Dell Inspiron 3542

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 38% Jet ski	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	25.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 3542 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0926J6
Memory	1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180130
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '18 at 19:20
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	EGY-User
Background CPU	15%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4210U 82,966 User benchmarks, average bench 41% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Memory 66.9 1-Core 22.9 2-Core 49.9 33% 46.6 Pts	4-Core 124 8-Core 183 19% 154 Pts	64-Core 187 12% 187 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 53%

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 0652) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	1.98% Terrible	Lighting 2.03 Reflection 4.88 Parallax 3.5 2% 3.47 fps	MRender 3.86 Gravity 1.23 Splatting 4.13 3% 3.07 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.98% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNS128GG4BBAA 128GB 436 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: AGTA0203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 149 63 86 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	Read 153 Write 144 Mixed 114 SusWrite 111 29% 130 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 18.7 4K Mixed 10.6 37% 12.8 MB/s	DQ Read 11.2 DQ Write 29.9 DQ Mixed 13 12% 18 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 40%
Mass Storage Device 500GB 5,742 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 57GB free, PID 6116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 25 24 24 24 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 26 Write 20.7 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 24.3 31% 23.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GB 64,960 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 1 of 1 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	MC Read 9.9 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 8.8 28% 9.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 4.5 SC Mixed 7.4 18% 6.13 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 27.5% 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%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3542

CPU
Core i3-4005UIntelBench 39%, 37,483 samples	852x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	676x
Core i3-4030UIntelBench 45%, 24,177 samples	361x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	1,987x
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	79x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	63x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x

RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 64,960 samples	346x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples	243x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 38,580 samples	188x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16