Dell XPS420

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics17.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell XPS420  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0TP406
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20090225
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateAug 07 '17 at 19:45
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400-$150
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Memory 52.8
1-Core 37.9
2-Core 73.9
35% 54.9 Pts
4-Core 103
8-Core 126
15% 115 Pts
64-Core 127
8% 127 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188
Zotac(19DA 1209) 1GB
CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1100 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 353.30
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
17.3% Very poor
Lighting 23
Reflection 26.7
Parallax 22.4
19% 24.1 fps
MRender 17.9
Gravity 6.3
Splatting 25.9
14% 16.7 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST31000340AS 1TB-$136
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SD1A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 83.1
Write 78
Mixed 29.4
46% 63.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 0.63
4K Mixed 0.23
58% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
17.1% Very poor
MC Read 5.8
MC Write 5.6
MC Mixed 5.8
16% 5.73 GB/s
SC Read 3.6
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 6.3
13% 4.67 GB/s
Latency 151
26% 151 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS420 Builds (Compare 181 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS420

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