Dell Inspiron 5437

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 24%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 25%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive39.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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 5437  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 03X56P
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160607
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 01 '20 at 16:58
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User HND-User
Background CPU 100%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4500U-$393
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
25% Poor
Memory 39.9
1-Core 16.3
2-Core 33.1
21% 29.8 Pts
4-Core 60
8-Core 58.8
8% 59.4 Pts
64-Core 43.6
3% 43.6 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 25%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 05F6) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
0.69% Terrible
Lighting 0.7
Reflection 7.88
Parallax 1.16
1% 3.25 fps
MRender 1.81
Gravity 0.4
Splatting 1.22
1% 1.14 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 0.69%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
401GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 191 61 93 95 94 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
39.5% Below average
Read 281
Write 281
Mixed 240
SusWrite 141
53% 236 MB/s
4K Read 11
4K Write 19.4
4K Mixed 13
44% 14.5 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 142
105% 138 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 102%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
281GB free
Firmware: 2BA30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 70 69 69 70 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
42.4% Average
Read 78.2
Write 49.2
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 69.3
46% 61.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair SODIM DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
22.2% Poor
MC Read 7.9
MC Write 8
MC Mixed 8.7
24% 8.2 GB/s
SC Read 4.9
SC Write 3.2
SC Mixed 5.9
13% 4.67 GB/s
Latency 203
20% 203 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 5437 Builds (Compare 201 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 5437

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