Dell Inspiron 5520

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	30.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 5520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XWH1P
Memory	3.2 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit renk, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120517
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '20 at 08:25
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3210M-$52 79,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Memory 75.9 1-Core 42.7 2-Core 112 48% 76.7 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 196 25% 189 Pts	64-Core 197 12% 197 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 57%

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. 10.18.10.4252 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.66% Terrible	Lighting 4.07 Reflection 5.35 Parallax 2.78 3% 4.06 fps	MRender 4.95 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 7.74 4% 4.97 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.66% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 47 56 60 55 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 291 Write 52.2 Mixed 126 SusWrite 58.3 29% 132 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 19.4 4K Mixed 9.2 38% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 39.2 DQ Mixed 38.8 39% 64.6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 55%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 333GB free Firmware: D005DEM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 74 75 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 57.6 Write 46.7 Mixed 34.4 SusWrite 73.4 39% 53 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 87% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 43%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 64GB 7,850 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 14GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 6.1 6.9 8.9 9.5 7.9 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 27 Write 10.2 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 7.9 18% 14.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 117% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 Hynix HMT325S6CFR8C-PB 6GB 238 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	43.3% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 14.4 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 13.3 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 88.5 45% 88.5 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 53%

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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 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 $182	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) $30	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