Dell Inspiron 3656

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 23%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 11%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics16.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3656  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0593VH
Memory4.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160613
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateDec 11 '16 at 19:38
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8800P Radeon R7, 12 Compute Cores 4C+8G
P0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
11% Very poor
Memory 5.83
1-Core 31.9
2-Core 54
15% 30.6 Pts
4-Core 87.2
8-Core 121
13% 104 Pts
64-Core 138
8% 138 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 11%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 360
Dell(1028 0B04) 2GB
CLim: 1081 MHz, MLim: 1625 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
16.7% Very poor
Lighting 18.8
Reflection 27.6
Parallax 23
15% 23.1 fps
MRender 22.8
Gravity 16.2
Splatting 30.1
20% 23 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 16.7%
Great: 17%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34
755GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 150
Mixed 149
117% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.29
93% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 8KTF51264AZ-1G6P1 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
12.1% Very poor
MC Read 4.7
MC Write 4.3
MC Mixed 4.8
13% 4.6 GB/s
SC Read 1.1
SC Write 3
SC Mixed 2.6
6% 2.23 GB/s
Latency 444
9% 444 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 12.1%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3656 Builds (Compare 60 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3656

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