Dell Inspiron 546

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive34.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 546  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0F896N
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090808
Uptime15.7 Days
Run DateJun 12 '20 at 19:23
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 215-$29
AM2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
37.4% Below average
Memory 65
1-Core 30.4
2-Core 58.9
35% 51.4 Pts
4-Core 58.2
8-Core 69.1
8% 63.7 Pts
64-Core 69.1
4% 69.1 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
63% Good
Lighting 71.2
Reflection 69
Parallax 84
58% 74.7 fps
MRender 90.2
Gravity 98.8
Splatting 80.1
72% 89.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 63%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
906GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 119 150 159 173 160 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
34.1% Below average
Read 182
Write 165
Mixed 156
SusWrite 145
36% 162 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 13.7
4K Mixed 14.8
52% 15.1 MB/s
DQ Read 27.4
DQ Write 59.4
DQ Mixed 37.5
30% 41.4 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
23% Poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 8.5
23% 7.9 GB/s
SC Read 5.1
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 6
16% 5.47 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 23%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 546 Builds (Compare 23 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 546

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