Dell Studio 540

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 45.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.7% 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 DriveThe 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Studio 540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0M017G
Memory6.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20081225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 11 '18 at 19:45
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User CHN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200-$49
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.35 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
45.1% Average
Memory 67.7
1-Core 33.2
2-Core 66.6
38% 55.8 Pts
4-Core 133
8-Core 134
18% 133 Pts
64-Core 136
8% 136 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8570
Dell(1028 2121) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.7% Terrible
Lighting 8.23
Reflection 9.5
Parallax 10.7
7% 9.48 fps
MRender 7.95
Gravity 7.93
Splatting 8.43
7% 8.11 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.7%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA025 250GB
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MSFOA7D0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 119
Write 125
Mixed 71.6
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 1.91
4K Mixed 0.2
88% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
19.9% Very poor
MC Read 6.1
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 6.2
18% 6.3 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 6.4
18% 6.17 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 45%

 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) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Studio 540

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $77
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