Dell Inspiron 3543

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.36% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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.

System	Dell Inspiron 3543 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 04XW3R
Memory	6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160513
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '17 at 12:27
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-5200U 107,407 User benchmarks, average bench 42% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	49.7% Average	Memory 64.7 1-Core 81.5 2-Core 141 56% 95.8 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 210 27% 205 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0655) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	4.36% Terrible	Lighting 5.07 Reflection 4.92 Parallax 6.56 4% 5.52 fps	MRender 4.76 Gravity 4.97 Splatting 7.3 5% 5.68 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.36% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 844GB free (System drive) Firmware: AX0P2D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1657 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 1882 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1440 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 82 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 82 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 3189 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 223339806754 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 66034117 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 227795837 (F0) Head flying hours 96 96 1853 (F1) Unknown 100 100 9290955191 (F2) Unknown 100 100 25983655196 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	51.6% Above average	Read 93.7 Write 86.5 Mixed 79 65% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.03 4K Write 0.32 4K Mixed 0.05 13% 0.14 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 62%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 7GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	6.59% Terrible	Read 21.3 Write 7.26 Mixed 8.42 13% 12.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.38 4K Write 0.29 4K Mixed 1.31 71% 1.99 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.59% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905428-123.A00LF 1x8GB 500 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 1 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 9.8 MC Mixed 8.5 27% 9.57 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 7.5 25% 8.83 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 33%

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3543

CPU
Core i5-5200UIntelBench 42%, 107,407 samples	549x
Core i3-5005UIntelBench 38%, 50,603 samples	224x
Core i7-5500UIntelBench 46%, 73,655 samples	222x

GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	830x
GeForce 820MNvidiaBench 4%, 9,266 samples	68x
GeForce 840MNvidiaBench 9%, 20,978 samples	62x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	34x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	17x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples	165x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 64,960 samples	152x
M471B5173EB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 23%, 50,921 samples	71x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16