Dell Inspiron 3421

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 25%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 24.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive43.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 3421  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0YCPCJ
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130518
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 03 '20 at 19:59
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User ECU-User
Background CPU 54%

 PC Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-3227U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
24.7% Poor
Memory 40.1
1-Core 21
2-Core 31.2
22% 30.8 Pts
4-Core 56.3
8-Core 55.4
8% 55.8 Pts
64-Core 54.3
3% 54.3 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 24.7%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0591) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.2% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 1.73
Parallax 0.91
1% 1.31 fps
MRender 1.9
Gravity 0.73
Splatting 2.48
1% 1.71 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.2%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 100 87 101 104 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 277
Write 153
Mixed 178
SusWrite 102
39% 177 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 29.9
4K Mixed 20.3
68% 22.5 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 119
87% 113 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 Hynix HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
23.2% Poor
MC Read 8.1
MC Write 8.2
MC Mixed 9.4
24% 8.57 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 5.5
14% 5 GB/s
Latency 202
20% 202 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 3421 Builds (Compare 527 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3421

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