PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 51.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average. |
Boot Drive | The 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. |
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. |
System | Dell Inspiron 5521 (all builds) |
Motherboard | Dell 0VCR0Y |
Memory | 3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
OS | Windows 10 |
BIOS Date | 20150731 |
Uptime | 3.9 Days |
Run Date | Mar 18 '18 at 18:00 |
Run Duration | 73 Seconds |
Run User | USA-User |
Background CPU | 87% |
CPU Throttled | 79% |
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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Intel Core i7-3517U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
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51.2%
Above average
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Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
787GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
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51.7%
Above average
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Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI Hynix HMT451S6AFR8C-PB 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
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28.3%
Poor
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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CPU | |
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Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples | 258x |
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples | 173x |
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples | 98x |
GPU | |
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HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples | 639x |
Radeon HD 8500M/8700MAMDBench 6%, 604 samples | 13x |
Radeon HD 8730MAMDBench 3%, 95 samples | 4x |
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 22% - Poor | Total price: $28 |