Dell Inspiron N5010

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 8%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 18.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics0.78% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 38% 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.
Run History
SystemDell Inspiron N5010  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 07JHT5
Memory0.2 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110719
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '16 at 20:24
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%
CPU Throttled 38%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 370-$167
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 0.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
18.5% Very poor
Memory 32.1
1-Core 12.3
2-Core 20.7
16% 21.7 Pts
4-Core 29.5
8-Core 33.1
4% 31.3 Pts
64-Core 33
2% 33 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Dell(1028 0447) 731MB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.78% Terrible
Lighting 0.83
Reflection 1.08
Parallax 0.84
1% 0.92 fps
MRender 1.19
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 1.57
1% 1.14 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.78%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST9320325AS 320GB-$34
248GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D005 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
30% Below average
Read 58.9
Write 45.9
Mixed 50.6
39% 51.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.16
4K Write 0.58
4K Mixed 0.13
32% 0.29 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 30%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KF073F-ELD 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
9.94% Terrible
MC Read 3.8
MC Write 3.2
MC Mixed 3.9
10% 3.63 GB/s
SC Read 0.9
SC Write 1.6
SC Mixed 0.8
3% 1.1 GB/s
Latency 243
16% 243 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 9.94%
Great: 21%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron N5010 Builds (Compare 659 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 N5010

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