Dell Inspiron 5559

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive35.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 5559  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 063W6M
Memory8.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200907
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 25 '21 at 09:36
Run Duration229 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6500U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
59.1% Above average
Memory 75.1
1-Core 97.5
2-Core 170
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 250
8-Core 251
34% 251 Pts
64-Core 251
16% 251 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B2) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 6.3
Reflection 5.5
Parallax 6.6
5% 6.13 fps
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 0.1
0% 0.2 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF4004RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 69 35 33 15 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
35.9% Below average
Read 372
Write 306
Mixed 264
SusWrite 59.2
56% 250 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 27.2
4K Mixed 6
48% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 43.4
DQ Mixed 31
36% 63.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 56%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB
82GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 9.5 9.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
12.2% Very poor
Read 32.9
Write 19.5
Mixed 23.9
SusWrite 10.5
27% 21.7 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 2.2
136% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 12.2%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT51264BF160B.C16F Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
58.8% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 19.1
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 17.1
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 90.2
44% 90.2 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 34 16 7 60 15.5" 1280 720 SDC8B4F
Typical Inspiron 5559 Builds (Compare 2,473 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 5559

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