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Dell Inspiron 3521

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Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78.7% 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Inspiron 3521 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0XF308
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130103
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '23 at 21:08
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3337U 33,616 User benchmarks, average bench 47% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Memory 82.4 1-Core 61.5 2-Core 107 54% 83.7 Pts	4-Core 136 8-Core 145 19% 140 Pts	64-Core 144 9% 144 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 58%

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. 10.18.10.4358 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.96% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 6.6 Parallax 2.6 3% 4.27 fps	MRender 4.3 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.3 3% 3.6 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.96% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot P210 512GB 4,278 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 417GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN12196 SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 320 352 338 385 383 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 421 Write 397 Mixed 413 SusWrite 352 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 51.6 4K Mixed 28.9 100% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 232 169% 218 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 Hynix HMT351S6EFR8C-PB 8GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	47% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 15.8 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 13.3 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 51%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 42%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3521

CPU
Core i3-3217UIntelBench 43%, 28,188 samples	667x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	350x
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples	311x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	1,554x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	271x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	105x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $24Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	47x
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	47x
MX500 500GBCrucial $40Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	29x

RAM
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 28%, 12,200 samples	142x
HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 19,285 samples	100x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples	63x

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Value: 20% - Poor

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