Dell Inspiron 3542

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 32.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics8.23% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 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.
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.
SystemDell Inspiron 3542  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0WW73H
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140805
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 04 '21 at 03:06
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU6%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4510U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
32.2% Below average
Memory 48.3
1-Core 25.5
2-Core 41.9
27% 38.6 Pts
4-Core 88.9
8-Core 140
14% 115 Pts
64-Core 217
13% 217 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 840M
Dell(1028 0653) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.3291
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
8.23% Terrible
Lighting 10.7
Reflection 14.1
Parallax 10.3
9% 11.7 fps
MRender 6.7
Gravity 11
Splatting 8.8
7% 8.83 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.23%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
647GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 80 74 83 87 61 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 97
Write 91.3
Mixed 43.5
SusWrite 74.5
56% 76.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 62%
SanDisk Ultra Luxe 64GB
28GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 19 19 18 18 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
15% Very poor
Read 26.5
Write 15.8
Mixed 18.4
SusWrite 18
25% 19.7 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 2.3
161% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 15%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GB
1 of 1 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
26.6% Poor
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 10.3
MC Mixed 8.5
28% 9.77 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 7.2
17% 5.93 GB/s
Latency 167
24% 167 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 26.6%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3542 Builds (Compare 2,427 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3542

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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