Dell Vostro 230

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Tree trunk	Desktop 39% Jet ski	Workstation 0% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell Vostro 230 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 07N90W
Memory	0.6 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20101209
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '18 at 08:52
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Duo E7500-$109 39,897 User benchmarks, average bench 39% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Memory 74.8 1-Core 40.2 2-Core 72.8 42% 62.6 Pts	4-Core 77.5 8-Core 73.4 10% 75.4 Pts	64-Core 73.9 5% 73.9 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 45%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel G41 Express Chipset 33,874 User benchmarks, average bench 0% Dell(1028 043E) 2.8GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2702 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.54% Terrible	Lighting 0.67 Reflection 0.54 Parallax 0.62 0% 0.61 fps	MRender 0.48 Gravity 0.47 Splatting 0.87 0% 0.6 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.54% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 126 204 219 200 221 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDS724040KLSA80 400GB-$133 543 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 139GB free Firmware: KFAOAC6A SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.7 2.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	2.13% Terrible	Read 4 Write 34.7 Mixed 3 SusWrite 2.7 8% 11.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 2.13% Great: 32%
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44 34,705 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 70GB free Firmware: 3.AHC SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	24.9% Poor	Read 83.5 Write 84.2 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 3.1 40% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 54%
Buffalo VIRTUAL-DISK 1.5TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 186GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.6 7.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	12.3% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 14.5 Mixed 23 SusWrite 7.6 15% 19.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 16%
Buffalo VIRTUAL-DISK 1.5TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 219GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.2 7.4 8.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	14.4% Very poor	Read 42.2 Write 14.7 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 7.5 16% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 2048, 4096 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	17.3% Very poor	MC Read 6 MC Write 4.5 MC Mixed 4.9 15% 5.13 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 4.9 SC Mixed 5.3 14% 5 GB/s	Latency 90.8 44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 46%

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

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 39%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Vostro 230

CPU
Core2 Duo E7500Intel $109Bench 39%, 39,897 samples	84x
Core2 Quad Q8400Intel $100Bench 45%, 18,432 samples	31x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	17x

GPU
G41 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 33,874 samples	105x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	15x
GeForce 310NvidiaBench 1%, 4,147 samples	14x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
A400 120GBKingston $26Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	7x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	4x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	125x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	59x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	25x

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Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $137

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16