Dell Inspiron 3542

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 59.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	9.1% 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	48.9% 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Dell Inspiron 3542 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0WW73H
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140328
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '21 at 15:19
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	40%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Memory 84.4 1-Core 92 2-Core 156 67% 111 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 216 28% 211 Pts	64-Core 222 14% 222 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.8% 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. 27.21.14.6109 Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	9.1% Terrible	Lighting 12.2 Reflection 10.4 Parallax 10.5 10% 11 fps	MRender 5.3 Gravity 13 Splatting 8.8 7% 9.03 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.1% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 280GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 156 170 130 204 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 488 Write 404 Mixed 24.1 SusWrite 192 61% 277 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 11.9 4K Mixed 0.9 45% 12.6 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 13.7 DQ Mixed 0.3 32% 85.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 102%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 515GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	53% Above average	Read 90.8 Write 64.7 Mixed 51.6 SusWrite 93.6 55% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 1x8GB 19,744 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 1 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	30.7% Below average	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 8.4 27% 9.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 9.9 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 30.7% 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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Typical Inspiron 3542 Builds (Compare 2,433 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 39%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3542

CPU
Core i3-4005UIntelBench 39%, 37,483 samples	855x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	678x
Core i3-4030UIntelBench 45%, 24,177 samples	361x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	1,995x
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	81x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	63x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x

RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 64,960 samples	348x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples	244x
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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16