Dell OptiPlex GX520

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 35.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemDell OptiPlex GX520
MotherboardDell OptiPlex GX520  (all builds)
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20061130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 30 '20 at 17:12
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Memory 65.7
1-Core 26.1
2-Core 35.9
32% 42.6 Pts
4-Core 36.2
8-Core 36
5% 36.1 Pts
64-Core 35.5
2% 35.5 Pts
Poor: 17%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
4GB ATA Flash Disk 4GB
2GB free
Firmware: AD B61FK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 17 17 17 16 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
3.98% Terrible
Read 23.5
Write 16.2
Mixed 13.2
SusWrite 16.6
4% 17.4 MB/s
4K Read 4.8
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.2
8% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 1%
This bench: 3.98%
Great: 5%
Seagate ST3160318AS 160GB-$43
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 91 95 94 90 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 97.3
Write 96.4
Mixed 50
SusWrite 92.8
62% 84.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 58%
Adata S102 Pro USB 3.0 16GB-$22
4GB free, PID 312b
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 8 8.3 10 1.6 8.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
8.87% Terrible
Read 31.9
Write 5.3
Mixed 14.9
SusWrite 8
17% 15 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.8
58% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 8.87%
Great: 27%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB
5GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.7 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Read 32
Write 4
Mixed 7.5
SusWrite 4.3
12% 11.9 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1.7
113% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
13.7% Very poor
MC Read 4.9
MC Write 3.8
MC Mixed 3.7
12% 4.13 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 4.3
SC Mixed 2.9
10% 3.57 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 13.7%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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