Dell XPS420

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 41.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	58.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell XPS420 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0TP406
Memory	2.5 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090225
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '20 at 20:09
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600-$100 59,658 User benchmarks, average bench 42% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	41.8% Average	Memory 67.2 1-Core 27.6 2-Core 54.9 35% 49.9 Pts	4-Core 96.6 8-Core 104 13% 100 Pts	64-Core 104 6% 104 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 625GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 187 186 185 186 187 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	58.2% Above average	Read 245 Write 218 Mixed 191 SusWrite 186 47% 210 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 34.5 4K Mixed 28.1 92% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 116 106% 163 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 117%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 77 80 81 82 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 90.2 Write 85.5 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 79.9 56% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 51%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 74 79 79 78 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 84.5 Write 84.2 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 77.2 56% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 51%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 7TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 26.7 Write 26.6 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 26.6 19% 26.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.8 220% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% null MHz 1024, 2048, 1024, 2048 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	16% Very poor	MC Read 5.6 MC Write 4.5 MC Mixed 4.6 14% 4.9 GB/s	SC Read 4.1 SC Write 4.6 SC Mixed 5.3 13% 4.67 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 46%

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Desktop 50%

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Workstation 8%

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System: Dell XPS420

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	107x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	14x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	13x

GPU
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	20x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	10x
GeForce 8800 GTNvidiaBench 6%, 5,568 samples	10x

SSD
CS900 1TB SSDPNYBench 78%, 7,281 samples	5x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
MZ5PA064HMCD-01000 64GBSamsungBench 30%, 84 samples	5x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	104x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	24x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples	24x

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Total price: $192

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16