Dell Inspiron 5521

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive75.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 5521  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0803FX
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130418
Uptime9.9 Days
Run DateJun 28 '23 at 16:24
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3337U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
52.2% Above average
Memory 82.4
1-Core 55.4
2-Core 96
51% 77.9 Pts
4-Core 130
8-Core 139
18% 134 Pts
64-Core 133
8% 133 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8730M
Dell(1028 05B8) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1101.0
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
3.69% Terrible
Lighting 3.7
Reflection 8.3
Parallax 2.8
3% 4.93 fps
MRender 7.3
Gravity 7.2
Splatting 4.5
5% 6.33 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.69%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$49
325GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 374 366 407 380 366 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 352
Write 375
Mixed 332
SusWrite 371
81% 358 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 48
4K Mixed 26
94% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 244
178% 233 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 125%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
918GB free
Firmware: 2AR20004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 94 94 92 95 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 72
Write 66.9
Mixed 52.1
SusWrite 93
52% 71 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB Samsung EVM M471B5273DH0 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.1% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 16.1
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 13.4
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Inspiron 5521 Builds (Compare 657 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 5521

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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