Dell Dimension 4600

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, GPU, SSD, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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.
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.
MemoryThe RAM on this system should be upgraded to at least 2GB although on 32bit systems 1GB will suffice as a bare minimum.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Dimension 4600
MotherboardDell Dimension 4600  (all builds)
Memory0.8 GB free of 1.75 GB @ 0.3 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20030721
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJan 05 '16 at 03:34
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz-$70
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 1 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 24
2-Core 23.8
12% 23.9 Pts
4-Core 22.8
8-Core 24.5
3% 23.6 Pts
64-Core 25
2% 25 Pts
Poor: 8% Great: 37%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD800JB-00JJC0 80GB
53GB free
Firmware: 05.01C05 Max speed: UDMA 100 100 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
15.3% Very poor
Read 25.6
Write 27.4
Mixed 27
20% 26.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.29
4K Mixed 0.31
85% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 15.3%
Great: 31%
WD WD800BB-88JHC0 80GB
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 06.01C06 Max speed: UDMA 100 100 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
15.2% Very poor
Read 25.2
Write 27.6
Mixed 26.4
20% 26.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 1.12
4K Mixed 0.32
70% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 31%
SAMSUNG HD103SI 1TB
493GB free, PID 0577
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Read 29.7
Write 24.5
Mixed 26.9
34% 27 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.34
63% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 19%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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