Dell Inspiron N5010

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 42.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.41% 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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron N5010  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 052F31
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20110719
Uptime6 Days
Run DateMar 13 '18 at 11:20
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 370-$167
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
42.3% Average
Memory 63.3
1-Core 57.4
2-Core 102
46% 74.2 Pts
4-Core 124
8-Core 132
17% 128 Pts
64-Core 129
8% 129 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6500M
Dell(1028 0447) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
3.41% Terrible
Lighting 4.23
Reflection 4.88
Parallax 3.44
4% 4.19 fps
MRender 4.38
Gravity 2.9
Splatting 4.7
3% 3.99 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.41%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2013)-$60
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
33% Below average
Read 61.6
Write 53.2
Mixed 67.3
46% 60.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.18
64% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 33%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown ACR512X64D3S13C9G 9801 9905428-043.A00LF 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
21.8% Poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 9
22% 7.7 GB/s
SC Read 3.9
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 4.4
12% 4.13 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron N5010 Builds (Compare 659 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron N5010

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