Dell Inspiron 660s

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
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 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	6GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 660s (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0478VN
Memory	1 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180523
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '23 at 06:10
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2120-$147 77,810 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Memory 77.3 1-Core 69.4 2-Core 114 54% 86.8 Pts	4-Core 162 8-Core 173 22% 167 Pts	64-Core 175 11% 175 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 0574) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.64% Terrible	Lighting 0.5 Reflection 1.3 Parallax 0.5 0% 0.77 fps	MRender 1.7 Gravity 0.4 Splatting 1.8 1% 1.3 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.64% Great: 1%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC4A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 112 Write 133 Mixed 66 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12 26,708 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 12GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 31.3 Write 7 16% 19.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 48% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 30%
Generic- Multi-Card 32GB 585 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 0GB free, PID 0158 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 398 Write 2 Mixed 4.2 91% 135 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Mixed 0 163% 14.6 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 Samsung M378B5773DH0-CK0 6GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.1% Below average	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 9.9 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 7 22% 7.67 GB/s	Latency 85.7 47% 85.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 660s

CPU
Core i5-3330SIntelBench 64%, 4,454 samples	91x
Pentium G2030Intel $24Bench 49%, 18,277 samples	89x
Core i3-3240IntelBench 55%, 37,789 samples	85x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	315x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	136x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	52x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	26x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	16x
MX500 1TBCrucial $88Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	13x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 29%, 7,230 samples	28x
HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 29%, 4,880 samples	23x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	20x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16