HP CQ3521L

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 47.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.97% 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 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP CQ3521L  (all builds)
MotherboardMSI 2AB4
Memory1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101129
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateDec 21 '21 at 11:24
Run Duration286 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 550-$110
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
47.1% Average
Memory 66.7
1-Core 75.8
2-Core 135
55% 92.5 Pts
4-Core 159
8-Core 169
22% 164 Pts
64-Core 183
11% 183 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 2000
HP(103C 084A) 1GB
CLim: 625 MHz, MLim: 652 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 376.84
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
5.97% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 9.5
Parallax 6.7
6% 7.73 fps
MRender 9.3
Gravity 7.9
Splatting 7
6% 8.07 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.97%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44
220GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AC01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 82 84 88 100 102 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 98.2
Write 96.3
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 87.5
62% 84.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
190% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
CE80CE80 M378B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
21.6% Poor
MC Read 6.9
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 7.1
20% 7 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 7
19% 6.53 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 21.6%
Great: 26%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical CQ3521L Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete

System: HP CQ3521L

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $110
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