Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	7.32% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 065C71
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171006
Uptime	11.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '17 at 23:52
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 115 2-Core 207 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 613 63% 507 Pts	64-Core 602 37% 602 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0798) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 22.20.16.4836 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.32% Terrible	Lighting 7.9 Reflection 31.1 Parallax 7.94 6% 15.6 fps	MRender 8.43 Gravity 7.07 Splatting 15.6 9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.32% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 763GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 187 182 1608 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 734 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 252 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 419 (BF) G-sense error rate 96 96 4 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 6 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2770 (C2) HDA temperature 124 106 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 28 (F1) Unknown 200 200 638206251 (F2) Unknown 200 200 220852135 (FE) Unknown 200 200 0	56.6% Above average	Read 96.2 Write 101 Mixed 101 75% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.21 74% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 62%
SK hynix SC308 SATA 128GB 123 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30001P10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 266 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 423 (64) Unknown 100 100 874294 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 10 (AF) Unknown 253 253 0 (B0) Unknown 253 253 0 (B1) Unknown 98 1 26 (B2) Unknown 100 100 15 (B3) Unknown 100 100 77 (B4) Unknown 100 100 2563 (B5) Unknown 253 253 0 (B6) Unknown 253 253 0 (B7) Unknown 253 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BC) Unknown 253 253 0 (BF) G-sense error rate 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 29 0 3473437 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 90 1 365 (E7) Temperature 99 99 2 (EA) Unknown 100 100 7203478336 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2515076226 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2919615708 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 1117478
Poor: 41% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GB 22,543 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	44.1% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 45%

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System: Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming - $799

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	3,192x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	2,167x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	2,671x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	1,990x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	696x

SSD
X400 M.2 2280 256GBSandiskBench 66%, 11,716 samples	305x
THNSNK128GVN8 M.2 2280 128GBToshibaBench 54%, 5,253 samples	291x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	270x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	820x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 40%, 22,543 samples	588x
M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GBSamsungBench 40%, 36,753 samples	294x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16