Dell Inspiron 531

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, GPU, SSD, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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 (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 531  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory0.5 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20090209
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 23 '14 at 13:28
Run Duration309 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 49%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+-$50
Socket AM2 , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 32.1
2-Core 62
22% 47 Pts
4-Core 61.5
8-Core 63.4
8% 62.5 Pts
64-Core 65.5
4% 65.5 Pts
Poor: 15% Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Dell(1028 020E) 64MB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.783
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 0% Great: 0%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
2TB free
Firmware: 80.0
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 137
Write 136
Mixed 135
102% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.21
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.19
59% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
732GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51.0
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 84.7
Write 92.1
Mixed 80.8
64% 85.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.17
64% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 67%
Kingston DataTraveler 410 8GB
7GB free, PID 161a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
9.87% Terrible
Read 23.7
Write 7.68
Mixed 12.6
16% 14.7 MB/s
4K Read 6.06
4K Write 1.08
4K Mixed 0.005
60% 2.38 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.87%
Great: 10%
Typical Inspiron 531 Builds (Compare 10 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 531

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