| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48%, 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 | 4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system. |
| OS Version | Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option. |
| System | Dell Dimension E521 |
| Motherboard | Dell Dimension E521 (all builds) |
| Memory | 1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz |
| Display | 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20070802 |
| Uptime | 0.2 Days |
| Run Date | Apr 12 '16 at 07:15 |
| Run Duration | 120 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 0% |
PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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48%
Average
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40% 48.4 Pts
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4% 26.2 Pts
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2% 26.1 Pts
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hitachi HDS728080PLA380 80GB-$33
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PF2O Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
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27.9%
Poor
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37% 49.1 MB/s
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75% 0.7 MB/s
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Seagate FreeAgent 1TB
491GB free, PID 3001
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
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15.7%
Very poor
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40% 31.1 MB/s
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64% 0.83 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR2
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16.1%
Very poor
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12% 4.13 GB/s
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12% 4.17 GB/s
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63% 63.1 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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Motherboard: Dell Dimension E521
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| Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+AMDBench 32%, 784 samples | 7x |
| Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+AMDBench 41%, 5,594 samples | 5x |
| Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+AMD $84Bench 34%, 2,640 samples | 4x |
| GPU |
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| GeForce 6150NvidiaBench 0%, 477 samples | 4x |
| GeForce 7300 LENvidiaBench 0%, 202 samples | 3x |
| GeForce 9800 GTNvidiaBench 5%, 19,550 samples | 2x |
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