Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	64.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB 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 Version	Although 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

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 3521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0HK2KG
Memory	1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 640 x 480 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '22 at 18:26
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	79%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 84.7 1-Core 74.7 2-Core 126 59% 95.2 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 182 24% 180 Pts	64-Core 189 12% 189 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.6% 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 Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.88% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 8.3 Parallax 2.8 3% 4.9 fps	MRender 3.4 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.2 3% 3.3 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.88% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
INTENSO 256GB 4,055 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM08.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 397 397 386 397 406 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 406 Write 405 Mixed 208 SusWrite 385 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 39.3 4K Mixed 14 55% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 58.3 79% 141 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	30.8% Below average	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 9.1 28% 9.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 9.1 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 33%

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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 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3521

CPU
Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples	655x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	341x
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples	304x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1,522x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	268x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	105x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	46x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	45x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	28x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 12,200 samples	139x
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 19,285 samples	99x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples	60x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16