Dell Inspiron 3847

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
SystemDell Inspiron 3847
MotherboardDell Inspiron 3847  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 03 '18 at 19:49
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 74.8
1-Core 119
2-Core 232
78% 142 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 599
63% 504 Pts
64-Core 580
36% 580 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Dell(1028 0622) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
827GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 158
Mixed 141
122% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.22
4K Write 0.83
4K Mixed 0.13
39% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 112%
WD 3200AAJ External 320GB
222GB free, PID 1100
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
18.4% Very poor
Read 37.8
Write 37.8
Mixed 17.1
38% 30.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.3
63% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston K66GKY-HYA 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.2% Above average
MC Read 20
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 15.5
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 11.5
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 90.8
44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3847 Builds (Compare 3,458 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Inspiron 3847

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $295
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