Dell Inspiron 5521

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 61.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.37% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive65% 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.
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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemDell Inspiron 5521  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0C46Y8
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130103
Uptime7.3 Days
Run DateMay 21 '20 at 12:17
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User KAZ-User
Background CPU3%
CPU Throttled 79%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3537U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.7% Good
Memory 88.8
1-Core 85.4
2-Core 158
67% 111 Pts
4-Core 203
8-Core 204
27% 203 Pts
64-Core 202
12% 202 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8500M/8700M
Dell(1028 05B8) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 26.20.15019.19000
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
6.37% Terrible
Lighting 7.83
Reflection 7.73
Parallax 9.28
6% 8.28 fps
MRender 7.81
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 8.17
6% 7.69 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.37%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PH6-CE480-L2 480GB
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: F/W:1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 188 92 93 95 95 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
65% Good
Read 444
Write 359
Mixed 330
SusWrite 158
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 40.8
4K Mixed 22.2
80% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 193
173% 258 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 65%
Great: 87%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 91 92 91 92 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 82
Write 91.3
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 90.5
58% 79.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
57.7% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 18.6
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Dell Inspiron 5521

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