Dell Studio 1737

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.52% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive47.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Studio 1737  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0P786H
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110414
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 10 '20 at 04:00
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T9900-$159
U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
43% Average
Memory 73.7
1-Core 41.7
2-Core 82.6
43% 66 Pts
4-Core 75.3
8-Core 74.1
10% 74.7 Pts
64-Core 74.1
5% 74.1 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 43%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
Dell(1028 02A0) 256MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.52% Terrible
Lighting 1.67
Reflection 3.69
Parallax 0.75
1% 2.04 fps
MRender 2.14
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 3.43
2% 2.08 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.52%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
APS-SL3N-256 256GB
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 164 45 29 41 MB/s
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
47.9% Average
Read 214
Write 193
Mixed 179
SusWrite 84.7
38% 168 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 43.5
4K Mixed 24
88% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 146
113% 154 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 92%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50
465GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 58 58 54 55 55 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
31.4% Below average
Read 54.1
Write 40.5
Mixed 29.8
SusWrite 55.2
33% 44.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 31.4%
Great: 43%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB
7GB free, PID 005b
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 6.7 7.2 6.5 7.1 7.7 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
6.11% Terrible
Read 23.6
Write 6.5
Mixed 6.8
SusWrite 6.9
12% 11 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.11%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.1% Very poor
MC Read 6.4
MC Write 5
MC Mixed 4.9
16% 5.43 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 5.7
16% 5.43 GB/s
Latency 93.2
43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 18.1%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Studio 1737 Builds (Compare 48 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Studio 1737

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 24% - Poor Total price: $115
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