Dell Inspiron 3421

Performance Results


Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 23% Surfboard	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 45.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Dell Inspiron 3421 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0RDCXP
Memory	0.3 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130909
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '20 at 11:24
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3217U 28,188 User benchmarks, average bench 43% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Memory 72.5 1-Core 48.2 2-Core 83.1 44% 67.9 Pts	4-Core 106 8-Core 118 15% 112 Pts	64-Core 124 8% 124 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 0591) 1,005MB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.03% Terrible	Lighting 3.33 Reflection 4.65 Parallax 2.59 3% 3.53 fps	MRender 3.86 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 6.52 4% 4.16 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.03% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$30 20,238 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 201 54 57 58 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 403 Write 294 Mixed 267 SusWrite 119 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 16.5 69% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 164 134% 189 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 91%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 28GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 10 11 10 9.2 10 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 22 Write 11.7 Mixed 19 SusWrite 11.3 20% 16 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 2.1 181% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT425S6AFR6A-PB 1x2GB 3,854 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 1 of 2 slots used 2GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	27.2% Poor	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 9.1 27% 9.57 GB/s	SC Read 0.6 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 8.4 15% 5.37 GB/s	Latency 95.6 42% 95.6 ns
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 31%

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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 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3421

CPU
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	208x
Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples	160x
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples	53x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	405x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	47x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	39x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	47x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	18x
BX500 240GBCrucial $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	12x

RAM
SH564128FJ8NZRNSDG 1x4GBSmartBench 29%, 675 samples	22x
SH564568FJ8NZRNSDG 0194 SH564128FJ8NZRNSDG 6GBUnknownBench 42%, 168 samples	15x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 12,200 samples	13x

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Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16