Dell Vostro 5481

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

CPU throttled at 88% 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.

System	Dell Vostro 5481 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0D99JV
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '21 at 10:17
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8265U 87,841 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Memory 56.3 1-Core 57.2 2-Core 216 56% 110 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 497 54% 429 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 08A7) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8935 Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	4.74% Terrible	Lighting 6.8 Reflection 11.7 Parallax 7.1 6% 8.53 fps	MRender 6.3 Gravity 6.8 Splatting 0.2 3% 4.43 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.74% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Bc501 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 8,328 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80001C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 55 46 48 42 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 646 Write 150 Mixed 134 SusWrite 52.2 53% 246 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 18.6 89% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 472 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 166 155% 250 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 142%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1 1x8GB 5,658 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.5% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 10.3 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 12.9 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 139 29% 139 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	14"	1280 701	LGD05CB

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Vostro 5481

CPU
Core i5-8265UIntelBench 53%, 87,841 samples	157x
Core i7-8565UIntelBench 55%, 81,207 samples	115x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620IntelBench 5%, 178,291 samples	229x
MX130NvidiaBench 9%, 14,117 samples	43x

SSD
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKbg30zms256gBench 87%, 7,395 samples	19x
SU810NS38 SATA 256 GB 256GBAdataBench 92%, 523 samples	18x
BC501 SK hy 256GBNvmeBench 120%, 815 samples	17x

RAM
8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1 1x8GBUnknownBench 41%, 5,658 samples	32x
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 7,726 samples	28x
SF4642G8CK8IEHLSBG 1x16GBUnknownBench 44%, 1,721 samples	20x

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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