Dell Inspiron 5421

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 34.6%, 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 Drive47.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 5421  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0R9F9K
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151214
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '20 at 02:47
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3337U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
34.6% Below average
Memory 60.2
1-Core 22.1
2-Core 40.7
30% 41 Pts
4-Core 54.8
8-Core 56.2
7% 55.5 Pts
64-Core 54.5
3% 54.5 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0591) 2GB
Driver: Ver. 10.18.10.4252
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.19% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 5.19
Parallax 0.91
1% 2.47 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
Kingdian S280 120GB
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0212B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 276 273 85 84 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
47.5% Average
Read 317
Write 287
Mixed 297
SusWrite 178
61% 270 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 33.3
4K Mixed 15.5
73% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 30.7
DQ Write 67.1
DQ Mixed 22.1
24% 40 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
24.5% Poor
MC Read 8.3
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 9.5
25% 8.7 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 5.5
15% 5.33 GB/s
Latency 127
32% 127 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 5421 Builds (Compare 138 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 5421

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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