Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 54.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Dell Inspiron 3521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0010T1
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180524
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '21 at 05:45
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	LKA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3337U 33,616 User benchmarks, average bench 47% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Memory 79.3 1-Core 70.7 2-Core 128 57% 92.6 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 173 23% 174 Pts	64-Core 176 11% 176 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 58%

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. 10.18.10.5161 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.77% Terrible	Lighting 3.3 Reflection 1.7 Parallax 2.6 3% 2.53 fps	MRender 4.4 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 4.1 3% 3.53 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.77% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Aitc KSM 128GB SSD 81 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2107XKR SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 279 271 169 99 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 314 Write 272 Mixed 254 SusWrite 194 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 30.6 4K Mixed 13.2 48% 17.9 MB/s	DQ Read 73.4 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 112 93% 129 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 83%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB-$59 15,217 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 239GB free Firmware: PB3OCA0G SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 39 39 39 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	25.2% Poor	Read 49.2 Write 46.2 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 38.3 30% 40.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 8GB 511 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 17.5 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 14.9 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 56%

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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: 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	15	5	60	15.5"	1366 768	SDC5441

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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	343x
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples	304x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1,526x
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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	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) $39	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