Dell Inspiron 531

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	14% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	6.57% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	4GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Inspiron 531 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0RY206
Memory	1.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20071119
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '18 at 04:36
Run Duration	324 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	94%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ 3,286 User benchmarks, average bench 39% Socket AM2 , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Memory 67.7 1-Core 12.1 2-Core 34.9 29% 38.2 Pts	4-Core 32.7 8-Core 39 5% 35.8 Pts	64-Core 46.6 3% 46.6 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 47%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 85F5) 2GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Lighting 16.7 Reflection 14.1 Parallax 17.8 14% 16.2 fps	MRender 15.2 Gravity 18.5 Splatting 19.6 15% 17.8 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Sol id State Dis 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 31 7.4 18 9.1 36 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	6.57% Terrible	Read 83.5 Write 64 Mixed 19 SusWrite 20.4 10% 46.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 0.6 6% 3.23 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 13.6 DQ Mixed 1.1 3% 5.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 6.57% Great: 64%
WD WD30 00HLFS-01G6U 80GB 50GB free Firmware: 10.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 49 44 43 51 49 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 38.1 Write 53.8 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 41.7 32% 42.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 1.1 MB/s

Generic Storage Device 2GB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 2GB free, PID 1336 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 3.2 2.8 2.9 3 3.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	1.16% Terrible	Read 3 Write 2.7 Mixed 1.3 SusWrite 2.9 3% 2.47 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.16% Great: 7%
USB DISK 3.0 124GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 31GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 3.4 4.2 3.1 2.9 2.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	2.05% Terrible	Read 8.5 Write 1.3 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 3.3 8% 6.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.05% Great: 9%
WD 2500JB External 250GB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 104GB free, PID 0901 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 7.4 7.7 8.3 7.5 8.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	7.8% Terrible	Read 9.8 Write 12.5 Mixed 11.2 SusWrite 7.8 14% 10.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 79% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 7.8% Great: 18%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 64GB 8,040 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 25GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 2.7 0.4 1.3 4.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	3.02% Terrible	Read 12 Write 5.7 Mixed 3 SusWrite 2.6 6% 5.83 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 18% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 3.02% Great: 19%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 14GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.9 4.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	3.98% Terrible	Read 5.5 Write 2.7 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 4.4 6% 4.47 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.1 28% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 3.98% Great: 17%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 10GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 6.3 5.2 5.4 6.2 6.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	4.63% Terrible	Read 10 Write 5.2 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 5.9 11% 8.15 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 35% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 4.63% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x1GB 54,972 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 4 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR2 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	8.45% Terrible	MC Read 2.5 MC Write 2 MC Mixed 2.4 7% 2.3 GB/s	SC Read 0.8 SC Write 0.8 SC Mixed 1.3 3% 0.97 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 8.45% Great: 28%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 37%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 531

CPU
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+AMDBench 36%, 5,372 samples	5x
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+AMDBench 39%, 3,286 samples	2x
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+AMD $84Bench 34%, 2,640 samples	1x

GPU
Radeon HD 2600-XTATIBench 2%, 1,081 samples	2x
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples	1x
GeForce 8600 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 8,099 samples	1x

SSD
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	1x
0 240GBCt240bx5Bench 50%, 1,468 samples	1x
SU 650 240GBAdataBench 61%, 283 samples	1x

RAM
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples	4x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	2x
10GBUnknownBench 31%, 21,027 samples	1x

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Value: 8% - Terrible

Total price: $42

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16