Dell Studio 1557

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	48.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although 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.

System	Dell Studio 1557 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0KM426
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110330
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '17 at 15:33
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 Q 720-$220 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 51% U2E1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 1.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 94.4 1-Core 35.9 2-Core 73.9 48% 68.1 Pts	4-Core 135 8-Core 160 19% 147 Pts	64-Core 164 10% 164 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500 9,615 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 02BD) 512MB Driver: atiumd64.dll Ver. 8.632.1.2000 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	0.62% Terrible	Lighting 0.8 Reflection 1.15 Parallax 0.72 1% 0.89 fps	MRender 0.81 Gravity 0.33 Splatting 0.87 1% 0.67 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.62% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 627GB free Firmware: X35510RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 2049 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 670 (A5) Unknown 100 100 17182425113 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 21 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 133 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 46 197568757793 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 17179869188 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 868 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1043 (F1) Unknown 253 253 821 (F2) Unknown 253 253 1603 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	39.5% Below average	Read 247 Write 178 Mixed 177 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 19.9 4K Mixed 11.4 49% 15.8 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 71.1 DQ Mixed 32.3 39% 69 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 107%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4875 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1555 (B1) Unknown 96 96 143 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 44 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 345 (F1) Unknown 99 99 9150905631	48.4% Average	Read 265 Write 253 Mixed 216 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 29.1 4K Mixed 15.2 63% 20.9 MB/s	DQ Read 80.3 DQ Write 73.1 DQ Mixed 40.6 40% 64.7 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMT351S6CFR8A-PB 80AD HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 8GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1067, 1067 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	MC Read 16 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 13.1 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 10.5 25% 8.6 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 40%

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Gaming 1%

Tree trunk

Desktop 24%

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Workstation 1%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Studio 1557

CPU
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	22x

GPU
Mobility Radeon HD 4500ATIBench 1%, 9,615 samples	22x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x
P210 256GBPatriotBench 65%, 5,446 samples	2x
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TBBench 70%, 46,239 samples	2x

RAM
HMT125S6BFR8C-H9 1x2GBHynixBench 20%, 85 samples	3x
EBJ21UE8BDS0-DJ-F 2x2GBUnknownBench 27%, 1,533 samples	2x
HMT125S6BFR8C-H9 2x2GBHynixBench 27%, 878 samples	2x

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Value: 41% - Average

Total price: $320

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16