Dell Inspiron 3421

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics2.55% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3421  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0KXJH5
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151214
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 26 '20 at 14:08
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User SYC-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 2.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Memory 80.1
1-Core 53.7
2-Core 80.1
48% 71.3 Pts
4-Core 122
8-Core 151
18% 137 Pts
64-Core 138
9% 138 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0591) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
2.55% Terrible
Lighting 3
Reflection 4.31
Parallax 2.44
2% 3.25 fps
MRender 3.62
Gravity 1.93
Splatting 4.26
3% 3.27 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.55%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB
226GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR20004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 53 55 60 73 83 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
47.1% Average
Read 98.7
Write 94.7
Mixed 52.2
SusWrite 65.3
57% 77.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 59%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB
9GB free, PID 1665
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 1.9 1.3 1.6 1.6 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 5.5
Write 1.8
Mixed 5.3
SusWrite 1.7
4% 3.58 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.3
20% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CK0 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24.4% Poor
MC Read 6.6
MC Write 8.1
MC Mixed 8.1
22% 7.6 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 7.8
21% 7.33 GB/s
Latency 80.4
50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3421 Builds (Compare 527 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3421

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