Dell Inspiron 5579

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 44.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive51.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemDell Inspiron 5579  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 07P65C
Memory7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180612
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateAug 15 '18 at 19:37
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8550U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
44.2% Average
Memory 64.4
1-Core 36.6
2-Core 62.4
37% 54.5 Pts
4-Core 131
8-Core 224
22% 178 Pts
64-Core 251
16% 251 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 44.2%
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 below expectations (12th percentile)
2.78% Terrible
Lighting 3.17
Reflection 4.46
Parallax 3.03
3% 3.55 fps
MRender 4.38
Gravity 0.03
Splatting 6.3
3% 3.57 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.78%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 1100 SATA 512GB
287GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0DL003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 282 297 286 289 265 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Read 291
Write 263
Mixed 262
SusWrite 285
62% 275 MB/s
4K Read 10.2
4K Write 18.3
4K Mixed 13.3
42% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 220
166% 219 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 100%
SDHC Card 32GB
7GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 15 16 14 16 15 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
6.38% Terrible
Read 17.5
Write 8.8
Mixed 8.8
SusWrite 14.8
16% 12.5 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.38%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown K821PJ-MID 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
35.7% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 13.6
MC Mixed 11.4
37% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 10.2
SC Mixed 9.2
25% 8.83 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 45%

 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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