Dell Studio 540

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.58% 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.
Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Studio 540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0M017G
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090825
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 24 '18 at 03:01
Run Duration199 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 71%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200-$49
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.35 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
38.2% Below average
Memory 56.5
1-Core 32.9
2-Core 64.7
34% 51.4 Pts
4-Core 118
8-Core 112
16% 115 Pts
64-Core 119
7% 119 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 3450
Dell(1028 9018) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
0.58% Terrible
Lighting 0.6
Reflection 1.54
Parallax 0.44
0% 0.86 fps
MRender 1.05
Gravity 0.17
Splatting 1.35
1% 0.85 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.58%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
580GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
45% Average
Read 71.3
Write 85.3
Mixed 22.9
44% 59.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.17
64% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 45%
Great: 67%
Seagate ST3320613AS 320GB-$30
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SD11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
39.6% Below average
Read 75.9
Write 62.5
Mixed 21.1
39% 53.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.009
4K Write 0.01
4K Mixed 0.14
17% 0.05 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
17.5% Very poor
MC Read 6.3
MC Write 5.8
MC Mixed 5.1
16% 5.73 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 6
15% 5.17 GB/s
Latency 138
29% 138 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17.5%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio 540 Builds (Compare 110 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Studio 540

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $77
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