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Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 53.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100119
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateSep 16 '18 at 03:34
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 945
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
53.8% Above average
Memory 77.7
1-Core 44.1
2-Core 88.5
46% 70.1 Pts
4-Core 175
8-Core 176
24% 176 Pts
64-Core 178
11% 178 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑
This bench: 53.8%
 Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7450
Asus(1043 3021) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
1.73% Terrible
Lighting 2.3
Reflection 2.27
Parallax 1.97
2% 2.18 fps
MRender 1.76
Gravity 1.6
Splatting 1.87
1% 1.74 fps
Poor: 2% ↑
This bench: 1.73%
 Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
435GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 80 93 99 98 100 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 101
Write 95.9
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 89.3
66% 89.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
200% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑
This bench: 54.7%
 Great: 62%
WD My Book 1230 3TB
3TB free, PID 1230
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 12 12 12 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
13% Very poor
Read 24.3
Write 20.9
Mixed 21.3
SusWrite 11.5
26% 19.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑
This bench: 13%
 Great: 59%
WD My Book 1140 2TB
504GB free, PID 1140
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 11 11 11 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
12.2% Very poor
Read 23.3
Write 19.8
Mixed 20.1
SusWrite 11.4
24% 18.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑
This bench: 12.2%
 Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
28.2% Poor
MC Read 10.8
MC Write 7.7
MC Mixed 10.1
27% 9.53 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 7.5
19% 6.77 GB/s
Latency 84.8
47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 14% ↑
This bench: 28.2%
 Great: 45%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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

CPU
Phenom II X4 945AMDBench 51%, 12,746 samples3x
Athlon II X3 425AMDBench 42%, 1,367 samples3x
Athlon II X4 630AMDBench 45%, 7,197 samples3x
GPU
Radeon HD 3200ATIBench 1%, 5,730 samples8x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples2x
Radeon HD 6670AMDBench 6%, 32,193 samples1x
SSD
PLUS 480GBSandiskBench 48%, 58,990 samples2x
CS1311 480GBPNY  $31Bench 86%, 13,149 samples1x
SSDNow V300 480GBKingston  $250Bench 52%, 15,510 samples1x
RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples10x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples3x
4GBUnknownBench 26%, 42,830 samples2x
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