Dell Dimension 8400

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 23%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 23.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive31.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell Dimension 8400
MotherboardDell Dimension 8400  (all builds)
Memory2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20060707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 30 '20 at 21:13
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz-$100
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
23.2% Poor
Memory 44.7
1-Core 1.8
2-Core 7.2
16% 17.9 Pts
4-Core 12
8-Core 15.4
2% 13.7 Pts
64-Core 28.8
2% 28.8 Pts
Poor: 14%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 38%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610
EVGA(3842 2619) 2GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
1.78% Terrible
Lighting 2.23
Reflection 2.58
Parallax 1.78
2% 2.2 fps
MRender 2.33
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 1.78
2% 2.13 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.78%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900210
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 65 91 73 95 94 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
31.1% Below average
Read 117
Write 97.8
Mixed 107
SusWrite 82
23% 101 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 27.7
4K Mixed 14.8
58% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 77.7
DQ Write 93.4
DQ Mixed 79.4
62% 83.5 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 87%
Maxtor 6Y080M0 80GB
71GB free
Firmware: YAR51HW0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 46 55 48 53 52 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
28.4% Poor
Read 48.3
Write 54.5
Mixed 37.4
SusWrite 50.2
35% 47.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x1GB
4 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
10.7% Very poor
MC Read 4.3
MC Write 2.7
MC Mixed 3.7
10% 3.57 GB/s
SC Read 3.6
SC Write 0.5
SC Mixed 2.5
6% 2.2 GB/s
Latency 182
22% 182 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 28%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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