| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average. |
| Graphics | 9.21% 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 Drive | 21.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD. |
| 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. |
Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | Dell Studio Slim 540s (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Dell 0M017G |
| Memory | 3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20090825 |
| Uptime | 11.7 Days |
| Run Date | Mar 27 '23 at 17:46 |
| Run Duration | 119 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 65% |
PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400-$170
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
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42.7%
Average
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40% 60.2 Pts
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14% 110 Pts
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8% 123 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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AMD HD 7750
Sapphire(174B 2312) 1GB
CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
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9.21%
Terrible
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9% 14 fps
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9% 11 fps
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
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18.8%
Very poor
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17% 6.1 GB/s
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13% 4.57 GB/s
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38% 106 ns
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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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System: Dell Studio Slim 540s
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| Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples | 3x |
| Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples | 3x |
| Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples | 2x |
| GPU |
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| G45/G43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 1%, 6,554 samples | 4x |
| GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples | 3x |
| GeForce GT 220NvidiaBench 2%, 19,671 samples | 1x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 50% - Average | Total price: $196 |