Dell Inspiron 5521

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.04% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.5% 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 (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 5521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0N5YWG
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit kolorów,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180524
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '23 at 16:55
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	55%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Memory 63 1-Core 50.1 2-Core 98.3 44% 70.5 Pts	4-Core 136 8-Core 143 18% 139 Pts	64-Core 142 9% 142 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43.1% 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 05B8) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.2867 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.04% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 1.6 Parallax 2.7 3% 2.67 fps	MRender 4.2 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.6 3% 3.67 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.04% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 393 403 348 277 215 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 379 Write 378 Mixed 307 SusWrite 334 79% 349 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 52.6 4K Mixed 32.9 104% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 250 195% 269 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GB 30,280 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	43.5% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14.9 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 11.5 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 119 34% 119 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 57%

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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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Typical Inspiron 5521 Builds (Compare 657 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 5521

CPU
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	258x
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples	173x
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples	98x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	639x
Radeon HD 8500M/8700MAMDBench 6%, 604 samples	13x
Radeon HD 8730MAMDBench 3%, 95 samples	4x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	22x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	18x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	13x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 49%, 2,894 samples	60x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples	59x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	28x

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Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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