Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 32%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics8.56% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemDell Inspiron 3521  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 018DYG
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit renk,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131025
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '19 at 01:49
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 11%
CPU Throttled 79%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3537U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
32% Below average
Memory 55.3
1-Core 21.2
2-Core 36.4
27% 37.6 Pts
4-Core 53.3
8-Core 53.8
7% 53.5 Pts
64-Core 52.2
3% 52.2 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 32%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8500M/8700M
Dell(1028 05B8) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 25.20.15011.1004
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.56% Terrible
Lighting 11.9
Reflection 8.38
Parallax 9.25
10% 9.84 fps
MRender 7.81
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 8.17
6% 7.69 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.56%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2013)
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 78 63 63 77 89 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
47% Average
Read 92.5
Write 89
Mixed 46.2
SusWrite 70.9
55% 74.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 47%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173BH0-CK0 Hynix HMT351S6EFR8C-PB 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
22.4% Poor
MC Read 7.3
MC Write 7.7
MC Mixed 9
23% 8 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 4.2
SC Mixed 4.8
14% 4.73 GB/s
Latency 142
28% 142 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.4%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3521 Builds (Compare 1,933 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3521

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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