Dell Vostro 3500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 43.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.38% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
SystemDell Vostro 3500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0PXM4R
Memory1.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100521
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJun 25 '20 at 22:34
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 450
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
43.5% Average
Memory 61.8
1-Core 67
2-Core 108
48% 78.9 Pts
4-Core 148
8-Core 148
20% 148 Pts
64-Core 151
9% 151 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 310M
Dell(1028 0441) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.38% Terrible
Lighting 1.47
Reflection 2.69
Parallax 0.53
1% 1.56 fps
MRender 3.43
Gravity 0.93
Splatting 2.13
2% 2.16 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.38%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D005SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 44 72 87 82 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
32.1% Below average
Read 37.5
Write 82.1
Mixed 33.5
SusWrite 74.1
42% 56.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
128% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 58%
Generic- Multi-Card 8GB
4GB free, PID 0159
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 4.6 4.5 7.6 7.2 7.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
3.69% Terrible
Read 12.2
Write 0.2
Mixed 0.2
SusWrite 6.2
5% 4.7 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
9% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.69%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Smart SH564128FH8NZQNSCG 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24.4% Poor
MC Read 8
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 10.5
24% 8.47 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 6.8
18% 6.13 GB/s
Latency 123
33% 123 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Vostro 3500 Builds (Compare 2,260 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Vostro 3500

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