Dell Dimension C521

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 13%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 29.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.07% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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 C521
MotherboardDell Dimension C521  (all builds)
Memory1.3 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20070418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '20 at 02:14
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+
Socket M2 , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.9 GHz
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
29.3% Poor
Memory 49.4
1-Core 27.6
2-Core 55.3
29% 44.1 Pts
4-Core 55.3
8-Core 54.7
7% 55 Pts
64-Core 55
3% 55 Pts
Poor: 17%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 6150
Dell(1028 01F4) 64MB
Ram: 64MB, Driver: 309.08
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.07% Terrible
Lighting 0.13
Reflection 0.15
Parallax 0.09
0% 0.13 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.07%
Great: 0%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3160812AS 160GB-$47
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 32 25 27 36 39 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
27.1% Poor
Read 62.8
Write 60.8
Mixed 40.6
SusWrite 31.6
36% 49 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2GB
null MHz
512, 1024, 512 MB
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
9.58% Terrible
MC Read 2.8
MC Write 3
MC Mixed 2.6
8% 2.8 GB/s
SC Read 3
SC Write 2.9
SC Mixed 3.1
9% 3 GB/s
Latency 163
25% 163 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.58%
Great: 27%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Dimension C521 Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Dimension C521

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