Dell Studio 1558

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 (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 53% 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.
SystemDell Studio 1558  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0874P6
Memory1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20110330
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateSep 09 '19 at 14:42
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 32%
CPU Throttled 53%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 Q 740-$190
U2E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.75 GHz, turbo 0.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
42% Average
Memory 71.5
1-Core 21.9
2-Core 42.3
34% 45.2 Pts
4-Core 70.5
8-Core 108
11% 89.2 Pts
64-Core 108
7% 108 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 42%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
Dell(1028 0413) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS547564A9E384 640GB
549GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JEDOA50A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 62 62 65 62 63 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
38.6% Below average
Read 71.5
Write 71
Mixed 39
SusWrite 62.9
45% 61.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471B5773CHS-CH9 80CE M471B5673FH0-CH9 4GB
1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
32.6% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 11.6
34% 11.9 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 6.6
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 97.8
41% 97.8 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Studio 1558

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