Dell Inspiron 3541

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 (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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 23.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot Drive55.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3541  (all builds)
MotherboardDell Inspiron 3541
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20151127
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateAug 15 '20 at 21:30
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-6310 APU R4 Graphics
P0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
23.4% Poor
Memory 36.8
1-Core 22.4
2-Core 42.6
22% 33.9 Pts
4-Core 58.7
8-Core 67.1
8% 62.9 Pts
64-Core 80.5
5% 80.5 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 40%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial_CT275MX3 275GB
213GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 276 275 203 125 117 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
55.2% Above average
Read 256
Write 311
Mixed 274
SusWrite 214
60% 264 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 23.1
78% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 165
125% 169 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GB
1 of 1 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
19% Very poor
MC Read 8.1
MC Write 4.9
MC Mixed 7.4
19% 6.8 GB/s
SC Read 4.7
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 6
14% 4.93 GB/s
Latency 218
18% 218 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 19%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3541 Builds (Compare 88 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3541

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