Dell Vostro 2521

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 45.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47% 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.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	Dell Vostro 2521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0840F3
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130103
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '23 at 09:31
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 (33^rd percentile)	45.2% Average	Memory 67.6 1-Core 56 2-Core 105 47% 76.1 Pts	4-Core 133 8-Core 141 18% 137 Pts	64-Core 137 8% 137 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 0597) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.01% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 1.7 Parallax 2.7 3% 2.7 fps	MRender 4.2 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.4 3% 3.6 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.01% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$25 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 71 72 26 35 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	47% Average	Read 467 Write 406 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 100 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 8.9 4K Mixed 16.1 54% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 18.4 DQ Mixed 1.3 33% 84.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 M471B5273EB0-CK0 8GB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.6% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 14.3 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 12 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 51%

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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 Vostro 2521 Builds (Compare 45 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Vostro 2521

CPU
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	12x
Core i3-2375MIntelBench 43%, 1,542 samples	12x
Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples	11x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	29x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	12x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	4x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	5x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $52Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	2x
SU650 120GBAdata $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples	2x

RAM
M471B5173QH0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 38,580 samples	3x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 1x4GBMicronBench 25%, 14,353 samples	2x
M471B5273EB0-CK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 28%, 3,287 samples	2x

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Value: 32% - Below average

Total price: $38

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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