Dell Vostro 5481

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	20.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 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. CPU throttled at 88% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Dell Vostro 5481 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 04YNN4
Memory	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190324
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '19 at 13:59
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8265U 87,841 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 114 2-Core 1.9 55% 67.8 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 516 56% 442 Pts	64-Core 557 34% 557 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 71%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Adata SU810NS38 SATA 128 GB 128GB 493 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80301101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 85 86 86 86 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	20.9% Poor	Read 264 Write 88.5 Mixed 119 SusWrite 85.8 31% 139 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 5.1 16% 4.97 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 100%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 930GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 118 117 113 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 143 Write 91.3 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 116 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SF4641G8CK8IEHLSBG 1x8GB 5,660 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 10.9 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 11.3 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 46%

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 53%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Dell Vostro 5481

CPU
Core i5-8265UIntelBench 53%, 87,841 samples	157x
Core i7-8565UIntelBench 55%, 81,207 samples	115x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620IntelBench 5%, 178,291 samples	229x
MX130NvidiaBench 9%, 14,117 samples	43x

SSD
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKbg30zms256gBench 87%, 7,395 samples	19x
SU810NS38 SATA 256 GB 256GBAdataBench 92%, 523 samples	18x
BC501 SK hy 256GBNvmeBench 120%, 815 samples	17x

RAM
8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1 1x8GBUnknownBench 41%, 5,658 samples	32x
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 7,726 samples	28x
SF4642G8CK8IEHLSBG 1x16GBUnknownBench 44%, 1,721 samples	20x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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