Dell Inspiron 3542

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 28%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot Drive71.4% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
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
SystemDell Inspiron 3542  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0926J6
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140805
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 23 '20 at 18:35
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU8%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4210U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
28% Poor
Memory 46
1-Core 16.4
2-Core 41.8
24% 34.7 Pts
4-Core 59.3
8-Core 61
8% 60.2 Pts
64-Core 59.7
4% 59.7 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 28%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 0652) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 0.7
2% 0.7 fps
Poor: 2% Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team 240GB 240GB
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 302 286 286 288 287 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 437
Write 393
Mixed 351
SusWrite 302
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 40.1
4K Mixed 27.9
91% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 104
92% 139 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GB
1 of 1 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
23.6% Poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 8.5
MC Mixed 8.5
24% 8.53 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 6.4
16% 5.57 GB/s
Latency 176
23% 176 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 23.6%
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 2,433 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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