Dell Inspiron 1520

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 42.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	39.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 1520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KY768
Memory	2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20071105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 25 '21 at 23:19
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Memory 73.1 1-Core 37.9 2-Core 73.8 41% 61.6 Pts	4-Core 73 8-Core 71.4 10% 72.2 Pts	64-Core 74.1 5% 74.1 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 43%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS 2,357 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 01F1) 128MB Ram: 128MB, Driver: 342.01 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 0.4 Reflection 0.6 0% 0.5 fps
Poor: 0% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 144 139 197 187 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.9% Below average	Read 217 Write 179 Mixed 188 SusWrite 161 42% 186 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 19.2 4K Mixed 17.9 60% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 75.3 DQ Write 51.2 DQ Mixed 58.7 45% 61.7 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 123%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 269GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 23 22 22 28 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 37.1 Write 25.2 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 24.2 34% 26.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 45%

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 as expected (42^nd percentile)	15.8% Very poor	MC Read 5.7 MC Write 4.1 MC Mixed 4.1 13% 4.63 GB/s	SC Read 5 SC Write 4.1 SC Mixed 4.7 13% 4.6 GB/s	Latency 94.4 42% 94.4 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 44%

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

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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 $269	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 $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