Dell Inspiron 3542

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.76% 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 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 3542 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0WW73H
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20141114
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '18 at 18:16
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4510U 63,054 User benchmarks, average bench 47% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61% Good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 77.9 2-Core 132 61% 97.9 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 221 30% 222 Pts	64-Core 221 14% 221 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0653) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3412 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	3.76% Terrible	Lighting 4.63 Reflection 7.31 Parallax 6.25 4% 6.06 fps	MRender 4.29 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 6.43 4% 4.32 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.76% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 470GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2BA30003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 87 88 89 83 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 83.9 Write 90.8 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 84.4 56% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 115% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GB 44,908 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 1 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 9.1 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 9.9 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 33%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 39%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3542

CPU
Core i3-4005UIntelBench 39%, 37,483 samples	857x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	680x
Core i3-4030UIntelBench 45%, 24,177 samples	362x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	1,999x
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	81x
BX500 240GBCrucial $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	63x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x

RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 64,960 samples	348x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples	244x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 38,580 samples	189x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16