Dell Dimension E521

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 33% Sail boat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 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 32.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	1.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	34.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	4GB 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. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Dimension E521
Motherboard	Dell Dimension E521 (all builds)
Memory	1.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20061002
Uptime	14.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '18 at 17:11
Run Duration	425 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ 5,372 User benchmarks, average bench 36% Socket M2 , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	32.8% Below average	Memory 55.7 1-Core 30.6 2-Core 51.6 31% 46 Pts	4-Core 60.2 8-Core 58.2 8% 59.2 Pts	64-Core 72.1 4% 72.1 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 46%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 847B) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 300 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.97% Terrible	Lighting 2.43 Reflection 2.92 Parallax 0.56 2% 1.97 fps	MRender 2.86 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 2.09 2% 2.41 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.97% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial_ CT1024MX200S 1TB 212GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 59 78 76 85 83 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.9% Below average	Read 107 Write 83.3 Mixed 98.9 SusWrite 74.7 20% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 33.6 4K Mixed 23.4 77% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 25.2 DQ Write 62.3 DQ Mixed 33.6 28% 40.4 MB/s

Crucial_ CT480M50 480GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 423GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 61 84 81 90 89 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.3% Below average	Read 107 Write 100 Mixed 95.2 SusWrite 79.1 22% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 34.8 4K Mixed 22.4 74% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 23.3 DQ Write 62.1 DQ Mixed 30.8 27% 38.7 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 65%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 898GB free Firmware: 0604 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 15 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 30.8 Write 28.2 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 14.4 18% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 104%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 16 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 31.1 Write 28.4 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 15.1 19% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 169% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 67%
Samsung Flash Drive DUO 128GB 597 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 50GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 6.7 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	9.36% Terrible	Read 25.4 Write 19.8 Mixed 24.1 SusWrite 8.7 25% 19.5 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.3 89% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.36% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x1GB 54,972 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 4 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR2 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	13% Very poor	MC Read 4.8 MC Write 4.9 MC Mixed 3.9 13% 4.53 GB/s	SC Read 0.5 SC Write 2.6 SC Mixed 0.9 4% 1.33 GB/s	Latency 141 28% 141 ns
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 28%

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

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 32%

Sail boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Dimension E521

CPU
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+AMDBench 32%, 784 samples	7x
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+AMDBench 41%, 5,594 samples	5x
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+AMD $84Bench 34%, 2,640 samples	4x

GPU
GeForce 6150NvidiaBench 0%, 477 samples	4x
GeForce 7300 LENvidiaBench 0%, 202 samples	3x
GeForce 9800 GTNvidiaBench 5%, 19,550 samples	2x

SSD
WDS 250G2B0A-00S 250GBWDCBench 64%, 1 sample	3x
X25-M 80GBIntelBench 34%, 12,660 samples	2x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x

RAM
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples	11x
3x1GBUnknownBench 17%, 7,767 samples	4x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	3x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16