Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 46.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	Dell Inspiron 3521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 070JCP
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit renk,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180524
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '21 at 23:05
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3227U 7,282 User benchmarks, average bench 45% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Memory 70.5 1-Core 52.3 2-Core 86.1 45% 69.6 Pts	4-Core 132 8-Core 130 18% 131 Pts	64-Core 134 8% 134 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 54%

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 0598) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5161 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.08% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 6.5 Parallax 2.7 3% 4.3 fps	MRender 4.5 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.7 3% 3.83 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.08% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFMP1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 230 128 131 122 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 424 Write 125 Mixed 309 SusWrite 186 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 24.4 88% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 192 154% 216 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 885GB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 133 134 135 133 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 100 Write 120 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 132 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.9 139% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB HMT351S6EFR8C-PB 8GB 580 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.4% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 17.3 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 12.4 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 58%

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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: 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	6	5	60	15.5"	1280 720	AUO45EC

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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	653x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	340x
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples	304x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1,518x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	268x
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 $55Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	28x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 12,200 samples	139x
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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16