Dell Vostro 1520

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 43.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.68% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Vostro 1520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0T808J
Memory1.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100305
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 09 '20 at 16:09
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T9550-$199
U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
43.3% Average
Memory 74.8
1-Core 38.8
2-Core 69.6
42% 61.1 Pts
4-Core 71.9
8-Core 73.9
10% 72.9 Pts
64-Core 72.1
4% 72.1 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9300M GS
Dell(1028 02BC) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 341.74
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.68% Terrible
Lighting 0.6
Reflection 1.38
Parallax 0.22
0% 0.73 fps
MRender 2.29
Gravity 0.73
Splatting 1
1% 1.34 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.68%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB-$59
258GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PB3OC60F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 18 17 44 57 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
26.7% Poor
Read 60.5
Write 60.7
Mixed 31.8
SusWrite 32.4
34% 46.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 26.7%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
17.2% Very poor
MC Read 6.4
MC Write 4.1
MC Mixed 4.7
14% 5.07 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 5.3
15% 5.17 GB/s
Latency 90.7
44% 90.7 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Vostro 1520 Builds (Compare 18 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Vostro 1520

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 41% - Average Total price: $213
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