Dell Inspiron 3542

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	9.45% 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 Drive	40.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 3542 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0WW73H
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180523
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '20 at 07:30
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	OMN-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 85.6 1-Core 84.3 2-Core 129 62% 99.5 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 212 28% 213 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 840M 20,978 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Dell(1028 0653) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4614 Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	9.45% Terrible	Lighting 13 Reflection 9.65 Parallax 10.2 11% 10.9 fps	MRender 5.57 Gravity 12.6 Splatting 8.39 7% 8.87 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.45% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 35 127 58 111 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 295 Write 107 Mixed 131 SusWrite 86 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 16.6 70% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 49.5 DQ Write 51.5 DQ Mixed 68 46% 56.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 85%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 171GB free Firmware: 0502 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 97 98 97 97 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 87.8 Write 49.5 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 96.5 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GB 40,451 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 1 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	29.2% Poor	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 8.2 26% 9.17 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 8.6 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 29.2% 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%

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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 $273	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 $186	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