Dell Inspiron 5520

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.22% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	55.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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

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

System	Dell Inspiron 5520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XWH1P
Memory	6.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '20 at 03:54
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3612QM 11,760 User benchmarks, average bench 60% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 84.4 2-Core 163 66% 111 Pts	4-Core 301 8-Core 394 44% 347 Pts	64-Core 394 24% 394 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 69%

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: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	5.22% Terrible	Lighting 6.77 Reflection 6.69 Parallax 5.38 6% 6.28 fps	MRender 6.62 Gravity 4.8 Splatting 5.65 5% 5.69 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.22% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
LS 480G S300 480GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: 901X SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 231 230 186 15 95 MB/s Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.6% Above average	Read 255 Write 226 Mixed 226 SusWrite 163 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 43.9 4K Mixed 23.2 91% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 43.9 69% 130 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 79%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 471GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 112 110 111 112 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 116 Write 116 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 111 73% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 63%

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 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	56.8% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 17.9 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 58%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Inspiron 5520 Builds (Compare 691 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $80

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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