Dell Inspiron 5521

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 50%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive54.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemDell Inspiron 5521  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 014N2H
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180524
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJan 15 '19 at 04:01
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3317U-$225
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
50% Above average
Memory 72.2
1-Core 54.7
2-Core 109
49% 78.6 Pts
4-Core 164
8-Core 160
22% 162 Pts
64-Core 164
10% 164 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 50%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 05B8) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5059
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
3.31% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 4.92
Parallax 2.62
3% 3.72 fps
MRender 4.95
Gravity 2.13
Splatting 6.96
4% 4.68 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.31%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2306RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 253 278 281 275 286 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 364
Write 270
Mixed 187
SusWrite 274
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 9.8
4K Write 24.8
4K Mixed 12.2
44% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 121
118% 187 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
52.4% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 18.1
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 11
35% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 96.4
42% 96.4 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 5521 Builds (Compare 657 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 5521

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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