Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive58.5% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3521  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 04RCV7
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 29 '18 at 18:54
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing way below expectations (13th 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 (8th percentile)
33% Below average
Memory 57.3
1-Core 22
2-Core 34.4
28% 37.9 Pts
4-Core 53.2
8-Core 54.9
7% 54.1 Pts
64-Core 53.4
3% 53.4 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 33%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 240GB
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM81.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 238 264 287 278 273 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Read 411
Write 290
Mixed 273
SusWrite 260
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 31.9
4K Mixed 18.5
74% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 84.2
DQ Write 85.6
DQ Mixed 107
74% 92.4 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 95%
WDC WD50 00LPVT-75G33T0 500GB
212GB free, PID 0c31
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 34 36 35 35 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
18.9% Very poor
Read 35.5
Write 32.8
Mixed 24.9
SusWrite 34.4
43% 31.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 18.9%
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 (15th percentile)
23.3% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 8.9
24% 8.33 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 4.3
SC Mixed 5
14% 4.93 GB/s
Latency 136
30% 136 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 23.3%
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 1,945 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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