Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 3521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XF308
Memory	1.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '18 at 03:30
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3337U 33,616 User benchmarks, average bench 47% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	52.4% Above average	Memory 75.4 1-Core 63.6 2-Core 114 52% 84.3 Pts	4-Core 172 8-Core 172 23% 172 Pts	64-Core 169 10% 169 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 58%

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 0598) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4885 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.85% Terrible	Lighting 3.13 Reflection 4.58 Parallax 2.53 3% 3.41 fps	MRender 3 Gravity 2.07 Splatting 6.48 3% 3.85 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.85% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 258 253 255 248 244 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 388 Write 372 Mixed 332 SusWrite 252 76% 336 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 47.4 4K Mixed 25.4 95% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 226 195% 290 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 128%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 910GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 27 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 25 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 27.4 36% 26.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 1x4GB 14,353 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 8 26% 9.17 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 7.2 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 89.6 45% 89.6 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 32%

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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 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3521

CPU
Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples	654x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	340x
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples	304x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1,519x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	268x
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 $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	45x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16