Dell Inspiron 3250

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 50.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 3250 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DNMV1
Memory	5.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '21 at 17:00
Run Duration	313 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$40 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	50.4% Above average	Memory 51.6 1-Core 114 2-Core 180 63% 115 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 240 37% 266 Pts	64-Core 234 14% 234 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 375A) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.89% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 7.4 Parallax 5 4% 5.67 fps	MRender 6.4 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5.1 4% 5.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.89% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 866GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 345 360 359 286 374 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 292 Write 217 Mixed 292 SusWrite 350 214% 288 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 32.7 4K Mixed 30.2 5,136% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 68.9 DQ Mixed 126 1,266% 151 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 1315 CT102464BD160B.C16 12GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	36.2% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 13 38% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 10.3 24% 8.23 GB/s	Latency 155 26% 155 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	6	4	60	22.6"	1280 720	VSC2051 VA2226w-11

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Dell Inspiron 3250

CPU
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	83x
Core i3-6100Intel $40Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	69x
Pentium G4400Intel $45Bench 47%, 36,432 samples	5x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	115x
GeForce GT 705NvidiaBench 2%, 4,665 samples	18x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	15x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	4x
SD7SB3Q128G1001 128GBSandiskBench 73%, 475 samples	3x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	2x

RAM
HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 29%, 9,029 samples	17x
16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 1x8GBMicronBench 30%, 1,490 samples	17x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 30%, 1,889 samples	15x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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