Dell Vostro 1540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 41.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive35% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Vostro 1540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 07 '20 at 05:53
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 380-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
41.8% Average
Memory 64.6
1-Core 29.4
2-Core 68.9
36% 54.3 Pts
4-Core 110
8-Core 129
16% 120 Pts
64-Core 126
8% 126 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Dell(1028 0526) 3.8GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2993
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.61% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 0.92
Parallax 0.66
0% 0.75 fps
MRender 1.1
Gravity 0.27
Splatting 1.26
1% 0.87 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.61%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P180
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 101 180 96 12 22 MB/s
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
35% Below average
Read 194
Write 166
Mixed 146
SusWrite 86.5
33% 148 MB/s
4K Read 12
4K Write 38
4K Mixed 12.7
54% 20.9 MB/s
DQ Read 93.7
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 117
90% 122 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 35%
Great: 99%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$26
29GB free
Firmware: D005
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 64 66 48 65 66 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
34.3% Below average
Read 58
Write 50.5
Mixed 33
SusWrite 61.4
37% 50.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
CE80 M471B5273EB0-CK0 AD80 HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 8GB
1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
22.3% Poor
MC Read 7.6
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 9.2
22% 7.83 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 4
12% 4.33 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.3%
Great: 25%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Vostro 1540 Builds (Compare 82 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Vostro 1540

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 47% - Average Total price: $178
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