Dell Inspiron 3656

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 37.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics16.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3656  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0R1PCR
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160613
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 13 '19 at 09:36
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-8700P Radeon R6, 10 Compute Cores 4C+6G
P0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
37.2% Below average
Memory 43.6
1-Core 60.2
2-Core 112
41% 71.9 Pts
4-Core 180
8-Core 176
24% 178 Pts
64-Core 166
10% 166 Pts
Poor: 15%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 360
Dell(1028 0B04) 2GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1625 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.11.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
16.9% Very poor
Lighting 18.6
Reflection 27.7
Parallax 23.7
15% 23.3 fps
MRender 25.3
Gravity 17.3
Splatting 30.1
20% 24.2 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 16.9%
Great: 17%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$22
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 59 62 64 63 58 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
33.6% Below average
Read 55.8
Write 55.8
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 61.1
39% 53.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
20.4% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 5.3
MC Mixed 7.9
21% 7.33 GB/s
SC Read 4.3
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 5.5
14% 4.83 GB/s
Latency 186
22% 186 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 20.4%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3656 Builds (Compare 60 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3656

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