Dell Inspiron 530

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.55% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive31.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 530  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0FM586
Memory0.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080620
Uptime6.6 Days
Run DateDec 09 '19 at 13:29
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600-$100
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
42.1% Average
Memory 69
1-Core 27.5
2-Core 54
35% 50.2 Pts
4-Core 90.2
8-Core 93.6
12% 91.9 Pts
64-Core 104
6% 104 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 2400-PRO
MSI(1462 1100) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.850.0.0
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
0.55% Terrible
Lighting 0.63
Reflection 1.19
Parallax 0.41
0% 0.74 fps
MRender 0.81
Gravity 0.27
Splatting 1.04
1% 0.71 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.55%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 36 34 35 32 31 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
31.3% Below average
Read 131
Write 41
Mixed 65.5
SusWrite 35
15% 68.1 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 39.1
4K Mixed 18.2
73% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 25.4
DQ Write 50.2
DQ Mixed 19.2
20% 31.6 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
73GB free
Firmware: 01.03A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 74 74 74 74 74 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
43.6% Average
Read 78.3
Write 77.5
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 73.1
52% 70.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 60%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60
111GB free
Firmware: 1AA01110
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 54 52 52 51 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
29.9% Poor
Read 50.2
Write 63
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 53.3
38% 51.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 60%
ST340062 0A 400GB
44GB free, PID 0502
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
12% Very poor
Read 28.3
Write 24.5
Mixed 20.8
SusWrite 18.9
30% 23.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12%
Great: 18%
ST950032 5AS 500GB
105GB free, PID 0237
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 20 20 19 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
12.5% Very poor
Read 30.8
Write 23.3
Mixed 20
SusWrite 19.2
30% 23.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 12.5%
Great: 29%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x1GB
4 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
15.3% Very poor
MC Read 5.3
MC Write 4.3
MC Mixed 4.5
13% 4.7 GB/s
SC Read 3.8
SC Write 3.5
SC Mixed 4.3
11% 3.87 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 15.3%
Great: 28%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 530 Builds (Compare 124 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 530

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 43% - Average Total price: $136
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