Dell Vostro 420 Series

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.11% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive37.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Vostro 420 Series  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0R038D
Memory2.7 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090210
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 10 '17 at 11:15
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400-$170
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
47.3% Average
Memory 70.8
1-Core 37.7
2-Core 74.6
41% 61 Pts
4-Core 139
8-Core 144
19% 141 Pts
64-Core 144
9% 144 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI HD 3650
Dell(1028 2242) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
2.11% Terrible
Lighting 2.6
Reflection 4.19
Parallax 1.19
2% 2.66 fps
MRender 2.52
Gravity 1.1
Splatting 3.65
2% 2.43 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.11%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
37.2% Below average
Read 190
Write 175
Mixed 164
39% 176 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 40
4K Mixed 9.15
57% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 22.2
DQ Write 77.4
DQ Mixed 10.5
19% 36.7 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
2048, 2048, 1024, 1024 MB
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
19% Very poor
MC Read 5.7
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 5.5
17% 5.87 GB/s
SC Read 4.9
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 6.5
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 99.5
40% 99.5 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 19%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Vostro 420 Series Builds (Compare 39 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Vostro 420 Series

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