Dell Inspiron 3542

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	9.22% 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	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

System	Dell Inspiron 3542 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0WW73H
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150112
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '15 at 12:27
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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)	62.3% Good	Memory 86.9 1-Core 92 2-Core 158 68% 112 Pts	4-Core 221 8-Core 222 30% 222 Pts	64-Core 217 13% 217 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 62.3% 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: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5906 Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	9.22% Terrible	Lighting 12.9 Reflection 9.73 Parallax 9.94 10% 10.8 fps	MRender 5.67 Gravity 10.4 Splatting 8.43 7% 8.16 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.22% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 480GB-$70 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 441 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 439 (AB) Unknown 100 100 154028368 (AE) Unknown 100 100 9 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 15 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2169 (F2) Unknown 100 100 5137 (F9) Unknown 100 100 75432393	100% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 435 Mixed 440 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 33 137% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 77.3 123% 233 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 238GB free Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 6 0 6 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11044 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1966 (E8) Unknown 100 100 40586159644 (E9) Unknown 98 0 98	107% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 467 Mixed 442 104% 466 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 39.4 147% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 125 144% 246 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

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 (92^nd percentile)	32.5% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 8.8 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 11.9 SC Mixed 11 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 33%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 39%

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Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3542

CPU
Core i3-4005UIntelBench 39%, 37,483 samples	853x
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	1,989x
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 $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	63x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	31x

RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 64,960 samples	347x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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