Dell Inspiron 5521

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 47.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51% 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.

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 0HK2KG
Memory	5.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180524
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 15:08
Run Duration	333 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	79%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3517U 8,454 User benchmarks, average bench 51% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Memory 64.9 1-Core 68.1 2-Core 98.8 48% 77.3 Pts	4-Core 167 8-Core 195 24% 181 Pts	64-Core 170 10% 170 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8730M 95 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 05B8) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1101.0 Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	2.83% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 9 Parallax 2.7 3% 5.07 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 3.9 3% 3.33 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.83% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX400-512-G2 512GB 3,021 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 164 104 86 91 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 384 Write 332 Mixed 118 SusWrite 122 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 37 4K Mixed 18.9 60% 22.1 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 190 148% 204 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 103%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB 31,958 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 683GB free Firmware: 2AR20003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 89 90 90 73 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 74.7 Write 62.8 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 81.8 50% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB Kingston 99U5428-068.A00LF 12GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1600, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 10.7 32% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 10.1 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 114 35% 114 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 46%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 36: 4R 3G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
36%	14%	98	56	23	60	15.5"	1536 864	AUO21ED

History: Score 31: 5R 0G 6B | Score 28: 3R 3G 4B | Score 37: 4R 5G 2B | Score 37: 4R 3G 8B | Score 36: 4R 3G 7B

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 5521

CPU
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	258x
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples	173x
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples	98x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	639x
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: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16