Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
Processor	With 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 41.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.87% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Inspiron 3521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 033MX4
Memory	4.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180524
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '23 at 17:22
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3227U 7,282 User benchmarks, average bench 45% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Memory 66.1 1-Core 39 2-Core 55.9 37% 53.7 Pts	4-Core 98.4 8-Core 98.5 13% 98.4 Pts	64-Core 96.2 6% 96.2 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 0597) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5161 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.87% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 1.8 Parallax 2.6 3% 2.63 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.3 3% 3.47 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.87% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37480G 960GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAP20103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 341 323 321 270 272 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 402 Write 174 Mixed 323 SusWrite 306 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 17.6 4K Mixed 11.3 49% 15.2 MB/s	DQ Read 74.8 DQ Write 22 DQ Mixed 31.5 28% 42.8 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5428-082.A00LF Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 12GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	MC Read 9.5 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 9.9 27% 9.53 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 8.6 23% 8.13 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	44	22	60	15.5"	1280 720	LGD03AB

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3521

CPU
Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples	655x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	341x
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples	304x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1,522x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	269x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	105x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	46x
BX500 240GBCrucial $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	45x
MX500 500GBCrucial $47Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	28x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 12,200 samples	139x
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 19,285 samples	99x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples	60x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16