Dell Inspiron 3656

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.2% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3656  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 00W6FD
Memory2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160613
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateNov 09 '20 at 18:21
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-8600P Radeon R6, 10 Compute Cores 4C+6G
P0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
46% Average
Memory 63.7
1-Core 54.6
2-Core 101
45% 73.2 Pts
4-Core 165
8-Core 164
22% 165 Pts
64-Core 162
10% 162 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 46%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
Dell(1028 06F4) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
4.2% Terrible
Lighting 5.43
Reflection 7.58
Parallax 7.97
4% 6.99 fps
MRender 3.19
Gravity 5.53
Splatting 4.83
4% 4.52 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.2%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
739GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 157 147 158 162 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 178
Mixed 102
SusWrite 157
114% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 108%
WD easystore 2624 1TB
721GB free, PID 2624
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
19.2% Very poor
Read 21.9
Write 22.1
Mixed 21.4
SusWrite 25.9
32% 22.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.9
146% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 1x8GB
1 of 1 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.1% Poor
MC Read 9.6
MC Write 8
MC Mixed 7.8
24% 8.47 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.8
SC Mixed 7.9
21% 7.2 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 25.1%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3656 Builds (Compare 61 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3656

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