Dell Inspiron 5579

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.67% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive49.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemDell Inspiron 5579  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0YY6GY
Memory2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190509
Uptime15.4 Days
Run DateJan 07 '20 at 02:12
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8250U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
70.6% Very good
Memory 76.9
1-Core 50.3
2-Core 207
60% 111 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 408
51% 386 Pts
64-Core 466
29% 466 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Dell(1028 0808) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.67% Terrible
Lighting 7.5
Reflection 10.6
Parallax 6.19
6% 8.1 fps
MRender 6.67
Gravity 5.67
Splatting 14.1
8% 8.81 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.67%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 1100 SATA 256GB
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0DL022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 127 143 147 149 149 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
49.4% Average
Read 320
Write 295
Mixed 293
SusWrite 154
60% 266 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 11.5
4K Mixed 17.4
47% 13.8 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 296
217% 279 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3E1 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
38% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 10.8
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 11.7
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 86.5
46% 86.5 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 38%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 5579 Builds (Compare 263 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 5579

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