| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor. |
| Boot Drive | 26.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times. |
| Memory | 6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system. |
| OS Version | Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option. |
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | Dell Inspiron 3521 (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Dell Type2 - Board Product Name1 |
| Memory | 4.2 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz |
| Display | 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20131025 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Aug 18 '22 at 14:23 |
| Run Duration | 188 Seconds |
| Run User | PAK-User |
| Background CPU | 29% |
PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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Intel Core i3-3227U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 1.25 GHz (avg)
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35.9%
Below average
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29% 39.4 Pts
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10% 85.4 Pts
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8% 130 Pts
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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EDGD25060GBOOSTS3 60GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 502ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 14 12 29 17 MB/s
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26.4%
Poor
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20% 89.6 MB/s
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50% 18.5 MB/s
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54% 71.5 MB/s
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WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2013)-$67
276GB free
Firmware: 02.01A03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 15 11 31 19 MB/s
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30.4%
Below average
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41% 54.9 MB/s
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118% 0.87 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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26.5%
Poor
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27% 9.6 GB/s
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15% 5.2 GB/s
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32% 126 ns
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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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System: Dell Inspiron 3521
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| Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples | 653x |
| Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples | 340x |
| Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples | 304x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 21% - Poor | Total price: $28 |