Dell Inspiron 3542

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 48.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 3542 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0C3NP7
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190523
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '20 at 15:13
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium 3558U 1,744 User benchmarks, average bench 42% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Memory 80.5 1-Core 50.2 2-Core 99.5 50% 76.7 Pts	4-Core 97.5 8-Core 99.9 13% 98.7 Pts	64-Core 95.9 6% 95.9 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 51%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz) 43,454 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 0651) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.9% Terrible	Lighting 2.07 Reflection 3.31 Parallax 2.97 2% 2.78 fps	MRender 3.81 Gravity 1.03 Splatting 3.48 2% 2.77 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.9% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0801A SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 242 266 420 447 380 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 471 Write 430 Mixed 404 SusWrite 357 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 49.6 4K Mixed 36.4 115% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 250 184% 241 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 118%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB-$28 4,213 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 7GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 19 28 28 29 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 32.9 Write 16.5 Mixed 11 SusWrite 25.4 27% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 5.3 455% 6.3 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BF160B.M16 1x8GB 4,731 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1 of 1 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 9.5 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 11 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 79.7 50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 32%

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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	852x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	676x
Core i3-4030UIntelBench 45%, 24,177 samples	361x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	1,987x
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	79x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	63x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x

RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 64,960 samples	346x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples	243x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 38,580 samples	188x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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