Dell Inspiron 1501

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 (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 12.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Boot Drive37.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemDell Inspiron 1501  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0UW744
Memory1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 0 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20071207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 29 '16 at 03:30
Run Duration100 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core TK-53
Socket M2/S1G1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
12.6% Very poor
Memory 17.5
1-Core 23.9
2-Core 34.1
15% 25.2 Pts
4-Core 45.2
8-Core 41.8
6% 43.5 Pts
64-Core 45.2
3% 45.2 Pts
Poor: 13%
This bench: 12.6%
Great: 34%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon Xpress 1150
Dell(1028 01F5)
Driver: atiumdag.dll Ver. 8.31.100.32
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Lighting 0.13
Reflection 0.19
0% 0.16 fps
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Read 188
Write 155
Mixed 165
38% 169 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 31.5
4K Mixed 12.3
64% 21.5 MB/s
DQ Read 28.4
DQ Write 52.7
DQ Mixed 12.5
17% 31.2 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DRAM
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
8.61% Terrible
MC Read 2.9
MC Write 3.1
MC Mixed 3.1
9% 3.03 GB/s
SC Read 1.6
SC Write 2.1
SC Mixed 1.9
5% 1.87 GB/s
Latency 339
12% 339 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 8.61%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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