Dell Inspiron 3542

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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. 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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics9.47% 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 Drive77.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell Inspiron 3542  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0WW73H
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180523
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 27 '19 at 10:58
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4510U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.9% Good
Memory 90
1-Core 90.4
2-Core 157
68% 113 Pts
4-Core 222
8-Core 222
30% 222 Pts
64-Core 223
14% 223 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 840M
Dell(1028 0653) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3086
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
9.47% Terrible
Lighting 12.8
Reflection 9.88
Parallax 10.4
10% 11 fps
MRender 5.67
Gravity 13.6
Splatting 8.7
8% 9.32 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.47%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSDPR-CL100-480-G2 480GB
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1029A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 354 378 405 401 410 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Read 444
Write 394
Mixed 338
SusWrite 376
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 47.6
4K Mixed 20.8
97% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 47.3
75% 142 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 93%
General USB Flash Disk 32GB
25GB free, PID 8005
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 6.4 6.2 6.3 5.9 6.9 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 17.4
Write 2.2
SusWrite 6.1
8% 8.57 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 11%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GB
1 of 1 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
33.7% Below average
MC Read 11.7
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 9.2
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 11.4
32% 11 GB/s
Latency 67.3
60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3542 Builds (Compare 2,427 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3542

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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