Dell Vostro 3700

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 20%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 23.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 49% 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.
SystemDell Vostro 3700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 07VWR8
Memory1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20140408
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '17 at 18:05
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 24%
CPU Throttled 49%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 450
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
23.4% Poor
Memory 39.1
1-Core 16.8
2-Core 31.4
20% 29.1 Pts
4-Core 45.8
8-Core 46.1
6% 45.9 Pts
64-Core 46
3% 46 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Carte graphique HD Intel
Dell(1028 044F) 1GB
Driver: igdumd32.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2702
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
0.61% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 0.92
Parallax 0.62
0% 0.74 fps
MRender 0.71
Gravity 0.47
Splatting 1.3
1% 0.83 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.61%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725032A9A364 320GB-$55
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PC3OCA0B Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 68.7
Write 82.5
Mixed 75
57% 75.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.12
4K Mixed 0.37
85% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
CE80 M471B5773CHS-CH9 0B83 NT2GC64B88B0NS-CG 4GB
1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048 MB
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
14.5% Very poor
MC Read 5.3
MC Write 4.3
MC Mixed 6
15% 5.2 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 2.5
SC Mixed 2.9
8% 2.9 GB/s
Latency 206
19% 206 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.5%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Vostro 3700 Builds (Compare 98 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Vostro 3700

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $70
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