Dell Inspiron 1520

Performance Results


Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 19% Surfboard	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 39.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	0.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	18.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	2.25GB 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. 2.25GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

CPU throttled at 90% 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 1520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KY768
Memory	1.6 GB free of 2.25 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20080711
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 17 '21 at 17:51
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	OMN-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 T9500-$125 996 User benchmarks, average bench 39% Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	39.9% Below average	Memory 70.7 1-Core 28.5 2-Core 56.2 36% 51.8 Pts	4-Core 56.3 8-Core 56.6 8% 56.4 Pts	64-Core 56.6 4% 56.6 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 43%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT 2,041 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 01F1) 256MB Ram: 256MB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.95% Terrible	Lighting 0.8 Reflection 3.4 Parallax 0.7 1% 1.63 fps	MRender 2.2 Gravity 1.2 Splatting 2.1 2% 1.83 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.95% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 19 1.2 3.4 1.1 6.7 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.2% Very poor	Read 192 Write 29 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 8.6 15% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 8.6 33% 8.63 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 56%
WD My Passport 264F 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 132% 899GB free, PID 264f Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 20 21 20 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 27.5 Write 19.5 Mixed 22 SusWrite 20.9 30% 22.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 6.3 445% 6.23 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 228%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2GB 9,823 User benchmarks, average bench 15% null MHz 256, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	MC Read 5.5 MC Write 4.1 MC Mixed 4.1 13% 4.57 GB/s	SC Read 4.6 SC Write 4.2 SC Mixed 4.3 12% 4.37 GB/s	Latency 99.8 40% 99.8 ns
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 27%

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Typical Inspiron 1520 Builds (Compare 16 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 38%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 1520

CPU
Core2 Duo T9300Intel $70Bench 38%, 3,287 samples	6x
Core2 Duo T7250Intel $97Bench 34%, 3,604 samples	4x
Core2 Duo T7500Intel $90Bench 35%, 4,281 samples	3x

GPU
GeForce 8600M GTNvidiaBench 1%, 2,041 samples	12x
Intel 965 Express Chipset FamilyMobileBench 0%, 3,066 samples	2x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	1x

SSD
SSD 120GB120gBench 61%, 315 samples	1x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	1x
SU650 120GBAdata $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	10x
2x1GBUnknownBench 14%, 68,489 samples	2x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	2x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $70

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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