Dell Vostro 3550

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics1.52% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive62.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
SystemDell Vostro 3550  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory9.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 19 '21 at 19:21
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
60.9% Good
Memory 79.8
1-Core 73.5
2-Core 133
58% 95.5 Pts
4-Core 230
8-Core 316
34% 273 Pts
64-Core 312
19% 312 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)
Dell(1028 04CD) 1.8GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2342
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
1.52% Terrible
Lighting 1.8
Reflection 2.7
Parallax 1.4
2% 1.97 fps
MRender 2.4
Gravity 1.1
Splatting 2.3
2% 1.93 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.52%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7SB6S-128G-100 128GB
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X351
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 160 147 159 157 164 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 389
Write 268
Mixed 196
SusWrite 163
56% 254 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 39.3
4K Mixed 23.5
81% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 187
160% 237 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 83%
WD Blue 2.5" 640GB (2010)-$60
563GB free
Firmware: 01.0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 72.4
Write 72.3
Mixed 53.5
49% 66.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471B1G73BH0-CK0 80CE M471B5273CH0-CH9 12GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
47.4% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 15.1
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 13.9
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Vostro 3550 Builds (Compare 266 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Vostro 3550

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $188
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