Dell Inspiron 1720

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive21.3% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 1720  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0UK437
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20080114
Uptime10.7 Days
Run DateSep 20 '21 at 10:37
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T5550-$180
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.85 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
35.9% Below average
Memory 65.6
1-Core 17.1
2-Core 35.4
30% 39.4 Pts
4-Core 39.6
8-Core 38.5
5% 39 Pts
64-Core 39.5
2% 39.5 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 37%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT
Dell(1028 01F2) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 341.74
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.98% Terrible
Lighting 1
Reflection 0.3
Parallax 0.8
1% 0.7 fps
MRender 1.9
Gravity 1.2
Splatting 1.7
1% 1.6 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.98%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1Z40102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 6.6 91 22 84 39 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
21.3% Poor
Read 101
Write 104
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 55.5
20% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 7.3
4K Write 18.8
4K Mixed 9.1
33% 11.7 MB/s
DQ Read 80.8
DQ Write 88.5
DQ Mixed 42.9
44% 70.7 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 21.3%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
11.8% Very poor
MC Read 4.3
MC Write 2.8
MC Mixed 2.9
10% 3.33 GB/s
SC Read 4
SC Write 2.9
SC Mixed 3.4
10% 3.43 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.8%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 1720 Builds (Compare 16 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 1720

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