Dell Inspiron 5521

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	16.3% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 5521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0HK2KG
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20180524
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 04:18
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	EGY-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	79%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3517U 8,454 User benchmarks, average bench 51% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Memory 87.3 1-Core 36.2 2-Core 54.6 44% 59.4 Pts	4-Core 75.5 8-Core 130 12% 103 Pts	64-Core 151 9% 151 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 05B8) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.91% Terrible	Lighting 2.97 Reflection 4.58 Parallax 2.59 2% 3.38 fps	MRender 5 Gravity 2 Splatting 6.52 4% 4.51 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.91% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 104 111 112 108 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	16.3% Very poor	Read 19.6 Write 238 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 121 23% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 16 21% 5.5 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 118%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 203GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 39 52 54 48 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 23 Write 39.2 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 43.8 22% 30.1 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.1 33% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB 25,458 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.7% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 13.9 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 7.8 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

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