Dell Inspiron 3656

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 31.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3656  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0593VH
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160613
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 18 '18 at 01:20
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
31.2% Below average
Memory 33.9
1-Core 63.1
2-Core 120
39% 72.4 Pts
4-Core 166
8-Core 157
22% 161 Pts
64-Core 187
12% 187 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 360
Dell(1028 0B04) 2GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1625 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.3.4
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
16.7% Very poor
Lighting 18.3
Reflection 27.5
Parallax 23.3
15% 23 fps
MRender 25.9
Gravity 16
Splatting 30.3
20% 24.1 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 16.7%
Great: 17%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABX0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Read 145
Write 153
Mixed 162
116% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.12
4K Mixed 0.23
74% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
19.8% Very poor
MC Read 8.3
MC Write 5.3
MC Mixed 7.8
20% 7.13 GB/s
SC Read 4.5
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 6.2
15% 5.17 GB/s
Latency 233
17% 233 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 61%

 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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