Dell Inspiron 5558

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.76% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 5558  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 01WHF7
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160508
Uptime18.3 Days
Run DateJul 24 '18 at 17:35
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 53%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-5200U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
47.3% Average
Memory 71.9
1-Core 60.7
2-Core 96.1
49% 76.2 Pts
4-Core 132
8-Core 147
18% 139 Pts
64-Core 151
9% 151 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)
Dell(1028 06AE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.15.4281
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
3.76% Terrible
Lighting 5.27
Reflection 7.5
Parallax 6.66
4% 6.47 fps
MRender 6.38
Gravity 5
Splatting 0.09
3% 3.82 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.76%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
462GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JA0OA560
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 65 55 17 19 59 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
28.9% Poor
Read 53.8
Write 48.7
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 46.7
31% 42.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.4
82% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 57%
SDXC Card 64GB
31GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
8.19% Terrible
Read 31
Write 17.5
Mixed 13.5
SusWrite 14.9
24% 19.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.5
24% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.19%
Great: 41%
ADATA NH13 1TB
363GB free, PID a13a
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 20 21 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Read 32.2
Write 25.7
Mixed 15.5
SusWrite 20.8
30% 23.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.4
26% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KNWMX1-ETB 9905417-067.A00G 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.5% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 14.8
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 12.7
33% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 97.1
41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 5558 Builds (Compare 2,091 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 5558

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