Dell Dimension E521

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 43.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive19.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory7GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 7GB 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.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Dimension E521
MotherboardDell Dimension E521  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 7 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20070802
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 20 '20 at 21:15
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 48%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+
Socket M2 , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
43.5% Average
Memory 72.6
1-Core 43.7
2-Core 85.7
44% 67.3 Pts
4-Core 87.2
8-Core 87
12% 87.1 Pts
64-Core 77.2
5% 77.2 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 230
MSI(1462 127C) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
4.74% Terrible
Lighting 5.77
Reflection 8.46
Parallax 2.09
5% 5.44 fps
MRender 7.86
Gravity 3.97
Splatting 5.96
5% 5.93 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.74%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
V4-ct128 V 128GB
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5FA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 36 72 135 138 122 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
19.7% Very poor
Read 99.6
Write 68.1
Mixed 56.8
SusWrite 97.7
18% 80.6 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 23.3
4K Mixed 9.4
28% 11.7 MB/s
DQ Read 16.1
DQ Write 22.9
DQ Mixed 8
9% 15.7 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 19.7%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 7GB
null MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 1024 MB
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
14.2% Very poor
MC Read 4.1
MC Write 4.4
MC Mixed 3.7
12% 4.07 GB/s
SC Read 4
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 3.7
11% 3.93 GB/s
Latency 95.6
42% 95.6 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Dimension E521 Builds (Compare 26 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Dimension E521

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