Dell Inspiron 531

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 13.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
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.
Memory3GB 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. 3GB 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.
Very high background CPU (93%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 531  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0RY206
Memory1.1 GB free of 3 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20070906
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 13 '17 at 01:17
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU 93%

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th 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
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
13.1% Very poor
Memory 18.8
1-Core 10.1
2-Core 45.1
14% 24.7 Pts
4-Core 44.1
8-Core 40.2
6% 42.2 Pts
64-Core 54.2
3% 54.2 Pts
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.1%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Dell(1028 020E) 64MB
Ram: 64MB, Driver: 309.8
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 0% Great: 0%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721616PLA 160GB
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P22O
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
24% Poor
Read 46.1
Write 37.6
Mixed 24
27% 35.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.78
4K Mixed 0.14
38% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 24%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3GB
null MHz
1024, 1024, 512, 512 MB
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
9.62% Terrible
MC Read 3.2
MC Write 3.8
MC Mixed 3.4
10% 3.47 GB/s
SC Read 1.6
SC Write 1.2
SC Mixed 2.9
5% 1.9 GB/s
Latency 329
12% 329 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.62%
Great: 23%

 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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