Dell Inspiron 3847

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.3% 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.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemDell Inspiron 3847
MotherboardDell Inspiron 3847  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140818
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateMay 18 '16 at 12:19
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User QAT-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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)
75.7% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 100
2-Core 194
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 373
50% 373 Pts
64-Core 369
23% 369 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 705
Nvidia(10DE 1086) 1GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6472
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
2.3% Terrible
Lighting 2.77
Reflection 3.19
Parallax 2.06
2% 2.67 fps
MRender 3.52
Gravity 2.73
Splatting 2.65
2% 2.97 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.3%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
781GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 136
Write 132
Mixed 130
100% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.24
90% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 112%
WD WD10EARS-003BB1 500GB
352GB free
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 115
Write 105
Mixed 101
80% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
58.6% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.2
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.6%
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 3,466 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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