Dell XPS M1530

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 39% Jet ski	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 39.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	0.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell XPS M1530 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0D500F
Memory	2.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20081119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '20 at 01:43
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Duo T8100-$78 2,639 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Memory 70.3 1-Core 31.3 2-Core 59.2 37% 53.6 Pts	4-Core 59 8-Core 59.6 8% 59.3 Pts	64-Core 59.1 4% 59.1 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 40%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS 2,357 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 022E) 128MB Ram: 128MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.93% Terrible	Lighting 0.97 Reflection 2.12 Parallax 0.25 1% 1.11 fps	MRender 2.33 Gravity 0.67 Splatting 1.48 1% 1.49 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.93% Great: 1%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 176 168 207 213 213 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	61.4% Good	Read 243 Write 214 Mixed 210 SusWrite 195 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 31.6 104% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 161 121% 163 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	15.5% Very poor	MC Read 5.7 MC Write 4 MC Mixed 4 13% 4.57 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 4.4 SC Mixed 4.7 13% 4.63 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 44%

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

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 36%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS M1530

CPU
Core2 Duo T8100Intel $78Bench 35%, 2,639 samples	5x
Core2 Duo T8300Intel $27Bench 37%, 2,604 samples	4x
Core2 Duo T7500Intel $90Bench 35%, 4,281 samples	4x

GPU
GeForce 8600M GTNvidiaBench 1%, 2,041 samples	20x
GeForce 8400M GSNvidiaBench 1%, 2,357 samples	4x

SSD
850 Evo 120GBSamsung $80Bench 96%, 69,224 samples	2x
830 128GBSamsung $109Bench 63%, 37,250 samples	1x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	16x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	4x
2x1GBUnknownBench 14%, 68,489 samples	3x

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Value: 29% - Poor

Total price: $158

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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