Dell Vostro 3500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 12%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 18.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics0.44% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory3GB 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. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 43% 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 3500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0G2R51
Memory1.4 GB free of 3 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100426
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 13 '22 at 19:27
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 34%
CPU Throttled 43%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 330
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 0.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
18.2% Very poor
Memory 30.9
1-Core 10.9
2-Core 19.1
15% 20.3 Pts
4-Core 33.9
8-Core 33.5
4% 33.7 Pts
64-Core 34.2
2% 34.2 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 18.2%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
Dell(1028 0441) 1.2GB
Driver: igdumdx32.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.44% Terrible
Lighting 0.4
Reflection 1.2
Parallax 0.5
0% 0.7 fps
MRender 1.1
Gravity 1
Splatting 0.5
1% 0.87 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.44%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK3256GSY 320GB-$90
250GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LH012D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 75 63 69 72 67 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
32.2% Below average
Read 43
Write 68.4
Mixed 38.6
SusWrite 68.8
40% 54.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471B5673FH0-CH9 M471B2874EH1-CH9 3GB
1066, 1066 MHz
2048, 1024 MB
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
13.9% Very poor
MC Read 5.4
MC Write 4.3
MC Mixed 5.8
15% 5.17 GB/s
SC Read 2.3
SC Write 2.8
SC Mixed 1.9
7% 2.33 GB/s
Latency 249
16% 249 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 24%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Vostro 3500 Builds (Compare 2,267 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Vostro 3500

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