Dell Inspiron 7720

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.81% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive64.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 7720  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 04M3YM
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121218
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 05 '17 at 20:09
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ZMB-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 90.4
2-Core 179
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 445
51% 397 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 0578) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.2867
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.81% Terrible
Lighting 4.17
Reflection 4.62
Parallax 2.91
3% 3.9 fps
MRender 5.81
Gravity 2.33
Splatting 7.87
5% 5.34 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.81%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
64.7% Good
Read 509
Write 290
Mixed 259
78% 353 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 15.1
4K Mixed 16.3
66% 18.7 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 79.8
DQ Mixed 48.4
62% 115 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 65%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2AR2 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
41.1% Average
Read 70.2
Write 72.8
Mixed 76.6
55% 73.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.81
4K Mixed 0.36
94% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
54.9% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 17
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 17
46% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 7720 Builds (Compare 486 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 7720

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