| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 37%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor. |
| Graphics | 8.92% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks. |
| Boot Drive | The 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. |
| Memory | 8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system. |
| OS Version | Although 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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | Dell Studio 540 (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Dell 0M017G |
| Memory | 6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz |
| Display | 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 7 |
| BIOS Date | 20090511 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Jan 11 '20 at 15:10 |
| Run Duration | 165 Seconds |
| Run User | GBR-User |
| Background CPU | 32% |
PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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37%
Below average
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34% 53.1 Pts
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17% 131 Pts
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9% 141 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nvidia GTX 650-$112
Asus(1043 8428) 1GB
CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 441.66
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8.92%
Terrible
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8% 10.4 fps
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11% 12.9 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Maxtor 5A250J0 251GB
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RAMB1TU0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 5.9 6.7 7.7 9.8 13 MB/s
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5.53%
Terrible
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11% 14.5 MB/s
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54% 0.6 MB/s
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Maxtor 6V200E0 204GB
190GB free
Firmware: VA111900
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 69 70 70 68 MB/s
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38%
Below average
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45% 60.7 MB/s
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136% 1.53 MB/s
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WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
144GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 70 70 70 69 MB/s
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41.8%
Average
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49% 66.6 MB/s
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182% 1.27 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
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19.3%
Very poor
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18% 6.43 GB/s
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16% 5.77 GB/s
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27% 149 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
Typical Studio 540 Builds (Compare 110 builds)
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System: Dell Studio 540
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| Core2 Quad Q8200Intel $49Bench 43%, 19,990 samples | 41x |
| Core2 Quad Q8300Intel $115Bench 44%, 20,482 samples | 17x |
| Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples | 14x |
| GPU |
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| G45/G43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 1%, 6,554 samples | 12x |
| Radeon HD 4300ATIBench 1%, 14,988 samples | 11x |
| Radeon HD 3450ATIBench 1%, 4,621 samples | 9x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 52% - Above average | Total price: $77 |