Dell Vostro 230

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.25% 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 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.
Run History
SystemDell Vostro 230  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 07N90W
Memory6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101209
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 04 '19 at 08:55
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User PRY-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400-$150
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
50.8% Above average
Memory 75.8
1-Core 38.1
2-Core 75.7
42% 63.2 Pts
4-Core 152
8-Core 150
20% 151 Pts
64-Core 150
9% 150 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI FirePro V4800 (FireGL V)
Dell(1028 240A) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.25% Terrible
Lighting 7.7
Reflection 8.77
Parallax 6.09
6% 7.52 fps
MRender 8.19
Gravity 5.17
Splatting 8.87
6% 7.41 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.25%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 320GB-$54
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 78 81 82 82 84 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
50% Above average
Read 92.9
Write 99.6
Mixed 56
SusWrite 81.1
60% 82.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 50%
Great: 59%
SanDisk Wireless Stick 128GB
30GB free, PID 55a9
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.5 7.4 9.1 11 12 11 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
5.98% Terrible
Read 12
Write 11.8
Mixed 11.6
SusWrite 9.8
15% 11.3 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0
27% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 5.98%
Great: 12%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.2% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 6.5
20% 6.93 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 7.5
19% 6.77 GB/s
Latency 88.7
45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Vostro 230 Builds (Compare 275 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Vostro 230

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 45% - Average Total price: $137
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