Dell Inspiron 5521

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 45.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	70.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Dell Inspiron 5521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0C46Y8
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	119.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '24 at 20:20
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	MKD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3537U 17,065 User benchmarks, average bench 52% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	45.9% Average	Memory 65.3 1-Core 66.8 2-Core 119 50% 83.6 Pts	4-Core 155 8-Core 158 21% 156 Pts	64-Core 157 10% 157 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 61%

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: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.78% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 1.8 Parallax 2.8 3% 2.67 fps	MRender 3.4 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.2 3% 3.3 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.78% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 300 298 301 307 306 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 377 Write 361 Mixed 353 SusWrite 302 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 43.2 4K Mixed 25.4 85% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 207 160% 221 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173CB0-YK0 2x4GB 2,184 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	41.6% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 14.3 42% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 12.3 SC Mixed 12.5 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 89.2 45% 89.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 56%

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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	63	50	60	15.5"	1280 720	AUO21ED

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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 $28Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16