Dell Inspiron 3847

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3847
MotherboardDell Inspiron 3847  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 07 '21 at 15:20
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 85.7
1-Core 117
2-Core 228
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 600
66% 519 Pts
64-Core 588
36% 588 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Dell(1028 0622) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
3.5% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 2.7
Parallax 7.2
3% 4.57 fps
MRender 8.4
Gravity 2.5
Splatting 5.1
4% 5.33 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.5%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
545GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 113 86 109 110 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 135
Write 152
Mixed 78.3
SusWrite 110
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 1321 SP004GLLTU160N02 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.7% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 16.3
55% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 18.6
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3847 Builds (Compare 3,467 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: 64% - Good Total price: $275
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