Dell Inspiron 3656

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 30.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics16.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell Inspiron 3656  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0593VH
Memory5.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160613
Uptime19.8 Days
Run DateNov 20 '18 at 21:25
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8800P Radeon R7, 12 Compute Cores 4C+8G
P0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
30.2% Below average
Memory 35.2
1-Core 61.4
2-Core 110
38% 68.8 Pts
4-Core 143
8-Core 161
20% 152 Pts
64-Core 164
10% 164 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 360
Dell(1028 0B04) 2GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1625 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.10.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
16.8% Very poor
Lighting 18.4
Reflection 27
Parallax 25.5
15% 23.6 fps
MRender 26.1
Gravity 16.4
Splatting 30
20% 24.2 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 16.8%
Great: 17%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 62 60 71 81 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 132
Write 136
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 69.3
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
111% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 112%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB
894GB free, PID 0827
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 25 26 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Read 28
Write 24.2
Mixed 23
SusWrite 25.1
34% 25.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 8KTF51264AZ-1G6P1 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
15.4% Very poor
MC Read 6
MC Write 5
MC Mixed 5.7
16% 5.57 GB/s
SC Read 2.7
SC Write 3.8
SC Mixed 3.3
9% 3.27 GB/s
Latency 226
18% 226 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 15.4%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3656 Builds (Compare 60 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3656

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