Dell Inspiron 3847

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.07% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 20 '21 at 16:43
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 (82nd percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 85.7
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 538
56% 447 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 240
Dell(1028 210B) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 21.4.1
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
5.07% Terrible
Lighting 6.5
Reflection 5.6
Parallax 10.6
5% 7.57 fps
MRender 4.5
Gravity 8.5
Splatting 4.4
5% 5.8 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.07%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 114 102 99 102 127 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$95
3.5TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 186 185 187 187 160 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 168
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 181
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 109%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 1321 SP004GLLTU160N02 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
35.1% Below average
MC Read 11.9
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 10.2
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 12.4
SC Mixed 13.1
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 35.1%
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 3,459 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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