Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.04% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	43.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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.

System	Dell Inspiron 3521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 09GM81
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180524
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '21 at 21:44
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	79%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3517U 8,454 User benchmarks, average bench 51% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Memory 75.4 1-Core 79 2-Core 133 58% 95.7 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 194 26% 194 Pts	64-Core 184 11% 184 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 05B8) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.04% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 8.3 Parallax 2.8 3% 4.9 fps	MRender 4.6 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 4.7 3% 3.9 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.04% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$51 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF430400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 135 136 127 132 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 409 Write 346 Mixed 299 SusWrite 149 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 23.5 4K Mixed 8.8 45% 15.4 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 96.5 DQ Mixed 19 38% 76.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 55%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 157GB free Firmware: 2AR20004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 69 68 65 67 65 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 71.8 Write 54.3 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 68.5 45% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R534G1601S1S Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.2% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 17 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 15.3 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 89.6 45% 89.6 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 57%

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

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3521

CPU
Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples	656x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	342x
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples	304x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1,525x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	269x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	105x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	46x
BX500 240GBCrucial $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	45x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	29x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 12,200 samples	140x
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 19,285 samples	99x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples	60x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16