Dell Inspiron 5520

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.7% 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 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 5520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XWH1P
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '22 at 17:07
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3612QM 11,760 User benchmarks, average bench 60% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 76.9 2-Core 151 64% 105 Pts	4-Core 289 8-Core 387 43% 338 Pts	64-Core 387 24% 387 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 056A) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.933.3.4000 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.85% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 2 Parallax 2.7 3% 2.73 fps	MRender 4.9 Gravity 1.7 Splatting 3.8 3% 3.47 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.85% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$80 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 347 358 347 351 356 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 468 Mixed 440 SusWrite 351 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 49.8 4K Mixed 39.3 127% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 247 204% 290 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 130%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 310GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 237 246 237 244 242 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	66.8% Good	Read 254 Write 240 Mixed 231 SusWrite 241 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 46.2 4K Mixed 32.1 105% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 184 144% 197 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 125%
Samsung PSSD T7 Touch 1TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 931GB free, PID 4001 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 29 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 28 Write 26.5 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 28.3 38% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 7 490% 7.03 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 382%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GB 5,366 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	56.2% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 17.7 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 16.3 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 58%

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 49%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Dell Inspiron 5520

CPU
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	376x
Core i7-3612QMIntelBench 60%, 11,760 samples	129x
Core i7-3632QMIntelBench 61%, 24,912 samples	85x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	640x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	41x
Radeon HD 7600MAMDBench 4%, 7,895 samples	7x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	34x
BX500 240GBCrucial $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	22x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	64x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples	46x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 11,714 samples	35x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $80

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16