Dell Inspiron 3542

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 60.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	9.44% 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	89.7% 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.

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.

System	Dell Inspiron 3542 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180523
Uptime	6.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '20 at 16:56
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th 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)	60.1% Good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 91.4 2-Core 154 66% 109 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 221 30% 222 Pts	64-Core 220 14% 220 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 60.1% 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. 27.21.14.5206 Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	9.44% Terrible	Lighting 13 Reflection 9.62 Parallax 10 11% 10.9 fps	MRender 5.57 Gravity 12.6 Splatting 8.39 7% 8.84 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.44% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 376 395 435 456 455 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 416 Write 422 Mixed 351 SusWrite 407 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 32 116% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 167 158% 241 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 102%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 301GB free Firmware: GR2OA350 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 99 98 100 99 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 97.3 Write 87.9 Mixed 35 SusWrite 97.6 58% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 58%

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 way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	31.7% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 8.6 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 9.9 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 32%

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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	853x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	677x
Core i3-4030UIntelBench 45%, 24,177 samples	361x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	1,989x
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	347x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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