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Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results


Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 11% Tree trunk	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 15.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics	2.67% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Inspiron 3521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 06RYX8
Memory	0.1 GB free of 2 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180524
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '23 at 04:48
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	NPL-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3217U 28,188 User benchmarks, average bench 43% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Memory 17.3 1-Core 40.4 2-Core 71.2 23% 43 Pts	4-Core 73.5 8-Core 96 11% 84.8 Pts	64-Core 102 6% 102 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 0597) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.67% Terrible	Lighting 3.3 Reflection 2.1 Parallax 2.5 3% 2.63 fps	MRender 3 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 4.2 3% 3.1 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.67% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Geonix Gold Edition 256GB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: ZD0R3G3P SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 213 335 353 314 304 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 244 Write 205 Mixed 263 SusWrite 291 57% 251 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 20.8 4K Mixed 8 43% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 137 99% 126 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5674QH0-YK0 1x2GB 2,147 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1 of 2 slots used 2GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	10.2% Very poor	MC Read 4.7 MC Write 3 MC Mixed 3.5 11% 3.73 GB/s	SC Read 1.8 SC Write 2.2 SC Mixed 1.6 5% 1.87 GB/s	Latency 341 12% 341 ns
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 30%

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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: 0P 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	45	30	60	15.5"	1280 720	LGD03AB

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 42%

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Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3521

CPU
Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples	671x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	351x
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples	313x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1,567x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	272x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	105x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $23Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	47x
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	47x
MX500 500GBCrucial $47Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	29x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 12,200 samples	143x
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 19,285 samples	100x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples	63x

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $23

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