Dell Inspiron 5548

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.58% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82.3% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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 5548 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0FFJC4
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 06:55
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	56%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-5200U 107,407 User benchmarks, average bench 42% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	52% Above average	Memory 72.8 1-Core 66.1 2-Core 107 51% 82 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 187 24% 184 Pts	64-Core 178 11% 178 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz) 231,498 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Dell(1028 0641) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	2.58% Terrible	Lighting 2.8 Reflection 2.3 Parallax 4.2 2% 3.1 fps	MRender 4.6 Gravity 3.1 Splatting 3.9 3% 3.87 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.58% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 314 307 302 315 314 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 404 Write 286 Mixed 297 SusWrite 310 73% 324 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 31 112% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 246 196% 270 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GB 30,280 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.5% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.9 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 12 26% 9.17 GB/s	Latency 95.1 42% 95.1 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	15.5"	1280 720	LGD0456

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 5548

CPU
Core i7-5500UIntelBench 46%, 73,655 samples	258x
Core i5-5200UIntelBench 42%, 107,407 samples	191x
Core i5-5###UIntelBench 52%, 25 samples	1x

GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	438x
Radeon R7 M260AMDBench 6%, 1,247 samples	7x
Radeon R7 M265AMDBench 6%, 945 samples	3x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	26x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	24x
MX500 500GBCrucial $44Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	9x

RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples	85x
TMT41GS6BFR8A-PBSC 2x8GBTeikonBench 50%, 240 samples	30x
TMT41GS6BFR8A-PBSC 1x8GBTeikonBench 29%, 540 samples	29x

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Value: 32% - Below average

Total price: $38

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16