| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With 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 48.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average. |
| Boot Drive | 72.3% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager. |
Very high background CPU (83%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | Dell Inspiron 3542 (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Dell 0WW73H |
| Memory | 5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| Display | 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 7 |
| BIOS Date | 20140328 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Jun 21 '20 at 10:51 |
| Run Duration | 129 Seconds |
| Run User | EGY-User |
| Background CPU | 83% |
PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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Intel Core i7-4510U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2 GHz
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48.5%
Average
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46% 70.7 Pts
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19% 143 Pts
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10% 154 Pts
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Team L3 EVO SSD 960GB
538GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 295 367 233 147 279 MB/s
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72.3%
Very good
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70% 312 MB/s
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94% 33.9 MB/s
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163% 260 MB/s
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WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
602GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 91 100 93 98 99 MB/s
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56.4%
Above average
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65% 88.2 MB/s
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149% 1.13 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GB
1 of 1 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
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29.6%
Poor
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29% 10 GB/s
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24% 8.23 GB/s
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42% 96.1 ns
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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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System: Dell Inspiron 3542
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| Core i3-4005UIntelBench 39%, 37,483 samples | 854x |
| Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples | 677x |
| Core i3-4030UIntelBench 45%, 24,177 samples | 361x |
| GPU |
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| HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples | 1,991x |
| HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples | 175x |
| GeForce 820MNvidiaBench 4%, 9,266 samples | 137x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 22% - Poor | Total price: $28 |