| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With 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 49.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average. |
| 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 | 12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing. |
| OS Version | Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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. |
Run History
| System | Dell Inspiron 3521 (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Dell 0N1XH2 |
| Memory | 8.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
| OS | Windows 7 |
| BIOS Date | 20131025 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Feb 12 '19 at 20:27 |
| Run Duration | 113 Seconds |
| Run User | DEU-User |
| Background CPU | 4% |
PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel Core i3-3217U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz
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49.1%
Average
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37% 50.2 Pts
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15% 112 Pts
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8% 125 Pts
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 77 75 71 76 MB/s
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45.7%
Average
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51% 69.8 MB/s
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99% 0.57 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Unknown 78.C2GCN.AU30C Kingston 99U4342-013.A00G 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
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43.6%
Average
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46% 16.1 GB/s
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21% 7.47 GB/s
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50% 79.5 ns
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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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System: Dell Inspiron 3521
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| Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples | 655x |
| Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples | 341x |
| Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples | 304x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 21% - Poor | Total price: $28 |