Dell Inspiron 5520

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 22%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 25.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell Inspiron 5520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0XWH1P
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit renk,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130513
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 16 '19 at 11:26
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3210M-$52
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
25.7% Poor
Memory 42.5
1-Core 12.5
2-Core 31.8
21% 28.9 Pts
4-Core 52.5
8-Core 59
7% 55.8 Pts
64-Core 61.8
4% 61.8 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 25.7%
Great: 57%
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
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.2% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 1.73
Parallax 0.91
1% 1.31 fps
MRender 1.9
Gravity 0.73
Splatting 2.48
1% 1.71 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.2%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 367
Write 402
Mixed 191
71% 320 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 33.2
4K Mixed 25.5
73% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 151
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 120
96% 134 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB
35GB free
Firmware: 2AR20003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 72 81 82 72 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
44.6% Average
Read 81.3
Write 57.4
Mixed 49
SusWrite 74
48% 65.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMSO4GX3M1A1600C11 Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
28.4% Poor
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 11.5
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 2.4
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 5.6
13% 4.43 GB/s
Latency 191
21% 191 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 5520 Builds (Compare 691 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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