Dell Inspiron 530

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.7% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	41.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	Dell Inspiron 530 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0RY007
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20090224
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '20 at 04:56
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Duo E8600-$180 6,109 User benchmarks, average bench 44% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.35 GHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Memory 78.2 1-Core 47.4 2-Core 94 48% 73.2 Pts	4-Core 89.5 8-Core 94.3 12% 91.9 Pts	64-Core 52 3% 52 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 49%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4670 21,442 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Dell(1028 2542) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.850.0.0 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	4.7% Terrible	Lighting 5.8 Reflection 8.2 Parallax 3.8 5% 5.93 fps	MRender 4.9 Gravity 4.1 Splatting 7.3 5% 5.43 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.7% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 371GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 187 186 118 79 84 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.8% Average	Read 194 Write 112 Mixed 142 SusWrite 141 33% 147 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 19.9 80% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 20.7 DQ Write 36.6 DQ Mixed 29 22% 28.8 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 96%
Seagate ST32700651NS 2.5TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 107GB free Firmware: CL02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 132 134 145 138 142 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	80.6% Excellent	Read 145 Write 141 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 136 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 81%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 131GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 94 95 98 99 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 169 Write 166 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 97.1 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 2626 2TB 8,368 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 701GB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 6.2 6.2 6.6 6.9 6.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 5.7 Write 12.7 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 6.5 12% 8.18 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 1 165% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 65%
Seagate Expansion+ 1TB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 237GB free, PID 2323 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.7 6.9 7.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	9.67% Terrible	Read 13.7 Write 12.7 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 6.5 15% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.67% Great: 51%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 797GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 24 24 25 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 32.2 Write 19.7 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 23.7 30% 23.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 45%
LEXAR JD FIREFLY 1GB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 0GB free, PID a701 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	4.66% Terrible	Read 16 Write 3.5 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 4 8% 7.05 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.66% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR2 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 6.6 20% 7.07 GB/s	SC Read 5.2 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 6.6 17% 5.93 GB/s	Latency 83.9 48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 45%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 40%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 530

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	43x
Core2 Duo E8600Intel $180Bench 44%, 6,109 samples	12x
Core2 Duo E4500Intel $130Bench 33%, 8,675 samples	11x

GPU
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	7x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	7x
Radeon HD 3450ATIBench 1%, 4,621 samples	7x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	4x
easystore 240GBWDBench 48%, 2,807 samples	4x
SSD 240GBBench 75%, 38,401 samples	3x

RAM
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples	39x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	37x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	11x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $138

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16