Dell Inspiron 3543

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.65% 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 3543 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 064DYJ
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160513
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '16 at 16:25
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5500U 73,655 User benchmarks, average bench 46% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 82.3 1-Core 78.1 2-Core 140 61% 100 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 207 27% 205 Pts	64-Core 205 13% 205 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 58%

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 0656) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4404 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	4.65% Terrible	Lighting 5.43 Reflection 6.38 Parallax 7.25 4% 6.36 fps	MRender 5.43 Gravity 5.2 Splatting 7.48 5% 6.04 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.65% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 741GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2BA30003 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 2 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 92 91 2462 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 923 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1789 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 22 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 910 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 899366 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 161 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 34 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 28515 (C2) HDA temperature 64 50 214749413405 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 458 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 1785 (F1) Unknown 96 94 6508729 (F2) Unknown 95 94 7516504 (FE) Unknown 252 252 0	51.9% Above average	Read 92.1 Write 88.8 Mixed 93 69% 91.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.31 79% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 59%
Lexar JD FireFly 16GB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 14GB free, PID a810 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	4.64% Terrible	Read 20.2 Write 4.72 Mixed 6.81 11% 10.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.81 4K Write 0.008 4K Mixed 0.005 11% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.64% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KN2M64-ETB 1x8GB 4,781 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 1 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 8.6 28% 9.87 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 10.3 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 32%

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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	548x
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	829x
GeForce 820MNvidiaBench 4%, 9,266 samples	67x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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