Dell Inspiron 5521

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.43% 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 Drive53.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB 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 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. 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.
SystemDell Inspiron 5521  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0C46Y8
Memory6.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit kolorów,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180524
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateMay 20 '20 at 22:35
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 14%
CPU Throttled 79%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3537U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Memory 71.4
1-Core 76.9
2-Core 108
54% 85.5 Pts
4-Core 198
8-Core 193
26% 196 Pts
64-Core 199
12% 199 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8500M/8700M
Dell(1028 05B8) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 26.20.15029.27016
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
6.43% Terrible
Lighting 7.9
Reflection 7.73
Parallax 9.28
6% 8.3 fps
MRender 7.9
Gravity 7.2
Splatting 8.26
6% 7.79 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.43%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 135 103 119 91 123 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 237
Write 194
Mixed 222
SusWrite 116
43% 192 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 29.7
95% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 28.8
58% 114 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 85%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
349GB free
Firmware: 2AR20004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 81 81 81 82 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 71.1
Write 55.8
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 80.7
48% 65.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT102464BF160B.C16 Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
54% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 17.6
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 16.2
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 98.3
41% 98.3 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 54%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 5521 Builds (Compare 658 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 5521

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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