Dell Inspiron 15 5501

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics16% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive143% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 66% 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.
SystemDell Inspiron 15 5501  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0FYT0X
Memory6.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200814
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '20 at 16:27
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
CPU Throttled 66%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-1065G7
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 80.3
1-Core 144
2-Core 283
92% 169 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 615
69% 543 Pts
64-Core 612
38% 612 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Plus G7
Dell(1028 09E9) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8141
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
16% Very poor
Lighting 18
Reflection 17.7
Parallax 17.8
15% 17.8 fps
MRender 17.6
Gravity 16.1
Splatting 31
19% 21.6 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 16%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40zns512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10410104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 753 729 449 355 351 355 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
143% Outstanding
Read 1049
Write 785
Mixed 945
SusWrite 499
184% 819 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 64.2
4K Mixed 44
144% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 781
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 624
448% 588 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 143%
Great: 216%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471A1K43DB1-CWE 80AD HMA851S6DJR6N-XN 12GB
3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
77.1% Very good
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 22.1
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 24.3
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 80
50% 80 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 15 5501 Builds (Compare 279 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 15 5501

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