Dell Inspiron 3847

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 5%
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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.72% 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.
SystemDell Inspiron 3847
MotherboardDell Inspiron 3847  (all builds)
Memory2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140403
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateApr 21 '19 at 16:21
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%

 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 (100th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 86.8
1-Core 93.3
2-Core 186
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 368
48% 362 Pts
64-Core 366
23% 366 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.3%
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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.72% Terrible
Lighting 3.73
Reflection 6.15
Parallax 6.38
3% 5.42 fps
MRender 8.24
Gravity 2.23
Splatting 7.57
5% 6.01 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.72%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 123 163 121 131 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
75.8% Very good
Read 147
Write 139
Mixed 81.3
SusWrite 118
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 112%
WD My Book 1140 3TB
545GB free, PID 1140
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 43 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
20.7% Poor
Read 37.5
Write 43.5
Mixed 27.8
SusWrite 42.2
52% 37.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 20.7%
Great: 59%
WD My Book 1230 4TB
2.5TB free, PID 1230
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 37 38 39 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
20.7% Poor
Read 40
Write 36
Mixed 31.5
SusWrite 38.2
49% 36.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 20.7%
Great: 60%
Sony Storage Media 8GB
7GB free, PID 02a5, Sony 8GB
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 6.4 6.6 6.8 6.6 6.7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
3.33% Terrible
Read 8.8
Write 2.5
Mixed 4.5
SusWrite 6.5
7% 5.57 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.33%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
54.8% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 17.1
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 14.3
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3847 Builds (Compare 3,464 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: 64% - Good Total price: $275
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