Dell Inspiron 5537

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 15%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 11.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics2.14% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive63.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
CPU throttled at 69% 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.
SystemDell Inspiron 5537  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0RKNTK
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190527
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 09 '21 at 16:13
Run Duration272 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU0%
CPU Throttled 69%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4200U-$281
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
11.6% Very poor
Memory 19.5
1-Core 8
2-Core 11.3
10% 12.9 Pts
4-Core 22
8-Core 26.5
3% 24.2 Pts
64-Core 15.9
1% 15.9 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 11.6%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 05EA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
2.14% Terrible
Lighting 1.9
Reflection 6
Parallax 5.5
2% 4.47 fps
MRender 5.7
Gravity 2.1
Splatting 4.3
3% 4.03 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.14%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M550 256GB-$152
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 339 334 339 328 320 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 244
Write 192
Mixed 244
SusWrite 328
57% 252 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 35.3
4K Mixed 21.8
72% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 201
165% 236 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 113%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
279GB free
Firmware: 0002SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 81 75 81 80 81 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
44.8% Average
Read 77.6
Write 77
Mixed 46.3
SusWrite 78.6
51% 69.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 M471B1G73QH0-YK0 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance (0th percentile)
15.4% Very poor
MC Read 5.9
MC Write 4.8
MC Mixed 7
17% 5.9 GB/s
SC Read 1.2
SC Write 2
SC Mixed 4
7% 2.4 GB/s
Latency 325
12% 325 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 15.4%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 42: 7R 2G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
42% 19% 53 5 4 60 15.5" 1366 768 CMN15B6
History: Score 5: 1R 0G 0B | Score 42: 7R 2G 1B
Typical Inspiron 5537 Builds (Compare 1,096 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 5537

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