Dell Inspiron 3421

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 46.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.11% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	40.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 3421 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0YK1MN
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '22 at 22:25
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3337U 33,616 User benchmarks, average bench 47% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	46.8% Average	Memory 68.9 1-Core 58.4 2-Core 100 48% 75.9 Pts	4-Core 142 8-Core 160 20% 151 Pts	64-Core 158 10% 158 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 58%

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 0591) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.11% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 5.3 Parallax 2.7 3% 3.93 fps	MRender 4.4 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.6 3% 3.73 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.11% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AS-128 128GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS2227O SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 53 102 87 192 213 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 287 Write 239 Mixed 208 SusWrite 124 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 6.5 62% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 72.3 DQ Write 96.8 DQ Mixed 9.2 28% 59.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 78%
Sandisk Ext SSD 120GB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 11GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 331 Write 283 Mixed 250 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 24.6 4K Mixed 11.8 50% 16.9 MB/s	DQ Read 17.5 DQ Write 31.7 DQ Mixed 15.2 14% 21.5 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 58%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 2BA30003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 104 104 103 103 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 95.8 Write 70.9 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 100 59% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SH564128FJ8NWRNSQG 0194 SH564128FJ8NZRNSDG 8GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	47.8% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 16.1 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 11.9 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 53%

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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	161x
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples	53x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	406x
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: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16