Dell Inspiron 546

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 56.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics22.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
SystemDell Inspiron 546  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0F896N
Memory3.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1440 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100119
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 22 '18 at 13:18
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
56.3% Above average
Memory 78.4
1-Core 50.2
2-Core 99.6
49% 76.1 Pts
4-Core 200
8-Core 200
27% 200 Pts
64-Core 199
12% 199 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
EVGA(3842 2662) 2GB
CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
22.2% Poor
Lighting 25.8
Reflection 25.1
Parallax 31.9
21% 27.6 fps
MRender 34.8
Gravity 30
Splatting 26.3
24% 30.4 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 135
Write 146
Mixed 117
100% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 2.72
4K Mixed 0.27
116% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 13.01A13 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
33.4% Below average
Read 56
Write 60.6
Mixed 49.5
42% 55.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.27
4K Write 0.44
4K Mixed 0.21
43% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 36%
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23
80GB free
Firmware: 13.01A13 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
30.9% Below average
Read 53.8
Write 53.5
Mixed 55.4
41% 54.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.98
4K Mixed 0.39
100% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6GB
null MHz
1024, 1024, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
26.8% Poor
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 7.5
MC Mixed 8.7
26% 8.93 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 7.1
18% 6.43 GB/s
Latency 83.6
48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 546 Builds (Compare 23 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 546

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