Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 23%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 21.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive61.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3521  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 04RCV7
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit renk,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 29 '18 at 18:48
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
21.4% Poor
Memory 34.2
1-Core 20.7
2-Core 28.4
19% 27.8 Pts
4-Core 52.7
8-Core 44.8
7% 48.8 Pts
64-Core 33.4
2% 33.4 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 21.4%
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
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.2% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 1.73
Parallax 0.91
1% 1.31 fps
MRender 1.9
Gravity 0.73
Splatting 2.48
1% 1.71 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.2%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 240GB
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM81.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 289 265 271 282 294 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 389
Write 286
Mixed 259
SusWrite 277
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 32.7
4K Mixed 21.9
75% 24.7 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 126
94% 126 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 95%
WDC WD50 00LPVT-75G33T0 500GB
212GB free, PID 0c31
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 34 35 36 36 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
19.5% Very poor
Read 36.3
Write 30.9
Mixed 25.1
SusWrite 35
43% 31.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 19.5%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905428-073.A00LF Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 8GB
1333, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
18.7% Very poor
MC Read 5.9
MC Write 7.7
MC Mixed 8.1
21% 7.23 GB/s
SC Read 2
SC Write 2.8
SC Mixed 2.1
7% 2.3 GB/s
Latency 231
17% 231 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 18.7%
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 1,942 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: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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