Dell Inspiron 3421

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 22%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 47.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.6% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemDell Inspiron 3421  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0RDCXP
Memory1.2 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20151214
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 02 '18 at 18:57
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium 2117U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
47.7% Average
Memory 79.1
1-Core 49.8
2-Core 97.1
49% 75.3 Pts
4-Core 97.6
8-Core 98.1
13% 97.8 Pts
64-Core 98.1
6% 98.1 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 0591) 1,002MB
Driver: igdumdim32.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4276
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
0.6% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 1.15
Parallax 0.47
0% 0.76 fps
MRender 1.19
Gravity 0.17
Splatting 1.13
1% 0.83 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.6%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX001A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 89 88 89 92 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 76.7
Write 62.3
Mixed 26.2
SusWrite 88.5
46% 63.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9915403-013.A03LF 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
23.1% Poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 7.5
MC Mixed 6.7
20% 7.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 6.2
19% 6.7 GB/s
Latency 82.2
49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 5%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3421 Builds (Compare 530 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: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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