Dell XPS420

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 44.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.63% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive49.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory5GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 5GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS420  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0TP406
Memory2.6 GB free of 5 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090225
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 09 '19 at 03:03
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300-$38
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
44.3% Average
Memory 66.7
1-Core 35.4
2-Core 70.2
38% 57.4 Pts
4-Core 129
8-Core 132
17% 130 Pts
64-Core 138
8% 138 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 240
Nvidia(10DE 0736) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
6.63% Terrible
Lighting 9.23
Reflection 9.54
Parallax 3.38
8% 7.38 fps
MRender 4.52
Gravity 7
Splatting 6.22
5% 5.91 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.63%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Biostar S100-120GB 120GB
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0724S
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 173 201 198 186 125 MB/s
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
49.1% Average
Read 230
Write 201
Mixed 192
SusWrite 177
45% 200 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 41.8
4K Mixed 14.8
78% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 25.4
51% 101 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 5GB
null MHz
2048, 1024, 1024, 1024 MB
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
18.4% Very poor
MC Read 5.6
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 5.8
17% 5.97 GB/s
SC Read 2.8
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 5.6
13% 4.57 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS420 Builds (Compare 181 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS420

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