Dell Inspiron M5030

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 22%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 23.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron M5030  (all builds)
MotherboardDell Inspiron M5030
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100805
Uptime5.7 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '21 at 13:45
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II P340-$50
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
23.2% Poor
Memory 36.3
1-Core 32.9
2-Core 59.1
26% 42.8 Pts
4-Core 59.9
8-Core 59.5
8% 59.7 Pts
64-Core 65.7
4% 65.7 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
Dell(1028 0487) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.31% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 0.6
Parallax 0.6
0% 0.43 fps
MRender 0.4
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 1.7
1% 0.8 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.31%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST9320325AS 320GB-$34
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D005DEM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 11 9.8 13 13 17 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
20.1% Poor
Read 55.8
Write 53
Mixed 32.2
SusWrite 14.1
29% 38.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GB
2 of 3 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
20.6% Poor
MC Read 8.4
MC Write 5.3
MC Mixed 8.6
21% 7.43 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 5.8
15% 5.17 GB/s
Latency 220
18% 220 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron M5030 Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron M5030

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