Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 32.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Run History
SystemDell Inspiron 3521  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 06RYX8
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 31 '17 at 21:46
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-3217U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
32.5% Below average
Memory 43.8
1-Core 49.8
2-Core 87.2
36% 60.3 Pts
4-Core 124
8-Core 118
16% 121 Pts
64-Core 92.1
6% 92.1 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0597) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4653
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
3.47% Terrible
Lighting 3.87
Reflection 4.96
Parallax 2.59
3% 3.81 fps
MRender 4.62
Gravity 2.13
Splatting 7.3
4% 4.69 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.47%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$23
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 102
Write 106
Mixed 103
78% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 1.73
4K Mixed 0.15
64% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905469-063.A00LF Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance (0th percentile)
39.1% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 15.7
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 10
25% 8.87 GB/s
Latency 185
22% 185 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3521 Builds (Compare 1,936 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3521

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