Dell Inspiron 3252

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 16%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 17%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics1.42% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (97%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemDell Inspiron 3252  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0WVYMC
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '21 at 22:53
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 97%

 PC Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium N3700
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
17% Very poor
Memory 25.3
1-Core 17
2-Core 36.6
16% 26.3 Pts
4-Core 51.5
8-Core 49.8
7% 50.7 Pts
64-Core 48.1
3% 48.1 Pts
Poor: 15%
This bench: 17%
Great: 32%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics
Dell(1028 06F6) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
1.42% Terrible
Lighting 1.7
Reflection 0.8
Parallax 2.7
1% 1.73 fps
MRender 1.6
Gravity 1.9
Splatting 1.9
2% 1.8 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.42%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
778GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 49 55 72 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
25% Poor
Read 22.1
Write 95.6
Mixed 34.7
SusWrite 65
40% 54.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
73% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 25%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GB
1 of 1 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
8.64% Terrible
MC Read 2.7
MC Write 3.5
MC Mixed 2.5
8% 2.9 GB/s
SC Read 1.9
SC Write 2.4
SC Mixed 2.3
6% 2.2 GB/s
Latency 284
14% 284 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 8.64%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 1: 0R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
1% 11% 9 8 2 60 23.5" 1280 720 SAM0D2C C24F390
Typical Inspiron 3252 Builds (Compare 68 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 27%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3252

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $52
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