Dell Inspiron 3421

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell Inspiron 3421  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory3.7 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 22 '18 at 19:08
Run Duration80 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3337U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
31.6% Below average
Memory 55.7
1-Core 19
2-Core 36.5
27% 37.1 Pts
4-Core 45.1
8-Core 51.4
6% 48.2 Pts
64-Core 45.3
3% 45.3 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 58%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
705GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2BA30003 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 96.8
Write 103
Mixed 103
76% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.33
86% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SH564568FJ8NZRNSDG 0194 SH564128FJ8NZRNSDG 6GB
1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
20.3% Poor
MC Read 7
MC Write 7.3
MC Mixed 6.9
20% 7.07 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 3.9
SC Mixed 5.4
13% 4.63 GB/s
Latency 141
28% 141 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 20.3%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3421 Builds (Compare 527 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3421

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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