Dell Inspiron 5520

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	14.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (63%). 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 5520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 04G65K
Memory	6.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121003
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '20 at 23:27
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	63%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3632QM 24,912 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 95.6 1-Core 56.7 2-Core 102 56% 84.7 Pts	4-Core 173 8-Core 230 26% 201 Pts	64-Core 280 17% 280 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 69%

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 0569) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	2.21% Terrible	Lighting 2.4 Reflection 3.15 Parallax 1.66 2% 2.4 fps	MRender 3.52 Gravity 1.33 Splatting 4.57 3% 3.14 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.21% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GB 11,560 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA12.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 111 79 53 109 5.4 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	14.2% Very poor	Read 91.8 Write 132 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 76 19% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 9 17% 5.63 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 102%
SAMSUNG HD103SJ 1TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 791GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 136 137 139 136 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 127 Write 44.2 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 138 120% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 142% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6P1 Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.3% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 12.4 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 10.7 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 55.1 72% 55.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 56%

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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 $28Bench 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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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