Dell Inspiron 5521

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.39% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	40.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 79% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Dell Inspiron 5521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 05X7WX
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180524
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '19 at 13:52
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	13%
CPU Throttled	79%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 86.3 1-Core 81 2-Core 135 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 181 25% 188 Pts	64-Core 196 12% 196 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8500M/8700M 604 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Dell(1028 05B8) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 26.20.13001.40003 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	6.39% Terrible	Lighting 7.87 Reflection 7.69 Parallax 9.25 6% 8.27 fps	MRender 7.81 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 8.22 6% 7.71 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.39% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$34 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF500000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 10 67 18 143 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 405 Write 322 Mixed 207 SusWrite 94.2 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 24.3 4K Mixed 10.6 47% 16.2 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 81.1 DQ Mixed 28.5 41% 76.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 55%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 917GB free Firmware: 2AR20004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 112 112 112 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 110 Write 57.5 Mixed 55 SusWrite 112 61% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB 34,976 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 17.9 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 16 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 59%

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

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Dell Inspiron 5521

CPU
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	258x
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples	174x
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples	98x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	640x
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 $29Bench 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: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	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