Dell Inspiron 3521

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 25%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.57% 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.
Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3521  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0X2H5X
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 24 '23 at 01:57
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 88%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Celeron 1017U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
27.9% Poor
Memory 48.7
1-Core 27.5
2-Core 42.4
27% 39.5 Pts
4-Core 43
8-Core 43.4
6% 43.2 Pts
64-Core 44.9
3% 44.9 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 0597) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
0.57% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 0.5
Parallax 1.3
0% 0.63 fps
MRender 2.8
Gravity 1
Splatting 1.8
2% 1.87 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.57%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB-$30
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 61 47 63 35 44 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
29.8% Poor
Read 54.2
Write 81.8
Mixed 39.8
SusWrite 49.6
41% 56.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
94% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT4G3S160BM.M16FMD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
25% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 8.5
MC Mixed 9.3
26% 8.97 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 5.8
SC Mixed 6
18% 6.23 GB/s
Latency 165
24% 165 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 25%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3521 Builds (Compare 1,949 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3521

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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