Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 49.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.59% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3521  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0MND5Y
Memory1.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130103
Uptime4 Days
Run DateJan 19 '16 at 12:00
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 54%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium 2117U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
49.2% Average
Memory 82.6
1-Core 49.9
2-Core 91.8
49% 74.8 Pts
4-Core 95.9
8-Core 91
13% 93.4 Pts
64-Core 101
6% 101 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 0597) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4276
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
1.59% Terrible
Lighting 1.63
Reflection 1.62
Parallax 1.22
1% 1.49 fps
MRender 3.19
Gravity 1
Splatting 3.22
2% 2.47 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.59%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
285GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
45.1% Average
Read 86.6
Write 70.8
Mixed 61.2
54% 72.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 0.72
4K Mixed 0.11
40% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 61%
Sony Storage Media 64GB
58GB free, PID 09c2, sony usm64gxb
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
32.5% Below average
Read 115
Write 47.6
Mixed 66.5
86% 76.4 MB/s
4K Read 5.52
4K Write 1.34
4K Mixed 1.02
101% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 26%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273EB0-CK0 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
33.3% Below average
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 9.9
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 10.3
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3521 Builds (Compare 1,931 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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