Dell Inspiron 15 5501

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 32% Sail boat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 19.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics	4.24% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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 (83%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 58% 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 15 5501 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0FNCYP
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200915
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '20 at 14:13
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	83%
CPU Throttled	58%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-1035G1 53,170 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.2 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Memory 21.6 1-Core 68.6 2-Core 125 37% 71.9 Pts	4-Core 95.4 8-Core 120 14% 108 Pts	64-Core 70.8 4% 70.8 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD G1 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 09E9) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8141 Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	4.24% Terrible	Lighting 4.2 Reflection 18.1 Parallax 1.1 3% 7.8 fps	MRender 8.9 Gravity 6.3 Splatting 6.5 6% 7.23 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.24% Great: 7%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm991 NVMe Samsung 512GB 2,686 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 312GB free (System drive) Firmware: 25307039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 358 259 172 155 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 386 Write 346 Mixed 583 SusWrite 264 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 33.8 137% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 518 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 510 344% 423 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 198%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M471A1K43DB1-CWE 0198 KHX3200C20S4/8G 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	48% Average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 21.4 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 4.1 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 6.1 16% 5.5 GB/s	Latency 309 13% 309 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 94%

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

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 15 5501

CPU
Core i7-1065G7IntelBench 53%, 58,314 samples	146x
Core i5-1035G1IntelBench 51%, 53,170 samples	133x

GPU
UHD G1IntelBench 5%, 68,603 samples	116x
Iris Plus G7IntelBench 9%, 52,498 samples	110x
GeForce MX330NvidiaBench 14%, 4,518 samples	53x

SSD
NVMe KIOXIA 512GBKbg40zns512gBench 148%, 15,775 samples	80x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBBc511Bench 147%, 11,857 samples	64x
NVMe Samsung 512GBPm991Bench 115%, 2,686 samples	18x

RAM
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 1x8GBUnknownBench 44%, 3,256 samples	95x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 7,504 samples	47x
M471A1K43DB1-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 45%, 34,565 samples	47x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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