Dell Inspiron 5520

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (4th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 96 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 39%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive45.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XWH1P
Memory9.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140612
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 06 '23 at 01:30
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3632QM
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
39% Below average
Memory 60.6
1-Core 29
2-Core 61.2
34% 50.3 Pts
4-Core 96.4
8-Core 140
15% 118 Pts
64-Core 142
9% 142 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 39%
Great: 69%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 68 56 57 54 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
45.6% Average
Read 406
Write 347
Mixed 300
SusWrite 85.1
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 23.4
4K Mixed 18.1
59% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 157
110% 138 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905428-412.A00LF Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
34.9% Below average
MC Read 15
MC Write 12.9
MC Mixed 11
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 7.3
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 7.1
20% 6.87 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 38%

 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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