Dell Inspiron 5520

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 45.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.29% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	38.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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.

System	Dell Inspiron 5520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XWH1P
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '20 at 07:53
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	40%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (45^th 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 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Memory 77.8 1-Core 54.8 2-Core 40.6 43% 57.7 Pts	4-Core 78.8 8-Core 144 13% 111 Pts	64-Core 112 7% 112 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.9% 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 as expected (57^th percentile)	3.29% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 2.15 Parallax 2.72 3% 2.96 fps	MRender 2.38 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 6.57 3% 3.73 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.29% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 89 96 90 96 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 306 Write 145 Mixed 105 SusWrite 93.7 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 10.4 4K Write 36.1 4K Mixed 11.3 49% 19.3 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 68.9 DQ Mixed 28.1 46% 91.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 86%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 465GB free Firmware: AX002D SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 111 111 111 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 112 Write 108 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 111 66% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB F3-12800CL11-4GBSQ 8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.8% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 16.4 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 11.7 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 84.8 47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 54%

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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	376x
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	640x
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	46x
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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16