Dell Inspiron 3250

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	16% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Dell Inspiron 3250 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DNMV1
Memory	2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20161125
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '19 at 04:54
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$76 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 116 2-Core 190 78% 132 Pts	4-Core 300 8-Core 322 41% 311 Pts	64-Core 320 20% 320 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 15.3 Parallax 18.7 16% 18 fps	MRender 16.2 Gravity 19.4 Splatting 20.8 16% 18.8 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 623GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 88 97 81 113 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 157 Write 135 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 96.6 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 399GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 36.3 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 9.3 36% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 43%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 821GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 37.8 Mixed 29 SusWrite 9.2 37% 28.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 19GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9 9 9.1 9.1 9.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 37.8 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 9.2 35% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 42%
WD My Passport 259F 3TB 1,516 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 9 9.1 9.1 9.1 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 37.5 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 9.3 38% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 85% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173EB0-YK0 1315 CT51264BD160BJ.C8F 8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	59.2% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 18.5 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 19.1 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 61%

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Typical Inspiron 3250 Builds (Compare 166 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3250

CPU
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	83x
Core i3-6100Intel $76Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	69x
Pentium G4400Intel $45Bench 47%, 36,432 samples	5x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	115x
GeForce GT 705NvidiaBench 2%, 4,665 samples	18x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	15x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $48Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	4x
SD7SB3Q128G1001 128GBSandiskBench 73%, 475 samples	3x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	2x

RAM
HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 29%, 9,029 samples	17x
16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 1x8GBMicronBench 30%, 1,490 samples	17x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 30%, 1,889 samples	15x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $127

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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