Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.85% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	The 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.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Inspiron 5521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0C46Y8
Memory	2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131025
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '18 at 11:26
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 12,197 User benchmarks, average bench 54% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 85.5 1-Core 79.8 2-Core 128 62% 97.8 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 199 27% 198 Pts	64-Core 197 13% 197 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 338,093 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 05B8) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	2.26% Terrible	Lighting 11.1 Reflection 12.9 Parallax 8.8 3% 10.9 fps	MRender 10.3 Gravity 6.8 Splatting 16 2% 11 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.26% Great: 3%
AMD Radeon HD 8500M/8700M 552 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 05B8) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 25.20.14003.1010 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	5.85% Terrible	Lighting 35.1 Reflection 21.8 Parallax 29.8 9% 28.9 fps	MRender 16.6 Gravity 20.3 Splatting 18.9 6% 18.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.85% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 209,943 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 677GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2AR20004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 43 52 64 54 67 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 96.8 Write 99.5 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 52.2 55% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 2x4GB 21,777 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.9 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 15.3 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 56%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 338,093 samples	608x
Radeon HD 8500M/8700MAMDBench 5%, 552 samples	47x
Radeon HD 8730MAMDBench 3%, 67 samples	13x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 49%, 2,155 samples	75x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 49%, 9,312 samples	67x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 49%, 21,004 samples	39x

Value: 25% - Poor

Total price: $43

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $66	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $64	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28