Dell Inspiron 5579

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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. 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.35% 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 Drive69.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 5579  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0MCF7M
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180719
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 09 '19 at 22:59
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
65.8% Good
Memory 61.3
1-Core 105
2-Core 194
66% 120 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 520
57% 452 Pts
64-Core 373
23% 373 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 65.8%
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 (92nd percentile)
6.35% Terrible
Lighting 6.47
Reflection 8.88
Parallax 4.31
5% 6.55 fps
MRender 7.71
Gravity 5.77
Splatting 15.3
8% 9.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.35%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 317 380 358 399 398 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
69.2% Good
Read 236
Write 356
Mixed 216
SusWrite 369
67% 294 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 32.3
4K Mixed 24.5
74% 24.5 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 243
201% 291 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KMKYF9-HYA 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
37.8% Below average
MC Read 15.7
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 10.6
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 13
34% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 42%

 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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