Dell Inspiron 3542

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.48% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	24.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 3542 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell
Memory	0.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200902
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '21 at 08:12
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4210U 82,966 User benchmarks, average bench 41% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Memory 70.1 1-Core 66.9 2-Core 100 50% 79 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 173 22% 164 Pts	64-Core 174 11% 174 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0652) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	2.48% Terrible	Lighting 3.1 Reflection 4.9 Parallax 5.1 2% 4.37 fps	MRender 3.3 Gravity 2 Splatting 3.3 2% 2.87 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.48% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 1 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.8% Poor	Read 283 Write 42.3 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 0.7 20% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 13.6 4K Mixed 6.6 39% 11.9 MB/s	DQ Read 60.7 DQ Write 32.5 DQ Mixed 31 27% 41.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 99%
Garmin fenix5x Flash 16GB 143 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 3GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	2.47% Terrible	Read 1.7 Write 3 Mixed 2 SusWrite 3.5 4% 2.55 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 31% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.47% Great: 3%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GB 44,908 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 1 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.9% Poor	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 8 26% 9.07 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 3.6 15% 5.37 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 33%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	23.1"	1280 720	GSM5817 IPS231

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Typical Inspiron 3542 Builds (Compare 2,423 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	852x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	676x
Core i3-4030UIntelBench 45%, 24,177 samples	360x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	1,986x
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 $132	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) $34	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