Dell Inspiron 3542

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 43.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.81% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 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.

CPU throttled at 99% 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 3542 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XVNF4
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140328
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '17 at 01:38
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4210U 82,966 User benchmarks, average bench 41% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Memory 67.1 1-Core 63.2 2-Core 79.1 46% 69.8 Pts	4-Core 112 8-Core 134 16% 123 Pts	64-Core 136 8% 136 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) 275,372 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 0651) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3412 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	2.81% Terrible	Lighting 3.3 Reflection 4.08 Parallax 4 3% 3.79 fps	MRender 4.05 Gravity 1.67 Splatting 4.96 3% 3.56 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.81% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LX 512GB 435 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 371GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0530C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 24 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 126 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 5390 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 41 (A3) Unknown 100 100 29 (A4) Unknown 100 100 1024 (A5) Unknown 100 100 16 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 1 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 12857 (F2) Unknown 100 100 19390	90.9% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 416 Mixed 449 100% 448 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 33.7 117% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 15.8 68% 155 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 106%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 827GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 5 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 92 88 2464 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1514 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1260 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 72 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1487 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 3889536 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 132 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 25850 (C2) HDA temperature 64 57 184684445720 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 163 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 1257 (F1) Unknown 98 92 3824974 (F2) Unknown 95 89 7849492 (FE) Unknown 252 252 0	58.8% Above average	Read 98.6 Write 106 Mixed 106 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.36 90% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 1x8GB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 1 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	26.7% Poor	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 8 25% 8.87 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 8.4 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 32%

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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 39%

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Workstation 2%

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System: Dell Inspiron 3542

CPU
Core i3-4005UIntelBench 39%, 37,483 samples	854x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	678x
Core i3-4030UIntelBench 45%, 24,177 samples	361x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	1,992x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	175x
GeForce 820MNvidiaBench 4%, 9,266 samples	137x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	80x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	63x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x

RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 64,960 samples	347x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples	244x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 38,580 samples	188x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16