Dell Inspiron 3847

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.46% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell Inspiron 3847
MotherboardDell Inspiron 3847  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 17 '20 at 01:52
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 100
2-Core 197
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 368
50% 373 Pts
64-Core 374
23% 374 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Dell(1028 0622) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.46% Terrible
Lighting 3.63
Reflection 5.96
Parallax 5.97
3% 5.19 fps
MRender 6.43
Gravity 2.23
Splatting 7.04
4% 5.24 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.46%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABX0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 132 92 137 149 150 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 155
Write 155
Mixed 32.5
SusWrite 130
85% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 8KTF51264AZ-1G6E1 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.1% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 9.2
30% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 10.3
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3847 Builds (Compare 3,470 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Inspiron 3847

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $289
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