Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.12% 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 (13%). 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0TXG2N
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180508
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 02:17
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7300HQ 170,871 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 83 1-Core 96.2 2-Core 174 69% 118 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 378 51% 379 Pts	64-Core 384 24% 384 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 69%

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.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	6.12% Terrible	Lighting 6.27 Reflection 9.62 Parallax 6.16 5% 7.35 fps	MRender 9.57 Gravity 5.73 Splatting 13 8% 9.45 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.12% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ02ABD100H 480GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 241GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 121 8 26 116 8.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 358 Write 353 Mixed 205 SusWrite 52.6 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 14.2 83% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 10.3 70% 159 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 859B0000802C CT8G4SFS824A.C8FDD1 16GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 23 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 21.1 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 77%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Workstation 6%

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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	2,168x

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	697x

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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Total price: $799

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 $182	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) $30	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