Dell Inspiron 5520

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.76% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	64% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Dell Inspiron 5520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell Type2 - Board Product Name1
Memory	1.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '18 at 04:52
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3632QM 24,912 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 77 1-Core 70.6 2-Core 147 58% 98.2 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 373 40% 316 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 056A) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.76% Terrible	Lighting 4.17 Reflection 5.54 Parallax 2.88 3% 4.19 fps	MRender 5.1 Gravity 2.33 Splatting 7.91 4% 5.11 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.76% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6554 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 220 (B1) Unknown 91 91 190 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 49 29 51 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 59 (F1) Unknown 99 99 22939364459	64% Good	Read 484 Write 398 Mixed 407 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 14.7 4K Mixed 11 39% 12.3 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 76.6 87% 151 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 115%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 16GB 16,813 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 9GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	3.58% Terrible	Read 13.6 Write 3.9 Mixed 6.62 9% 8.05 MB/s	4K Read 3.07 4K Write 0.008 4K Mixed 0.005 12% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.58% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GB 18,713 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	27.6% Poor	MC Read 9.8 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 8.2 25% 8.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 8.5 24% 8.5 GB/s	Latency 86.3 46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 29%

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

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 49%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Dell Inspiron 5520

CPU
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	374x
Core i7-3612QMIntelBench 60%, 11,760 samples	129x
Core i7-3632QMIntelBench 61%, 24,912 samples	85x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	638x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	41x
Radeon HD 7600MAMDBench 4%, 7,895 samples	7x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	34x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	22x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	64x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples	45x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 11,714 samples	35x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $80

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16