Dell Inspiron 5520

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 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 42.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell Inspiron 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 085M0K
Memory2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180517
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateDec 20 '21 at 11:46
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3210M-$52
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
42.4% Average
Memory 65.8
1-Core 26.5
2-Core 50.3
34% 47.5 Pts
4-Core 109
8-Core 131
16% 120 Pts
64-Core 177
11% 177 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 056A) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
1.91% Terrible
Lighting 2.3
Reflection 6.5
Parallax 1.6
2% 3.47 fps
MRender 3
Gravity 1.3
Splatting 2.8
2% 2.37 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.91%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB
634GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 37 18 30 51 51 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
34% Below average
Read 77.5
Write 98.8
Mixed 44.5
SusWrite 40.9
48% 65.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 34%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273EB0-CK0 Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PBA 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
41.8% Average
MC Read 13
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 16.8
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 6.3
SC Mixed 7.7
20% 7.07 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 5520 Builds (Compare 692 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 5520

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $80
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