Dell Inspiron 15 3520

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	18.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	142% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Inspiron 15 3520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0JPPCX
Memory	6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230811
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '23 at 01:51
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-1255U 11,564 User benchmarks, average bench 65% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 72.4 1-Core 166 2-Core 278 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 785 78% 633 Pts	64-Core 960 59% 960 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Iris Xe Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0BB9) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.4575 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Lighting 22.3 Reflection 26.4 Parallax 25.1 18% 24.6 fps	MRender 22.6 Gravity 29.4 Splatting 20.2 19% 24.1 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 18%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CL4-3D512-Q11 SSSTC 512GB 349 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 344GB free (System drive) Firmware: 25301114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 250 222 236 263 267 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 1,560 Write 1,040 Mixed 888 SusWrite 273 208% 940 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 32.1 151% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 565 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 475 332% 425 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 278%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GB 26,875 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 32.8 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 25.1 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 98.7 40% 98.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 83%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	57	60	15.5"	1280 720	BOE09E6

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Gaming 12%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 12%

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System: Dell Inspiron 15 3520

CPU
Core i5-1235UIntelBench 60%, 8,532 samples	238x
Core i7-1255UIntelBench 65%, 11,564 samples	194x
Core i3-1215UIntelBench 65%, 3,625 samples	91x

GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 13%, 18,007 samples	293x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 12%, 3,470 samples	130x
Iris XeIntelBench 14%, 144,774 samples	100x

SSD
PC SN740 WD 512GBNvmeBench 265%, 1,064 samples	96x
KBG50ZNS512G KIOXIA 512GBNvmeBench 177%, 1,621 samples	91x
BC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 211%, 3,695 samples	42x

RAM
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 1x8GBUnknownBench 32%, 13,137 samples	126x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 26,875 samples	119x
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 68%, 57,752 samples	51x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16