PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
Processor | With 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 35.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor. |
Graphics | 3.33% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics) |
Boot Drive | The 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. |
Memory | 12GB 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 Version | Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen. |
System | Dell Inspiron 3521 (all builds) |
Motherboard | Dell 06RYX8 |
Memory | 9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
Display | 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors |
OS | Windows 8.1 |
BIOS Date | 20131025 |
Uptime | 0 Days |
Run Date | Oct 29 '17 at 12:33 |
Run Duration | 156 Seconds |
Run User | MUS-User |
Background CPU | 8% |
CPU Throttled | 50% |
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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Intel Core i3-3217U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 0.9 GHz (avg)
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35.6%
Below average
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Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0597) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4276
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3.33%
Terrible
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Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0002SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
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44.5%
Average
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StoreJet Transcend 1TB
605GB free, PID 5106
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
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40.6%
Average
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Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Samsung M471B5173CB0-YK0 Kingston 99U5428-059.A00LF 12GB
1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
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26.5%
Poor
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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CPU | |
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Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples | 653x |
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples | 340x |
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples | 304x |
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 21% - Poor | Total price: $28 |