Dell Inspiron 3480

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.61% 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 Drive120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 91% 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.
SystemDell Inspiron 3480  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 064PYH
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200212
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateAug 19 '21 at 14:10
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU9%
CPU Throttled 91%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-8145U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Memory 72
1-Core 45.9
2-Core 158
52% 91.8 Pts
4-Core 264
8-Core 268
36% 266 Pts
64-Core 265
16% 265 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620
Dell(1028 08C7) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7463
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
5.61% Terrible
Lighting 6
Reflection 5.3
Parallax 6.9
5% 6.07 fps
MRender 8.9
Gravity 6
Splatting 10.2
7% 8.37 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.61%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 250GB
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 258 218 217 213 221 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 924
Write 788
Mixed 590
SusWrite 238
142% 635 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 44.1
154% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 457
DQ Write 479
DQ Mixed 458
347% 465 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 120%
Great: 199%
Toshiba MQ04ABF100 1TB
917GB free
Firmware: JU000D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 135 141 140 137 140 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 122
Write 132
Mixed 50.7
SusWrite 138
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
144% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair SODIM DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.8% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 22.1
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 17.2
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 96.9
41% 96.9 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 18: 2R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
18% 19% 32 27 5 60 13.9" 1366 768 AUO2E3C
Typical Inspiron 3480 Builds (Compare 273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3480

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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