PC Status | Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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. |
Processor | With 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 41.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average. |
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 | 7GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 7GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system. |
OS Version | Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen. |
System | Dell Studio 540 (all builds) |
Motherboard | Dell 0M017G |
Memory | 2.2 GB free of 7 GB @ 0.7 GHz |
Display | 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors |
OS | Windows 8.1 |
BIOS Date | 20090302 |
Uptime | 0 Days |
Run Date | Sep 11 '18 at 17:34 |
Run Duration | 127 Seconds |
Run User | PAK-User |
Background CPU | 10% |
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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Intel Core2 Duo E8500-$110
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.15 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
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41.5%
Average
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Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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WD Green 1TB (2009)-$63
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9.3 9.8 9.9 9.9 9.4 MB/s
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24.1%
Poor
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Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9
0GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 7.3 6.1 6.4 6.7 6.4 MB/s
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7.33%
Terrible
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Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Unknown 7GB
null MHz
2048, 1024, 2048, 2048 MB
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20.2%
Poor
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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CPU | |
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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 |