Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive65.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell Inspiron 3521  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 033MX4
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180524
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 09 '20 at 03:43
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-3227U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
34.8% Below average
Memory 60.6
1-Core 21.9
2-Core 36.9
29% 39.8 Pts
4-Core 55.3
8-Core 54.8
7% 55 Pts
64-Core 55.5
3% 55.5 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0597) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.19% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 1.73
Parallax 0.91
1% 1.31 fps
MRender 1.86
Gravity 0.73
Splatting 2.48
1% 1.69 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.19%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0530B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 380 381 383 390 391 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 438
Write 388
Mixed 363
SusWrite 384
88% 393 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 31.6
4K Mixed 16.7
62% 21.4 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 50.9
59% 102 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT51264BF160B.C16F 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
24.5% Poor
MC Read 8.4
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 9.4
25% 8.7 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 5.3
15% 5.27 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3521 Builds (Compare 1,937 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3521

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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