Dell Inspiron 3542

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 27%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 26.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.58% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive52.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3542  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KHNVP
Memory1.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140805
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 04 '22 at 09:30
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4005U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
26.3% Poor
Memory 46.2
1-Core 18.6
2-Core 31.2
23% 32 Pts
4-Core 38.9
8-Core 44
5% 41.5 Pts
64-Core 42.3
3% 42.3 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 26.3%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 0651) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
0.58% Terrible
Lighting 0.6
Reflection 0.5
Parallax 1.2
0% 0.77 fps
MRender 1.5
Gravity 0.4
Splatting 0.9
1% 0.93 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.58%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SimpleTech 128GB
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN010754
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 193 213 282 294 303 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Read 344
Write 323
Mixed 316
SusWrite 266
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 21.1
4K Mixed 17.8
60% 18.6 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 82.2
DQ Mixed 92.5
69% 93.1 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 83%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55
925GB free
Firmware: AX0P2D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 96 100 105 107 107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 82.3
Write 104
Mixed 35.2
SusWrite 104
59% 81.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 62%
VendorCo ProductCode 16GB
0GB free, PID 5678
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 9 9 9.2 8.9 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
7.6% Terrible
Read 28.2
Write 1.5
Mixed 10.2
SusWrite 9.3
13% 12.3 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0
19% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.6%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GB
1 of 1 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
20.7% Poor
MC Read 7.5
MC Write 7.3
MC Mixed 7.4
21% 7.4 GB/s
SC Read 4.9
SC Write 4
SC Mixed 5.7
14% 4.87 GB/s
Latency 175
23% 175 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 20.7%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3542 Builds (Compare 2,432 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3542

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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