Dell Dimension 8300

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 29%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell Dimension 8300
MotherboardDell Dimension 8300  (all builds)
Memory1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20040927
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '20 at 21:34
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium 4 3.20GHz
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
29% Poor
Memory 51.5
1-Core 33.8
2-Core 37.2
29% 40.8 Pts
4-Core 40.7
8-Core 37.9
5% 39.3 Pts
64-Core 39.1
2% 39.1 Pts
Poor: 17%
This bench: 29%
Great: 36%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce FX 5200
PNY(196E 01AD) 256MB
Driver: nvd3dum.dll Ver. 7.15.10.9734
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 0.12
0% 0.07 fps
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD800JD-75MSA3 80GB-$105
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10.01E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 13 13 12 12 13 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
12.5% Very poor
Read 29.9
Write 24.6
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 13.4
17% 22.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.3
54% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 12.5%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x1GB
4 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM SDRAM
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
10.6% Very poor
MC Read 4.1
MC Write 2.7
MC Mixed 2.9
9% 3.23 GB/s
SC Read 2.9
SC Write 3.2
SC Mixed 2.7
8% 2.93 GB/s
Latency 155
26% 155 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 28%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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