Dell Inspiron 3442

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 48.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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.

System	Dell Inspiron 3442 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0C1F3F
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151103
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '18 at 01:40
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4210U 82,966 User benchmarks, average bench 41% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Memory 66 1-Core 75.4 2-Core 123 53% 88.2 Pts	4-Core 186 8-Core 187 25% 186 Pts	64-Core 182 11% 182 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0652) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	3.08% Terrible	Lighting 3.37 Reflection 5 Parallax 5.81 3% 4.73 fps	MRender 4.38 Gravity 2.03 Splatting 6.52 4% 4.31 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.08% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 939 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 591 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1722310525359 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 7 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 26 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 47 33 287762808885 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 614184517775 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1068 (EA) Unknown 100 100 4031 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2309 (F2) Unknown 253 253 2090 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	46.7% Average	Read 469 Write 113 Mixed 174 55% 252 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 4.53 51% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 5.93 45% 103 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 86%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 120GB free Firmware: AX0P2D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1804 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 5449 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2248 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1079 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 175 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 28199 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 214749347871 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 84646827 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 276101192 (F0) Head flying hours 92 92 3512 (F1) Unknown 100 100 28051466158 (F2) Unknown 100 100 37659789604 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	62% Good	Read 110 Write 106 Mixed 99.3 79% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.15 59% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 62%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 32GB-$8 9,864 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 25GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 28.3 Write 21.5 Mixed 23.7 30% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.98 4K Write 2.97 4K Mixed 1.32 164% 3.09 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Smart SH5641G8FJ8NWRNSQG 1x8GB 3,351 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 1 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.8% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 8.3 26% 9.27 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 9.8 SC Mixed 9.2 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 33%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 39%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3442

CPU
Core i3-4005UIntelBench 39%, 37,483 samples	240x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	210x
Celeron 2957UIntelBench 38%, 2,764 samples	21x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	428x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	31x
GeForce 820MNvidiaBench 4%, 9,266 samples	30x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	39x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	13x
128GB 128GBSSDBench 65%, 7,332 samples	9x

RAM
SH564128FJ8NWRNSQG 1x4GBSmartBench 27%, 2,672 samples	74x
SH5641G8FJ8NWRNSQG 1x8GBSmartBench 28%, 3,351 samples	66x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 64,960 samples	66x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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