Dell Dimension 4600

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 5.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
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.
Memory3GB 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. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Dimension 4600
MotherboardDell Dimension 4600  (all builds)
Memory1.2 GB free of 3 GB @ 0.3 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20040826
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMay 18 '16 at 17:00
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Celeron 2.60GHz
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 1 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
5.8% Terrible
Memory 8.37
1-Core 22.1
2-Core 21.9
10% 17.5 Pts
4-Core 17.8
8-Core 25.2
3% 21.5 Pts
64-Core 29.7
2% 29.7 Pts
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.8%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AAD
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
37.3% Below average
Read 67.7
Write 62.2
Mixed 24.3
38% 51.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.08
4K Mixed 0.3
75% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 43%
IC35L120AVV207-0 120GB
109GB free
Firmware: V24OA66A
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
26.9% Poor
Read 39.3
Write 54
Mixed 36.2
32% 43.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.3
81% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 26.9%
Great: 27%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3GB
null MHz
1024, 1024, 512, 512 MB
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
4.61% Terrible
MC Read 2
MC Write 1.3
MC Mixed 1.7
5% 1.67 GB/s
SC Read 0.4
SC Write 0.3
SC Mixed 0.2
1% 0.3 GB/s
Latency 419
10% 419 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 4.61%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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HDDRAMUSB
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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