Dell Inspiron 530

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics12.4% 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 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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemDell Inspiron 530  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0FM586
Memory0.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080620
Uptime92.7 Days
Run DateDec 11 '17 at 15:40
Run Duration582 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300-$38
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
43.5% Average
Memory 64.2
1-Core 35.1
2-Core 70.7
37% 56.7 Pts
4-Core 133
8-Core 137
18% 135 Pts
64-Core 136
8% 136 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5830
Sapphire(174B E177) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.850.0.0
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
12.4% Very poor
Lighting 16.5
Reflection 12.1
Parallax 16.3
13% 15 fps
MRender 10.4
Gravity 13.1
Splatting 13.9
10% 12.5 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.4%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Server1 1TB
782GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
50.2% Above average
Read 85.5
Write 89.1
Mixed 69.1
61% 81.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.4
104% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 53%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 1TB
861GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
12.2% Very poor
Read 31.6
Write 26
Mixed 27.4
36% 28.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.27
32% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.2%
Great: 49%
WD My Passport 1.5TB
696GB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
16.6% Very poor
Read 32.2
Write 25.3
Mixed 27.6
36% 28.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.06
4K Mixed 0.2
79% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 44%
Seagate FreeAgent 1.5TB
468GB free, PID 3001
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
14.2% Very poor
Read 30.7
Write 24.8
Mixed 27.1
35% 27.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.36
4K Mixed 0.44
64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 20%
WD 2500BEV External 250GB
160GB free, PID 0704
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
15.7% Very poor
Read 31.8
Write 25.1
Mixed 28
36% 28.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.36
75% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 15.7%
Great: 20%
Seagate FreeAgent 1.5TB
58GB free, PID 3001
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
14.1% Very poor
Read 30.7
Write 24.8
Mixed 27.2
35% 27.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.35
59% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 14.1%
Great: 20%
Kingston DataTraveler SE9 8GB
6GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
4.85% Terrible
Read 19.8
Write 3.17
Mixed 5.75
9% 9.57 MB/s
4K Read 5.39
4K Write 0.005
4K Mixed 0.002
20% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.85%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
2048, 1024, 2048, 1024 MB
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
17.7% Very poor
MC Read 5.5
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 5.5
17% 5.8 GB/s
SC Read 4.1
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 4.1
12% 4.33 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 46%

 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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