Dell Studio XPS 1640

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 16%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (2nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 98 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 14.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics1.4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive11% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Studio XPS 1640  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0Y536R
Memory1.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110409
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateAug 17 '18 at 03:06
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 91%

 PC Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T9900-$179
U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
14.2% Very poor
Memory 26.8
1-Core 8.5
2-Core 11.7
12% 15.7 Pts
4-Core 10.5
8-Core 14
2% 12.2 Pts
64-Core 17.1
1% 17.1 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670
Dell(1028 0272) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.4% Terrible
Lighting 1.67
Reflection 2.35
Parallax 1.31
1% 1.78 fps
MRender 1.52
Gravity 1.43
Splatting 2.26
2% 1.74 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 1.4%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM800 Series 2.5" 256GB
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VBM24D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 15 22 75 57 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
11% Very poor
Read 134
Write 10.8
Mixed 84.3
SusWrite 32.7
14% 65.3 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 3.8
11% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 11%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM 15h Reserved
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
7.86% Terrible
MC Read 3.4
MC Write 2.3
MC Mixed 2.4
8% 2.7 GB/s
SC Read 0.5
SC Write 2.3
SC Mixed 1.5
4% 1.43 GB/s
Latency 274
15% 274 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 7.86%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio XPS 1640 Builds (Compare 48 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Studio XPS 1640

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