Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Inspiron 3521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 033MX4
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130103
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '24 at 13:37
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3227U 7,282 User benchmarks, average bench 45% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	49.7% Average	Memory 80.2 1-Core 48.4 2-Core 81.8 47% 70.1 Pts	4-Core 114 8-Core 114 15% 114 Pts	64-Core 112 7% 112 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 54%

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)	3.1% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 1.8 Parallax 2.7 3% 2.77 fps	MRender 4.4 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.5 3% 3.7 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.1% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
EVM SSD 256GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: HP3414B5 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 417 Write 345 Mixed 293 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 42.7 4K Mixed 10.8 71% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 16 48% 104 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 192%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 338GB free Firmware: GG2OA950 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 75 71 57 76 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 73.5 Write 74.8 Mixed 30 SusWrite 71.8 46% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 8GB 687 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.1% Average	MC Read 14 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 14.2 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 10.2 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 55%

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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	65	55	60	15.5"	1280 720	LGD03AB

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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	654x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	340x
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples	304x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1,519x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	268x
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 $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	45x
MX500 500GBCrucial $49Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	28x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 12,200 samples	139x
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 19,285 samples	99x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples	60x

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Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16