Dell Dimension E521

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 45.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics11.5% 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 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.
Memory6GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell Dimension E521
MotherboardDell Dimension E521  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20061209
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateApr 22 '21 at 03:02
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+
Socket M2 , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
45.5% Average
Memory 76.9
1-Core 43.7
2-Core 85.9
45% 68.8 Pts
4-Core 85
8-Core 84.5
11% 84.8 Pts
64-Core 85.8
5% 85.8 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6850
PwrHis(1787 2304) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
11.5% Very poor
Lighting 15.5
Reflection 18.6
Parallax 14.2
13% 16.1 fps
MRender 12.5
Gravity 11.6
Splatting 10.1
9% 11.4 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721010KLA 1TB
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GKAO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 62 75 71 75 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 74.3
Write 77
Mixed 42.3
SusWrite 69.1
48% 65.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 45%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB
552GB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 85 91 90 94 94 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
34.6% Below average
Read 94.8
Write 37.8
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 86.7
81% 64.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
39% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 44%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 16GB
7GB free, PID 5591
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 9.1 7.9 7.2 6.4 7.3 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
12.6% Very poor
Read 30
Write 18.5
Mixed 21
SusWrite 8.3
24% 19.5 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.5
127% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 12.6%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x2GB
3 of 3 slots used
6GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19.1% Very poor
MC Read 4.9
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 5.4
16% 5.73 GB/s
SC Read 4.7
SC Write 7.5
SC Mixed 5
16% 5.73 GB/s
Latency 86.4
46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 19.1%
Great: 52%

 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) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Dimension E521

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