Dell Inspiron 5521

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


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 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 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.68% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180524
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '19 at 19:11
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	79%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Memory 85 1-Core 83.2 2-Core 139 63% 102 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 201 27% 201 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8730M 95 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 05B8) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1101.0 Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	3.68% Terrible	Lighting 4.03 Reflection 5.15 Parallax 2.97 3% 4.05 fps	MRender 5.38 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 7.65 4% 5.14 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.68% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 109 107 111 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 319 Write 136 Mixed 192 SusWrite 108 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 21.9 75% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 149 112% 150 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 80%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 858GB free Firmware: AX001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 108 108 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 104 Write 102 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 107 63% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173BH0-YK0 2x4GB 4,546 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 17.4 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 16.1 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 57%

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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%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Dell Inspiron 5521

CPU
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	258x
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples	173x
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples	98x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	639x
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 $29Bench 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 i5-13600K $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