Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.46% 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 (11%). 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 065C71
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190517
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '20 at 10:42
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	11%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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)	79.9% Very good	Memory 82 1-Core 113 2-Core 194 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 595 64% 508 Pts	64-Core 567 35% 567 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 79.9% 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.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6859 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	6.46% Terrible	Lighting 6.9 Reflection 30 Parallax 6.78 6% 14.5 fps	MRender 7 Gravity 6.47 Splatting 14.3 8% 9.24 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.46% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 256GB 11,716 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4130012 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 436 Write 386 Mixed 275 81% 365 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 42.9 4K Mixed 29.7 98% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 229 191% 278 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 90%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 764GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 87 92 94 94 92 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 55.5 Write 82 Mixed 42 SusWrite 91.8 50% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.4 152% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 71%

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 above expectations (75^th percentile)	41.6% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 12 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 12 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 45%

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 58%

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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	3,195x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	2,171x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	2,673x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	1,993x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	698x

SSD
X400 M.2 2280 256GBSandiskBench 66%, 11,716 samples	307x
THNSNK128GVN8 M.2 2280 128GBToshibaBench 54%, 5,253 samples	292x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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