Dell Inspiron 5520

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.56% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Inspiron 5520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 085M0K
Memory	2.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120822
Uptime	34.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '17 at 15:48
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3210M-$52 79,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Memory 87.1 1-Core 83.4 2-Core 139 64% 103 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 187 26% 195 Pts	64-Core 206 13% 206 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 056A) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.56% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 5.27 Parallax 2.78 3% 4.02 fps	MRender 4.24 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 7.65 4% 4.71 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.56% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: AX001A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1044 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1184 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 1243 (0A) Spinup retry count 123 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1150 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1172 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 64 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 4561 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 313533923379 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 8 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 98 98 1077 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 267 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	53.7% Above average	Read 92.9 Write 94.1 Mixed 91.9 70% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.22 69% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 62%
hp v220w 16GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 15GB free, PID 5a07 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 22.1 Write 6.57 Mixed 6.62 12% 11.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.43 4K Write 0.006 36% 3.22 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273EB0-CK0 1x4GB 3,287 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	MC Read 12 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 10.3 31% 11 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 10.7 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 33%

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 49%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Dell Inspiron 5520

CPU
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	374x
Core i7-3612QMIntelBench 60%, 11,760 samples	129x
Core i7-3632QMIntelBench 61%, 24,912 samples	85x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	638x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	41x
Radeon HD 7600MAMDBench 4%, 7,895 samples	7x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	34x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	22x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	64x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples	45x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 11,714 samples	35x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $80

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16