Dell Inspiron 545

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Inspiron 545 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0N826N
Memory	1.3 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20091117
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '16 at 04:51
Run Duration	751 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300-$115 20,482 User benchmarks, average bench 44% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Memory 70.3 1-Core 33.7 2-Core 70.6 39% 58.2 Pts	4-Core 133 8-Core 120 17% 127 Pts	64-Core 140 9% 140 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 51%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP920 256GB-$203 2,823 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 4 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2729 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 339 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 99 (AE) Unknown 100 100 17 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 55 193274511397 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 97 97 3 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 14543968901 (F7) Unknown 100 100 459866762 (F8) Unknown 100 100 518926593	46.7% Average	Read 191 Write 222 Mixed 210 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 49.2 4K Mixed 14.4 80% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 25.8 DQ Write 63.4 DQ Mixed 16.7 21% 35.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 99%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 365GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 2 (03) Spinup time 171 166 6433 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8894 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7281 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1393 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 103 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 184 184 50454 (C2) HDA temperature 118 102 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 195 86 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	36.5% Below average	Read 62 Write 65 Mixed 65.4 48% 64.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.18 69% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 67%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 258GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 2 (03) Spinup time 163 161 6825 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9120 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7973 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1629 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 248 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 184 184 48991 (C2) HDA temperature 119 108 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 455 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	53.1% Above average	Read 95.7 Write 89.3 Mixed 79 66% 88 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.15 68% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 65%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 2TB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 873GB free, PID ab21 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 34 Write 33.2 Mixed 33.3 43% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.33 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 48%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 2TB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 644GB free, PID ab21 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 79.1 Write 82.6 Mixed 47.4 87% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.32 70% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 45%
HDD 1TB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 533GB free, PID 2551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 109 Write 87.4 Mixed 95.3 122% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.38 80% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 66%
HDD 3TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 330GB free, PID 2551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 88.4 Write 74.4 Mixed 77.5 101% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.07 4K Write 0.24 4K Mixed 0.04 10% 0.12 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 67%
WDC WD20 EZRX-00DC0B0 2TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 306GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 33.2 Write 33.5 Mixed 32.4 43% 33 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 2.09 4K Mixed 0.22 80% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 21%
WDC WD50 00AAKS-75V0A0 500GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 49GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	15.7% Very poor	Read 32.1 Write 32.4 Mixed 31.6 41% 32 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.26 4K Mixed 0.36 57% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 16%
SanDisk Cruzer Facet 32GB 623 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 15GB free, PID 5576 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	6.3% Terrible	Read 21 Write 3.73 Mixed 5.32 10% 10 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.54 4K Mixed 0.94 63% 1.59 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.3% Great: 13%
SMI USB DISK 16GB 4,910 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 15GB free, PID null Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	4.88% Terrible	Read 19.5 Write 4.41 Mixed 7.11 10% 10.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.54 4K Write 0.006 4K Mixed 0.004 17% 1.52 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.88% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 2048, 1024, 2048, 1024 MB Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	20% Poor	MC Read 6.5 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 6.2 18% 6.43 GB/s	SC Read 4.9 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 5 15% 5.3 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 46%

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Gaming 4%

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Desktop 40%

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Workstation 4%

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System: Dell Inspiron 545

CPU
Core2 Quad Q8300Intel $115Bench 44%, 20,482 samples	20x
Core2 Quad Q8200Intel $49Bench 43%, 19,990 samples	20x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	14x

GPU
Radeon HD 4300ATIBench 1%, 14,988 samples	9x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	7x
GeForce GT 220NvidiaBench 2%, 19,671 samples	5x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	3x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	2x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	32x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	18x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples	11x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $153

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16