Dell Vostro 2520

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 27% Raft	Workstation 0% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell Vostro 2520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0V1NDP
Memory	1.3 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130909
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '19 at 14:22
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3120M-$100 14,372 User benchmarks, average bench 50% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Memory 89.5 1-Core 67.8 2-Core 133 60% 96.7 Pts	4-Core 175 8-Core 175 24% 175 Pts	64-Core 176 11% 176 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 0558) 762MB Driver: igdumdim32.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4425 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.53% Terrible	Lighting 3.97 Reflection 5.23 Parallax 2.75 3% 3.98 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 7.74 4% 4.64 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.53% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$22 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 449GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0005 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 39 50 49 49 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Read 55 Write 52.1 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 46.5 33% 45.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 43%
SRT USB 32GB 368 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 30GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 9.4 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	6.08% Terrible	Read 20 Write 4.7 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 9.7 13% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.08% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5773DH0-CK0 1x2GB 1,065 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 1 of 2 slots used 2GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 9.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 9.6 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 32%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Vostro 2520

CPU
Core i3-2328MIntelBench 47%, 7,778 samples	52x
Core i3-3110MIntel $70Bench 48%, 34,445 samples	43x
Core i3-2348MIntelBench 49%, 5,289 samples	16x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	85x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	71x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	12x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	6x
SSD 256GBBench 72%, 6,980 samples	5x
128GB 128GBSSDBench 65%, 7,332 samples	4x

RAM
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples	7x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples	5x
HMT351S6CFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 26%, 3,180 samples	4x

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Value: 18% - Very poor

Total price: $29

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16