 135 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 28%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 531 Builds (Compare 10 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 531

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