Dell Inspiron 3520

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 45.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Dell Inspiron 3520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0G8TPV
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180531
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '23 at 06:47
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2370M-$272 10,169 User benchmarks, average bench 49% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Memory 69.5 1-Core 57.4 2-Core 99.7 48% 75.5 Pts	4-Core 126 8-Core 133 17% 130 Pts	64-Core 133 8% 133 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) 209,058 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 0555) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	1.73% Terrible	Lighting 1.9 Reflection 2.3 Parallax 1.5 2% 1.9 fps	MRender 2.7 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 2.5 2% 2.53 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.73% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 901GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 390 413 394 341 332 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 337 Write 434 Mixed 366 SusWrite 370 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 39.6 128% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 160 141% 213 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron CT51264BF160B.C16F 2x4GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	41.8% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 14.1 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 11.6 33% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 55%

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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 48%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3520

CPU
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	69x
Core i3-2370MIntel $272Bench 49%, 10,169 samples	52x
Core i3-3110MIntel $70Bench 48%, 34,445 samples	41x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	129x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	87x
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples	34x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
Green 120GB (2018)WD $59Bench 43%, 69,933 samples	5x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples	36x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 28%, 8,533 samples	13x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 1x4GBNanyaBench 28%, 2,992 samples	12x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $80

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 $40	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