Dell Inspiron 5520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.7% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive66.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
SystemDell Inspiron 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XWH1P
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130513
Uptime18.4 Days
Run DateDec 01 '19 at 19:32
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3612QM
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
46.9% Average
Memory 71.5
1-Core 27.3
2-Core 62.8
37% 53.9 Pts
4-Core 123
8-Core 224
21% 174 Pts
64-Core 375
23% 375 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 056A) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.7% Terrible
Lighting 4.07
Reflection 5.38
Parallax 2.75
3% 4.07 fps
MRender 5.48
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.65
4% 5.13 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.7%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S3512G 512GB
391GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 361 386 397 397 391 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 318
Write 371
Mixed 311
SusWrite 386
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 21.7
4K Mixed 22.1
60% 19.1 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 226
178% 244 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
50.2% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 17.5
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 7.4
23% 8.2 GB/s
Latency 98
41% 98 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 5520 Builds (Compare 692 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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