Dell Studio 540

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 49.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	68.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	45.7% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell Studio 540 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0M017G
Memory	3.6 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	2715 x 1527 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090825
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '19 at 02:58
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550-$161 34,093 User benchmarks, average bench 49% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Memory 71.2 1-Core 40.2 2-Core 81.2 42% 64.2 Pts	4-Core 163 8-Core 160 22% 162 Pts	64-Core 161 10% 161 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3792) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.9% Good	Lighting 91.3 Reflection 81 Parallax 71 74% 81.1 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 74.8 Splatting 71.2 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 54 71 47 37 37 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45.7% Average	Read 227 Write 234 Mixed 208 SusWrite 61.1 41% 182 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 48 4K Mixed 28.3 98% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 30.1 DQ Write 77.8 DQ Mixed 37.6 33% 48.5 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 91%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 682GB free Firmware: 01.01V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 123 123 124 125 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 122 Write 116 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 123 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 76%
ChipBank SD/MM Reader 64GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 44GB free, PID 1307 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 18.2 Write 13.1 Mixed 14.9 SusWrite 13.5 20% 14.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3.3 221% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 19%

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 (53^rd percentile)	20.9% Poor	MC Read 6.9 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 6.4 19% 6.63 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 6.6 17% 6.1 GB/s	Latency 98.5 41% 98.5 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 46%

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Gaming 4%

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Desktop 39%

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Workstation 4%

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System: Dell Studio 540

CPU
Core2 Quad Q8200Intel $49Bench 43%, 19,990 samples	41x
Core2 Quad Q8300Intel $115Bench 44%, 20,482 samples	17x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	14x

GPU
G45/G43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 1%, 6,554 samples	12x
Radeon HD 4300ATIBench 1%, 14,988 samples	11x
Radeon HD 3450ATIBench 1%, 4,621 samples	9x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
easystore 240GBWDBench 48%, 2,807 samples	4x
CS1311 240GBPNY $78Bench 81%, 26,547 samples	3x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	58x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	26x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples	12x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $77

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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