Dell Inspiron 5520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics66.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive48.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XWH1P
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130513
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMay 15 '18 at 17:42
Run Duration371 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820QM-$275
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 98
2-Core 192
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 486
55% 429 Pts
64-Core 483
30% 483 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1631 MHz, MLim: 1827 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
66.7% Good
Lighting 85.5
Reflection 86.5
Parallax 80.1
70% 84 fps
MRender 77
Gravity 77.2
Splatting 70.6
61% 74.9 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 447
Write 240
Mixed 246
68% 311 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 27.6
4K Mixed 7.78
51% 17.7 MB/s
DQ Read 19.1
DQ Write 30.1
DQ Mixed 7.07
10% 18.7 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 108%
WDC WD32 00BEVT-22ZCT0 320GB
110GB free, PID 2339
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
18.6% Very poor
Read 34.2
Write 37.3
Mixed 32.9
45% 34.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.32
72% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 18.6%
Great: 19%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB
15GB free, PID 5571
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
10.1% Very poor
Read 17.5
Write 3.14
Mixed 4.61
8% 8.41 MB/s
4K Read 5.48
4K Write 1.81
4K Mixed 1.42
130% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 10.1%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
58% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 18.5
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 17.5
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 58%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 5520 Builds (Compare 691 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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