Dell Inspiron 3421

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.65% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3421  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0YKV02
Memory1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 03 '18 at 06:30
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-3217U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
45.8% Average
Memory 72.3
1-Core 47.4
2-Core 69.2
43% 63 Pts
4-Core 118
8-Core 103
15% 110 Pts
64-Core 117
7% 117 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT625M
Dell(1028 0592) 1GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.3165
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
3.65% Terrible
Lighting 4.07
Reflection 4.31
Parallax 0.09
3% 2.82 fps
MRender 5.43
Gravity 5.5
Splatting 4.96
4% 5.3 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.65%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 18 21 47 19 8.5 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
30% Below average
Read 78.1
Write 85.2
Mixed 25.9
SusWrite 26.7
39% 54 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.2
46% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 30%
Great: 61%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 500GB
446GB free, PID a001
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 88 81 87 90 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
34.5% Below average
Read 78.5
Write 79.8
Mixed 34.4
SusWrite 85.6
93% 69.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT125S6BFR8C-G7 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
36.7% Below average
MC Read 12.7
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 13.1
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 9.9
25% 8.63 GB/s
Latency 96.2
42% 96.2 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 40%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3421 Builds (Compare 527 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3421

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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