Dell Vostro 14 5401

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive63.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 58% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemDell Vostro 14 5401  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0Y4DKY
Memory24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '21 at 20:50
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU 57%
CPU Throttled 58%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-1035G1
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.2 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
50.5% Above average
Memory 65.5
1-Core 68.2
2-Core 125
52% 86.4 Pts
4-Core 201
8-Core 235
28% 218 Pts
64-Core 228
14% 228 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD G1
Dell(1028 09EA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8141
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
6.9% Terrible
Lighting 7.9
Reflection 8.7
Parallax 8.5
6% 8.37 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 8.5
Splatting 9.6
8% 9.53 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.9%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm991 NVMe Samsung 512GB
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 25306039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 128 112 127 117 129 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 500
Write 154
Mixed 162
SusWrite 120
51% 234 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 49.6
4K Mixed 20.9
80% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 198
160% 233 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 198%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
145GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 510 266 315 291 312 314 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 1,054
Write 947
Mixed 601
SusWrite 334
164% 734 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 61.6
4K Mixed 33.9
124% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 523
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 424
318% 429 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 120%
Great: 236%
SDXC Card 64GB
29GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 11 11 14 16 17 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
7.5% Terrible
Read 22.1
Write 13.4
Mixed 15.5
SusWrite 13.1
20% 16 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.4
32% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.5%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 9905700-046.A00G 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.9% Above average
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 19
63% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 16.2
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Vostro 14 5401 Builds (Compare 151 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Vostro 14 5401

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