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Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 48.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3521  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0FXP6Y
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateJul 06 '17 at 12:37
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium 2127U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
48.7% Average
Memory 80.6
1-Core 52
2-Core 103
50% 78.5 Pts
4-Core 100
8-Core 103
14% 102 Pts
64-Core 101
6% 101 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 0597) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
1.75% Terrible
Lighting 1.8
Reflection 1.77
Parallax 1.38
2% 1.65 fps
MRender 3.57
Gravity 1.1
Splatting 3.52
2% 2.73 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.75%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$34
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 98.3
Write 104
Mixed 96.7
75% 99.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.17
72% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 58%
Great: 61%
ST950042 0ASG 500GB
462GB free, PID 2329
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
18.4% Very poor
Read 37.2
Write 40.8
Mixed 20.7
41% 32.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.34
58% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT51264BF160BJ.M8F Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
47.4% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 16.9
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 10.2
SC Mixed 11.7
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3521 Builds (Compare 1,981 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3521

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $23
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