PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average. |
Graphics | 3.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics) |
Boot Drive | The 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. |
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 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen. |
System | Dell Inspiron 5521 (all builds) |
Motherboard | Dell 09GGJ1 |
Memory | 4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
Display | 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors |
OS | Windows 8 |
BIOS Date | 20121121 |
Uptime | 7.3 Days |
Run Date | Sep 02 '21 at 18:10 |
Run Duration | 109 Seconds |
Run User | USA-User |
Background CPU | 14% |
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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Intel Core i3-3217U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
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50.5%
Above average
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Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 05B8) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.2867
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3.73%
Terrible
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Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2012)-$79
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 43 40 39 38 MB/s
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26.7%
Poor
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Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Samsung M471B5273CH0-YK0 Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
48.4%
Average
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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CPU | |
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Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples | 257x |
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples | 173x |
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples | 98x |
GPU | |
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HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples | 638x |
Radeon HD 8500M/8700MAMDBench 6%, 604 samples | 13x |
Radeon HD 8730MAMDBench 3%, 95 samples | 4x |
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 21% - Poor | Total price: $28 |