Dell Inspiron 5421

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.3% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Dell Inspiron 5421 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0272PH
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151214
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	May 24 '18 at 01:34
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3537U 17,065 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Memory 83.3 1-Core 78.4 2-Core 121 59% 94.2 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 178 24% 179 Pts	64-Core 177 11% 177 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0591) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	3.3% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 6.27 Parallax 2.69 3% 4.19 fps	MRender 4.9 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 6.83 4% 4.64 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.3% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5432 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 589 (94) Unknown 255 255 0 (95) Unknown 255 255 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 23 (AA) Unknown 100 100 26 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5636215 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 255 255 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 18 (C2) HDA temperature 53 51 210454708271 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 91 (E9) Unknown 100 100 5848 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3060 (F2) Unknown 100 100 8226 (F4) Unknown 100 100 86 (F5) Unknown 100 100 119 (F6) Unknown 100 100 493032	52.9% Above average	Read 442 Write 237 Mixed 291 71% 323 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 44.9 4K Mixed 4.55 61% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 16.7 DQ Mixed 0.23 22% 57.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 85%
ASMT 2115 1TB 4,577 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 609GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 81.5 Write 90.6 Mixed 74.9 107% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 0.34 80% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 167%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TML251S6EFR8A-PBHC 2x4GB 178 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.9% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.5 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 15.5 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 5421

CPU
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	87x
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples	30x
Core i5-3317UIntel $225Bench 47%, 26,848 samples	11x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	110x
GeForce GT 730MNvidiaBench 6%, 2,897 samples	26x
GeForce GT 640MNvidiaBench 5%, 3,728 samples	1x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x
PLUS 1000GBSandiskBench 44%, 44,528 samples	7x

RAM
Specified 2x4GBNotBench 47%, 63 samples	11x
SH564128FJ8NZRNSDG 2x4GBSmartBench 52%, 1,166 samples	11x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 1x4GBNanyaBench 28%, 2,992 samples	7x

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Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16