Dell Inspiron 5520

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 55%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.67% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although 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.

System	Dell Inspiron 5520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 04G65K
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '16 at 00:19
Run Duration	410 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2370M-$272 10,169 User benchmarks, average bench 49% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	55% Above average	Memory 83 1-Core 63.9 2-Core 126 56% 91 Pts	4-Core 159 8-Core 163 22% 161 Pts	64-Core 162 10% 162 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) 209,058 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 0569) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2696 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	1.67% Terrible	Lighting 2.1 Reflection 3.5 Parallax 1.44 2% 2.35 fps	MRender 3 Gravity 0.73 Splatting 2.13 2% 1.95 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.67% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: AX00 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1747 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 30 30 1680912 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2054 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 3415 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 28 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 37278 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 257698955314 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 486946808 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 2046245566 (F0) Head flying hours 59 59 994476 (F1) Unknown 100 100 29181075710 (F2) Unknown 100 100 36347315807 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	40.7% Average	Read 79.5 Write 62.4 Mixed 60.9 51% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.09 4K Mixed 0.15 50% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 57%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 249GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 85.9 Write 84 Mixed 82.2 108% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 0.22 77% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 44%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 00c4 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	3.52% Terrible	Read 15.6 Write 3.81 Mixed 5.16 8% 8.18 MB/s	4K Read 1.81 4K Write 0.002 4K Mixed 0.001 7% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.52% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB 25,458 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.7% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 15.6 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 11.9 SC Mixed 13.3 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 58%

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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