Dell Inspiron 3847

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.92% 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 Drive98.7% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3847
MotherboardDell Inspiron 3847  (all builds)
Memory3.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 26 '18 at 18:56
Run Duration214 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU 82%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 103
2-Core 197
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 507
54% 429 Pts
64-Core 543
34% 543 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
Gigabyte(1458 34D0) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
5.92% Terrible
Lighting 7.93
Reflection 7.65
Parallax 3.38
6% 6.32 fps
MRender 6.62
Gravity 6.27
Splatting 5.26
5% 6.05 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.92%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 398
Mixed 411
97% 436 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 42.7
151% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 91.6
DQ Mixed 120
102% 154 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
1TB free
Firmware: CC52 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 128
Write 130
Mixed 128
97% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.04
4K Mixed 0.17
69% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 96%
USB Flash Disk 4GB
1GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
7.7% Terrible
Read 25.6
Write 10.1
Mixed 8.45
16% 14.7 MB/s
4K Read 7.51
4K Write 0.007
4K Mixed 0.01
28% 2.51 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.7%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.7% Above average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 16.5
54% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 13.3
40% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3847 Builds (Compare 3,464 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Inspiron 3847

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $275
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