Dell Inspiron 3437

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 25%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 30%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (81%). 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
SystemDell Inspiron 3437  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 02TT83
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160607
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '18 at 19:24
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 81%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4200U-$281
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
30% Poor
Memory 35.1
1-Core 49.1
2-Core 24.5
26% 36.2 Pts
4-Core 148
8-Core 124
19% 136 Pts
64-Core 56.8
4% 56.8 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 30%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 05F3) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4404
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
0.71% Terrible
Lighting 0.63
Reflection 2.42
Parallax 1.16
0% 1.4 fps
MRender 1.76
Gravity 0.93
Splatting 1.35
1% 1.35 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.71%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB
393GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2BA30001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
52% Above average
Read 92.7
Write 88.6
Mixed 77.6
65% 86.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.06
49% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 52%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SH564128FJ8NZRNSDG 0194 SH564128FJ8NWRNSQG 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
44.3% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 16.4
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 13.1
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 226
18% 226 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3437 Builds (Compare 110 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3437

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