Dell Inspiron 5559

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 10%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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 9.11%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics2.01% 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.
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.
CPU throttled at 95% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemDell Inspiron 5559  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0664DJ
Memory9.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150916
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 28 '20 at 15:46
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU5%
CPU Throttled 95%

 PC Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6200U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 0.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
9.11% Terrible
Memory 17.1
1-Core 6.1
2-Core 13.7
9% 12.3 Pts
4-Core 7.4
8-Core 9.5
1% 8.45 Pts
64-Core 15.3
1% 15.3 Pts
Poor: 17%
This bench: 9.11%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Dell(1028 06B2) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
2.01% Terrible
Lighting 2.07
Reflection 2.15
Parallax 2.06
2% 2.09 fps
MRender 2.9
Gravity 1.83
Splatting 4.43
3% 3.06 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.01%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 76 150 92 83 98 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
39.6% Below average
Read 36.2
Write 88.3
Mixed 105
SusWrite 99.9
62% 82.4 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1.4
347% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 160%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown FSGG43F-D8 Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
11.6% Very poor
MC Read 3.2
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 5
13% 4.43 GB/s
SC Read 0.5
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 1
5% 1.6 GB/s
Latency 343
12% 343 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 11.6%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 5559 Builds (Compare 2,479 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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