Dell Inspiron 5521

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 41% Speed boat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 48.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 79% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Dell Inspiron 5521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0C46Y8
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '18 at 16:12
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	GEO-User
Background CPU	74%
CPU Throttled	79%

PC Performing as expected (45^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% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Memory 68.7 1-Core 31.2 2-Core 118 43% 72.5 Pts	4-Core 171 8-Core 156 22% 164 Pts	64-Core 180 11% 180 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.7% 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 05B8) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.2% Terrible	Lighting 1.3 Reflection 1.73 Parallax 0.91 1% 1.31 fps	MRender 1.9 Gravity 0.73 Splatting 2.48 1% 1.71 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.2% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 866GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2AR20004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 52 71 89 64 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 68.7 Write 82.7 Mixed 36.2 SusWrite 63.3 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 74% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 59%
USB2.0 CARD-READER 4GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 1% 4GB free, PID 4678 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	2.28% Terrible	Read 0.7 Write 0.7 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 0.8 1% 0.68 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 47% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 2.28% Great: 2%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GB 13,765 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	50.2% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 17.9 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 10.2 SC Mixed 10.9 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 58%

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

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 5521

CPU
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	259x
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples	175x
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples	98x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	642x
Radeon HD 8500M/8700MAMDBench 6%, 604 samples	13x
Radeon HD 8730MAMDBench 3%, 95 samples	4x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	22x
BX500 240GBCrucial $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	18x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	13x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 49%, 2,894 samples	60x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples	59x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	28x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16