Dell Inspiron 3542

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 55.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.9% 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 (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Dell Inspiron 3542 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0WW73H
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366x768x4294967296 szín,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '24 at 20:20
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	47%

PC Performing above expectations (61^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 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	55.3% Above average	Memory 79.8 1-Core 28 2-Core 122 47% 76.7 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 181 24% 181 Pts	64-Core 175 11% 175 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.3% 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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	2.64% Terrible	Lighting 3.3 Reflection 2 Parallax 5.4 3% 3.57 fps	MRender 3.4 Gravity 2 Splatting 3.7 2% 3.03 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.64% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 143 34 90 42 64 MB/s Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.9% Above average	Read 241 Write 121 Mixed 280 SusWrite 70 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 28.8 102% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 40.8 72% 142 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 100%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 596GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 102 102 99 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 134 Write 94.2 Mixed 68 SusWrite 101 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 208% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 79%

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	26.3% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 7.3 24% 8.23 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 8.5 25% 8.6 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 26.3% 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: 0P 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	67	53	60	15.5"	1280 720	AUO40EC

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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	857x
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	2,002x
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 $27Bench 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	189x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16