Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 34.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.84% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3521  (all builds)
MotherboardDell Type2 - Board Product Name1
Memory0.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130103
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 11 '17 at 21:58
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 63%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Celeron 1017U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
34.3% Below average
Memory 60.2
1-Core 22.8
2-Core 46.4
30% 43.1 Pts
4-Core 51.5
8-Core 54.8
7% 53.2 Pts
64-Core 56.2
4% 56.2 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 50%
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. 10.18.10.4276
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
0.84% Terrible
Lighting 1.13
Reflection 0.58
Parallax 0.47
1% 0.73 fps
MRender 1.1
Gravity 0.17
Splatting 1.09
1% 0.78 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.84%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
813GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 98.8
Write 102
Mixed 88.9
73% 96.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.01
4K Mixed 0.14
47% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 62%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 500GB
436GB free
Firmware: 0304
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
16.8% Very poor
Read 32.1
Write 26.3
Mixed 28.6
22% 29 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 0.74
4K Mixed 0.19
52% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 16.8%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173BH0-YK0 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
18.8% Very poor
MC Read 7.5
MC Write 4.6
MC Mixed 7.3
18% 6.47 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 3.6
SC Mixed 2.4
11% 3.97 GB/s
Latency 127
32% 127 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3521 Builds (Compare 1,934 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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