Dell Inspiron 3542

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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.
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 46.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.02% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	73.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (96%). 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 3542 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0WW73H
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit renk,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '21 at 16:55
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	96%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (26^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 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Memory 67.1 1-Core 59.7 2-Core 103 48% 76.6 Pts	4-Core 146 8-Core 178 21% 162 Pts	64-Core 178 11% 178 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 59%

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 0653) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	2.02% Terrible	Lighting 2.3 Reflection 10.3 Parallax 4.2 2% 5.6 fps	MRender 3.3 Gravity 1.8 Splatting 3.2 2% 2.77 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.02% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$45 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 160 148 138 127 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 422 Write 410 Mixed 360 SusWrite 161 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 30.1 4K Mixed 29.6 98% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 349 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 128%
ACSC4M512S25 507GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 235GB free Firmware: O1026A SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 314 318 273 313 248 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 384 Write 343 Mixed 235 SusWrite 294 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 28.2 4K Mixed 18.6 60% 20.2 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 197 164% 235 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 101%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 250GB 1,518 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 213GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 8.4 5.2 4.8 6.1 7.3 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	5.01% Terrible	Read 18.8 Write 12.8 Mixed 15.8 SusWrite 7.1 18% 13.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 12% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 5.01% Great: 44%

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 as expected (41^st percentile)	28.1% Poor	MC Read 10 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 8.4 27% 9.43 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 7.8 25% 8.6 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 28.1% 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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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 39%

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Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3542

CPU
Core i3-4005UIntelBench 39%, 37,483 samples	859x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	681x
Core i3-4030UIntelBench 45%, 24,177 samples	363x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	2,004x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	176x
GeForce 820MNvidiaBench 4%, 9,266 samples	137x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	81x
BX500 240GBCrucial $27Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	63x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x

RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 64,960 samples	349x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples	244x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 38,580 samples	189x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

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