Dell Vostro 3550

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	38.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago.

System	Dell Vostro 3550 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0326FG
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '22 at 17:18
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2430M-$53 41,461 User benchmarks, average bench 50% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Memory 71.9 1-Core 65.4 2-Core 121 52% 86.2 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 178 23% 174 Pts	64-Core 180 11% 180 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 04CD) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 267GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 23 4.1 19 2 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 388 Write 310 Mixed 286 SusWrite 75.7 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 10.4 4K Write 24 4K Mixed 13.2 45% 15.9 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 82.1 DQ Mixed 31.3 42% 76.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SH564128FH8NZQNSCG 0194 SH564128FH8NZPHSCG 8GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	48.1% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 15.8 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 14.4 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 97.1 41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 52%

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

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 47%

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Workstation 2%

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System: Dell Vostro 3550

CPU
Core i5-2410MIntel $160Bench 48%, 46,742 samples	60x
Core i5-2430MIntel $53Bench 50%, 41,461 samples	43x
Core i5-2450MIntel $225Bench 49%, 51,836 samples	42x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	186x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	77x
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples	1x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	9x
SD7SB6S-128G-100 128GBSandiskBench 67%, 53 samples	5x

RAM
KX830D-ELC 1x4GBUnknownBench 26%, 364 samples	14x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 18,713 samples	11x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 1x4GBHynixBench 24%, 8,698 samples	11x

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