Dell Inspiron 3581

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.33% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3581  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0F8GH6
Memory5 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20221114
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateApr 19 '23 at 10:06
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU 72%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7020U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
48.3% Average
Memory 76.8
1-Core 44.4
2-Core 74.8
44% 65.3 Pts
4-Core 114
8-Core 140
16% 127 Pts
64-Core 117
7% 117 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 620
Dell(1028 08D0) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.33% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 3.2
Parallax 6
0% 3.1 fps
MRender 7.8
Gravity 7.8
Splatting 0.1
4% 5.23 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 1.33%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS542580K9A300 80GB
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BBBOC3MP
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 6.2 4.4 8.7 17 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
20.5% Poor
Read 61.2
Write 31
Mixed 23
SusWrite 10.1
23% 31.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 20.5%
Great: 24%
TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 4TB
3.5TB free, PID 0900
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 110 133 124 131 120 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
49.7% Average
Read 147
Write 142
Mixed 19.2
SusWrite 122
138% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
37% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 80AD000080AD HMA851S6JJR6N-VK 12GB
2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.9% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 14.4
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 13.8
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 86.8
46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3581 Builds (Compare 191 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3581

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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