Dell XPS M1530

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 38% Jet ski	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	1.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell XPS M1530 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0D501F
Memory	0.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 800 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20081119
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	May 05 '20 at 15:27
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Duo T8100-$78 2,639 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	38.8% Below average	Memory 69.3 1-Core 29.1 2-Core 55.5 36% 51.3 Pts	4-Core 51.3 8-Core 53 7% 52.2 Pts	64-Core 55.4 3% 55.4 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 40%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT 2,041 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 022E) 256MB Ram: 256MB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.49% Terrible	Lighting 1.7 Reflection 3.38 Parallax 0.62 1% 1.9 fps	MRender 2.24 Gravity 1.23 Splatting 2.57 2% 2.01 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.49% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 227 207 208 204 202 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 172GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 76 70 73 85 78 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.4% Below average	Read 138 Write 87.3 Mixed 105 SusWrite 73.8 23% 101 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 22.1 4K Mixed 19.9 65% 20 MB/s	DQ Read 76.5 DQ Write 62.9 DQ Mixed 22.5 30% 54 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 97%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 320GB 626 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 241GB free Firmware: 0203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 28.9 Write 23.5 Mixed 22.6 SusWrite 17.7 17% 23.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 54%
ST2000DM 001-9YN164 2TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID fc79 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 15 14 15 15 15 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 4.7 Write 6.8 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 14.4 13% 8.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.5 128% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	13.7% Very poor	MC Read 5.2 MC Write 3.8 MC Mixed 3.8 12% 4.27 GB/s	SC Read 2.4 SC Write 3.4 SC Mixed 1.6 7% 2.47 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 44%

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

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 36%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS M1530

CPU
Core2 Duo T8100Intel $78Bench 35%, 2,639 samples	5x
Core2 Duo T8300Intel $27Bench 37%, 2,604 samples	4x
Core2 Duo T7500Intel $90Bench 35%, 4,281 samples	4x

GPU
GeForce 8600M GTNvidiaBench 1%, 2,041 samples	20x
GeForce 8400M GSNvidiaBench 1%, 2,357 samples	4x

SSD
850 Evo 120GBSamsung $80Bench 96%, 69,224 samples	2x
830 128GBSamsung $109Bench 63%, 37,250 samples	1x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	16x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	4x
2x1GBUnknownBench 14%, 68,489 samples	3x

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Value: 29% - Poor

Total price: $158

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