Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 39% Jet ski	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 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 39.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	2.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	48.6% 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 (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 3521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 06RYX8
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180524
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '23 at 08:50
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

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 i3-3217U 28,188 User benchmarks, average bench 43% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Memory 61.9 1-Core 39.2 2-Core 62.3 37% 54.5 Pts	4-Core 95.4 8-Core 105 13% 100 Pts	64-Core 101 6% 101 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 53%

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)	2.85% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 4.1 Parallax 2.6 3% 3.4 fps	MRender 3.7 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 4.3 3% 3.37 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.85% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU630 480GB 31,107 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 413GB free (System drive) Firmware: N181017a SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 45 32 25 55 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 404 Write 402 Mixed 379 SusWrite 76.9 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 27.6 4K Mixed 17 73% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 153 109% 138 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 M471B5273DH0-CH9 8GB 228 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	38.9% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 13.7 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 9.9 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 107 38% 107 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	24	9	60	15.5"	1280 720	LGD03DF

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3521

CPU
Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples	656x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	344x
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples	304x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1,527x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	269x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	105x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	46x
BX500 240GBCrucial $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	45x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	29x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 12,200 samples	140x
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 19,285 samples	99x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples	60x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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