Dell Inspiron 531

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 37.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics6.05% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
SystemDell Inspiron 531  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0RY206
Memory1.3 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20070615
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 18 '21 at 20:27
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+
Socket AM2 , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
37.2% Below average
Memory 61.7
1-Core 39.7
2-Core 77.2
38% 59.5 Pts
4-Core 76
8-Core 76.5
10% 76.2 Pts
64-Core 77.3
5% 77.3 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670
Gigabyte(1458 2545) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
6.05% Terrible
Lighting 7.9
Reflection 7.5
Parallax 7
6% 7.47 fps
MRender 6.7
Gravity 6.5
Splatting 6.3
5% 6.5 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.05%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD321KJ 320GB-$42
267GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CP10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 60 68 60 71 70 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
39.4% Below average
Read 71.6
Write 74.4
Mixed 51
SusWrite 65.6
48% 65.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 43%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -SD 8GB
6GB free, PID 0306
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 17 15 15 17 17 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
8.26% Terrible
Read 20.9
Write 18.9
Mixed 16.4
SusWrite 16.1
24% 18.1 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 1
57% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.26%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2GB
null MHz
1024, 512, 512 MB
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
13.8% Very poor
MC Read 3.9
MC Write 4.5
MC Mixed 3.8
12% 4.07 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 4
13% 4.53 GB/s
Latency 123
33% 123 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 13.8%
Great: 27%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 531 Builds (Compare 10 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 531

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 8% - Terrible Total price: $42
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