Dell Inspiron 3542

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.43% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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.

System	Dell Inspiron 3542 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0WW73H
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190523
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '20 at 16:03
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4510U 63,054 User benchmarks, average bench 47% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 91 2-Core 127 64% 102 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 220 29% 219 Pts	64-Core 218 14% 218 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 840M 20,978 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Dell(1028 0653) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4187 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	5.43% Terrible	Lighting 6.77 Reflection 7 Parallax 7.47 6% 7.08 fps	MRender 5.57 Gravity 6.53 Splatting 6.96 5% 6.35 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 5.43% Great: 10%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 220 235 264 274 279 MB/s Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.3% Good	Read 100 Write 98.6 Mixed 244 SusWrite 253 40% 174 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 27.7 105% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 219 171% 234 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GB 44,908 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 1 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 9.1 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 10.7 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 33%

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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	677x
Core i3-4030UIntelBench 45%, 24,177 samples	361x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	1,988x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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