Dell Inspiron 3656

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 47.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.67% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemDell Inspiron 3656  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 00W6FD
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160613
Uptime4.7 Days
Run DateJun 08 '18 at 13:21
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 way above expectations (96th percentile)
47.7% Average
Memory 65.8
1-Core 55.3
2-Core 101
46% 74.1 Pts
4-Core 174
8-Core 170
23% 172 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
Dell(1028 06F4) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
4.67% Terrible
Lighting 6.03
Reflection 8.08
Parallax 8.84
5% 7.65 fps
MRender 3.57
Gravity 6.33
Splatting 5.3
4% 5.07 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.67%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 158
Write 134
Mixed 144
110% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.16
60% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 1x8GB
1 of 1 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.7% Poor
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 7.9
25% 8.67 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 7.3
SC Mixed 7.8
21% 7.27 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 25.7%
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 60 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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