Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 47%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.29% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 3521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 04RCV7
Memory	7.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit renk,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120926
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '18 at 11:35
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3317U-$225 26,848 User benchmarks, average bench 47% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	47% Average	Memory 66.3 1-Core 64.9 2-Core 111 49% 80.8 Pts	4-Core 162 8-Core 164 22% 163 Pts	64-Core 165 10% 165 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 57%

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 0598) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	3.29% Terrible	Lighting 3.77 Reflection 3.62 Parallax 2.62 3% 3.34 fps	MRender 3.19 Gravity 2.13 Splatting 7.22 4% 4.18 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.29% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 219GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4546 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 707 (A5) Unknown 100 100 98859811863 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 37 (A8) Unknown 100 100 19 (A9) Unknown 100 100 601 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 9 (AE) Unknown 100 100 15 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 61 261993988129 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 2624243630691 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 4512 (EA) Unknown 100 100 21471 (F1) Unknown 253 253 19956 (F2) Unknown 253 253 33271 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	56% Above average	Read 465 Write 326 Mixed 332 83% 374 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 19 4K Mixed 13.6 51% 16.1 MB/s	DQ Read 22.4 DQ Write 59 DQ Mixed 5.52 14% 29 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 108%
ST4000VN 000-1H4168 4TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 3.5TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.2% Above average	Read 137 Write 141 Mixed 105 162% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.2 70% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8C-PB Kingston 99U5428-063.A00LF 12GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 13.2 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 12.8 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 55%

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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 $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $29	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