Deleted Norton and ran more cleaners, then ran another "userbenchmark" to check for any improvement.
None...
Here is the results:
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Benchmarks - excluding SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 35%
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PC Status
Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.3%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics
2.05% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive
The 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.
Memory
16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version
Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 8 years and 3 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.
Run History
9 months ago, 11 hrs ago, 10 hrs ago, 5 hrs ago, 1 secs ago.
System Dell XPS 8300 (all builds)
Motherboard Dell 0Y2MRG
Memory 11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS Windows 7
BIOS Date 20110620
Uptime 0 Days
Run Date Nov 14 '17 at 01:21
Run Duration 95 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 8%
PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
Processor
Bench
Single core
Quad core
Multi core
Intel Core i7-2600-$298
26,237 User benchmarks - Average bench 65%
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
61.3%
Good
SC Int 91.1
SC Float 91.8
SC Mixed 90.6
73% 91.2 Pts
QC Int 302
QC Float 348
QC Mixed 291
71% 314 Pts
MC Int 459
MC Float 470
MC Mixed 474
70% 468 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card
Bench
3D DX9
3D DX10
3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450
6,737 User benchmarks - Average bench 2%
Device(1B0A 909D) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
2.05%
Terrible
Lighting 7.2
Reflection 6.4
Parallax 6.4
2% 6.67 fps
MRender 4.4
Gravity 4.8
Splatting 5.1
2% 4.77 fps
Poor: 2% ↑
This bench: 2.05%
Great: 2%
Drive
Bench
Sequential
Random 4k
Deep queue 4k
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$87
2,018 User benchmarks - Average bench 60%
1TB free
Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
49.8%
Average
Read 91.1
Write 82.3
Mixed 102
70% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.22
4K Mixed 0.34
90% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit
Bench
Multi core
Single core
Latency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 4x4GB
236 User benchmarks - Average bench 49%
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
49.3%
Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 15.4
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 16.9
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 38% ↑
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 54%
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.
PC Games
Compare your in-game performance to other users with your hardware: Radeon HD 6450, Display(DELL ST2421L), 1920 x 1080, 60 Hz.
1. Pick a game that you play on this PC.
Overwatch Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Battlefield 1 Battlefield 4 DOTA 2 Fallout 4 Grand Theft Auto V League of Legends World of Tanks World of Warcraft The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Rise of the Tomb Raider
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3. How many (uncapped) fps do you get?
Avg. fps
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Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
System: Dell XPS 8300
CPU
Core i7-2600
Intel $298
Bench 65%, 26,237 samples
1,231x
Core i5-2300
Intel
Bench 55%, 3,607 samples
120x
Core i5-2320
Intel $150
Bench 58%, 6,289 samples
109x
GPU
Radeon HD 6770
AMD
Bench 12%, 5,638 samples
168x
Radeon HD 6450
AMD
Bench 2%, 6,737 samples
161x
GTX 1050 Ti
Nvidia $155
Bench 39%, 59,910 samples
92x
SSD
850 Evo 250GB
Samsung $88
Bench 95%, 185,258 samples
62x
850 Evo 500GB
Samsung $149
Bench 98%, 113,170 samples
53x
840 Evo 250GB
Samsung $158
Bench 80%, 46,749 samples
24x
RAM
NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG 4x2GB
Nanya
Bench 48%, 234 samples
108x
M378B5773DH0-CH9 4x2GB
Samsung
Bench 48%, 383 samples
101x
M378B5673FH0-CH9 4x2GB
Samsung
Bench 40%, 461 samples
52x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $385
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RAM
USB
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Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $75 G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $1,050 SanDisk Extreme 32GB $22
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB $40 Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $195 SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12
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