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Dell Inspiron 5521

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 79% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Dell Inspiron 5521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0HK2KG
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121024
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '22 at 09:40
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	79%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3517U 8,454 User benchmarks, average bench 51% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Memory 79 1-Core 64.2 2-Core 113 54% 85.3 Pts	4-Core 153 8-Core 160 21% 156 Pts	64-Core 184 11% 184 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 60%

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 05B8) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	1.94% Terrible	Lighting 1.7 Reflection 8.4 Parallax 2.6 1% 4.23 fps	MRender 4.6 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.1 3% 3.67 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.94% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$35 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 214GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 340 377 385 405 421 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 127 Write 40.2 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 372 33% 144 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 14.9 4K Mixed 25.5 57% 17 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 167 154% 235 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 102%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB 31,958 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 640GB free Firmware: 2AR20003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 82 85 84 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 82.6 Write 90.3 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 83.5 56% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown RMT3160ME68FAF1600 Kingston 9905428-417.A00LF 16GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 17.7 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 14.8 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 82.4 48% 82.4 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 56%

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 5521

CPU
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	263x
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples	178x
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples	100x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	653x
Radeon HD 8500M/8700MAMDBench 6%, 604 samples	13x
Radeon HD 8730MAMDBench 3%, 95 samples	4x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	22x
BX500 240GBCrucial $23Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	18x
A400 480GBKingston $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	14x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 49%, 2,894 samples	60x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples	60x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	31x

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Value: 23% - Poor

Total price: $25

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