Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive54.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3521  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 04RCV7
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit renk,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 01 '20 at 10:29
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 94%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3317U-$225
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
40.7% Average
Memory 65
1-Core 47.7
2-Core 68.4
40% 60.4 Pts
4-Core 93.8
8-Core 115
13% 104 Pts
64-Core 130
8% 130 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0598) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
3.31% Terrible
Lighting 3.57
Reflection 6.69
Parallax 2.66
3% 4.31 fps
MRender 5
Gravity 2.13
Splatting 7.04
4% 4.73 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.31%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 240GB-$110
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM08.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 275 256 262 284 287 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 406
Write 300
Mixed 139
SusWrite 270
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 10.5
4K Write 27.5
4K Mixed 12.7
47% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 57.6
76% 134 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 91%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB
11GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 5.6 4.5 4.9 5.1 4.6 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
12.5% Very poor
Read 36.4
Write 7.2
Mixed 5.7
SusWrite 4.8
13% 13.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.2
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 2.3
152% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 12.5%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 Kingston KFYHV1-HYC 8GB
1333, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
43.2% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 16
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 7.5
23% 8.2 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3521 Builds (Compare 1,934 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3521

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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