Dell Inspiron 546

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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.
Graphics11.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell Inspiron 546  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0F896N
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100119
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 23 '17 at 20:04
Run Duration98 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom X3 8750
AM2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
42% Average
Memory 67.8
1-Core 34.3
2-Core 67.2
38% 56.4 Pts
4-Core 96.2
8-Core 99.3
13% 97.8 Pts
64-Core 96.9
6% 96.9 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 42%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6790
XFX(1682 3170) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
11.7% Very poor
Lighting 15.2
Reflection 13.4
Parallax 13.2
12% 14 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 10.4
Splatting 15.7
10% 12.4 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 12%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AAC Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Read 65.3
Write 61.4
Mixed 62.7
48% 63.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.16
4K Write 0.37
4K Mixed 0.1
25% 0.21 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
23% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 5.2
MC Mixed 9.2
23% 7.93 GB/s
SC Read 4.1
SC Write 3.6
SC Mixed 6.6
14% 4.77 GB/s
Latency 107
38% 107 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 23%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 546 Builds (Compare 23 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 546

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