| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 40.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average. |
| Boot Drive | 38% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times. |
| Memory | 4GB 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 Version | Although 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. |
Run History
| System | Dell Dimension E521 |
| Motherboard | Dell Dimension E521 (all builds) |
| Memory | 0.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.5 GHz |
| Display | 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 7 |
| BIOS Date | 20070802 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Jan 21 '21 at 22:58 |
| Run Duration | 129 Seconds |
| Run User | GBR-User |
| Background CPU | 0% |
PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+
Socket M2 , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
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40.8%
Average
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41% 63.4 Pts
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11% 81.3 Pts
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5% 82.7 Pts
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kingston SUV500240G 240GB
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0030
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 77 64 63 59 MB/s
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38%
Below average
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22% 99.1 MB/s
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84% 26.2 MB/s
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33% 48.7 MB/s
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
440GB free
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 102 103 102 103 MB/s
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63.6%
Good
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70% 95.2 MB/s
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177% 1.23 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Unknown 4x1GB
4 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR2
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17%
Very poor
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15% 5.23 GB/s
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14% 5.03 GB/s
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38% 105 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
Typical Dimension E521 Builds (Compare 26 builds)
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Motherboard: Dell Dimension E521
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| Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+AMDBench 32%, 784 samples | 7x |
| Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+AMDBench 41%, 5,594 samples | 5x |
| Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+AMD $84Bench 34%, 2,640 samples | 4x |
| GPU |
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| GeForce 6150NvidiaBench 0%, 477 samples | 4x |
| GeForce 7300 LENvidiaBench 0%, 202 samples | 3x |
| GeForce 9800 GTNvidiaBench 5%, 19,550 samples | 2x |
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