Dell Inspiron N5010

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 10%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 10.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics0.69% 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 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 49% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemDell Inspiron N5010  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory1.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20110719
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJan 18 '19 at 21:58
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU 40%
CPU Throttled 49%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 450
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
10.3% Very poor
Memory 15.1
1-Core 14.7
2-Core 20.5
11% 16.8 Pts
4-Core 31.5
8-Core 35.4
4% 33.5 Pts
64-Core 31.4
2% 31.4 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 10.3%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Dell(1028 0447) 1.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2858
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.69% Terrible
Lighting 0.97
Reflection 1.12
Parallax 0.94
1% 1.01 fps
MRender 1.29
Gravity 0.73
Splatting 0.04
0% 0.69 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.69%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 42 35 44 29 24 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
26.6% Poor
Read 56.5
Write 44.2
Mixed 20
SusWrite 36.2
29% 39.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
88% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 26.6%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
FE02 EBJ21UE8BDS0-DJ-F 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
11.6% Very poor
MC Read 4.5
MC Write 3.7
MC Mixed 5
13% 4.4 GB/s
SC Read 0.9
SC Write 2.4
SC Mixed 1.8
5% 1.7 GB/s
Latency 359
11% 359 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 11.6%
Great: 25%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron N5010 Builds (Compare 659 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron N5010

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