Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
Processor	With 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 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.7% 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.

Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 3521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0010T1
Memory	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180524
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '23 at 01:48
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	85%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3337U 33,616 User benchmarks, average bench 47% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Memory 79.3 1-Core 61.8 2-Core 108 53% 83 Pts	4-Core 152 8-Core 155 20% 154 Pts	64-Core 154 10% 154 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 0597) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 1.7 Parallax 2.7 3% 2.7 fps	MRender 4.1 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.3 3% 3.53 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team T253512GB 512GB 3,987 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 165 138 196 136 239 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.7% Above average	Read 220 Write 114 Mixed 220 SusWrite 176 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 42.3 4K Mixed 25 86% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 206 171% 244 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ40UG8EFU0-GN-F Samsung M471B5173CB0-YK0 8GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.6% Average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 13.4 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 11.1 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	36	30	60	12.5"	1366 768	BOE0618

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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	657x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	345x
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples	305x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1,531x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	270x
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 $25Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	45x
MX500 500GBCrucial $48Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	29x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 12,200 samples	141x
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 19,285 samples	99x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples	60x

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