Dell Inspiron M5030

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 42.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.55% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive52.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
SystemDell Inspiron M5030  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory3.7 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110303
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 03 '22 at 19:51
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II N930
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
42.5% Average
Memory 65.3
1-Core 30.6
2-Core 60.5
36% 52.1 Pts
4-Core 118
8-Core 111
16% 114 Pts
64-Core 111
7% 111 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
Dell(1028 0487) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
0.55% Terrible
Lighting 0.6
Reflection 0.8
Parallax 0.5
0% 0.63 fps
MRender 0.9
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 1.1
1% 0.77 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.55%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ct1000mx 50 1TB
631GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 222 222 218 225 219 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
52.5% Above average
Read 247
Write 220
Mixed 232
SusWrite 220
52% 229 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 32.5
4K Mixed 20.7
73% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 30.9
56% 111 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 115%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471B5273DH0-CH9 830B NT2GC64B88B0NS-CG 6GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
26.7% Poor
MC Read 12
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 10.2
27% 9.53 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 6.2
16% 5.43 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 26.7%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron M5030 Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron M5030

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