Dell Studio 1737

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 39.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive48.5% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Studio 1737  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0F237N
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110414
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 25 '20 at 05:00
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000-$121
U2E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
39.2% Below average
Memory 59.6
1-Core 28.7
2-Core 57.3
33% 48.5 Pts
4-Core 112
8-Core 105
15% 109 Pts
64-Core 102
6% 102 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
Dell(1028 02A0) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.57% Terrible
Lighting 1.73
Reflection 3.65
Parallax 0.75
1% 2.05 fps
MRender 2.14
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 3.52
2% 2.11 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.57%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk G5 BICS4 1TB
787GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 415000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 231 232 235 236 230 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
48.5% Average
Read 62.3
Write 236
Mixed 227
SusWrite 230
43% 189 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 36.6
4K Mixed 22.4
79% 26.5 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 161
123% 165 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 114%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50
186GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 65 66 66 66 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 84.7
Write 88.8
Mixed 59
SusWrite 65.8
55% 74.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR2
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
17.4% Very poor
MC Read 6.2
MC Write 5.2
MC Mixed 5.2
16% 5.53 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 5.3
15% 5.4 GB/s
Latency 129
31% 129 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 17.4%
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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