Dell Inspiron 7720

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 87% 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.
SystemDell Inspiron 7720  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 00MT1R
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150519
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 05 '20 at 04:55
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 27%
CPU Throttled 87%

 PC Performing way below expectations (20th 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, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Memory 59.2
1-Core 32.8
2-Core 65
34% 52.3 Pts
4-Core 105
8-Core 150
16% 128 Pts
64-Core 157
10% 157 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M
Dell(1028 0566) 2GB
CLim: 835 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.19% Terrible
Lighting 1.23
Reflection 1.19
Parallax 1.66
1% 1.36 fps
MRender 1.81
Gravity 1.57
Splatting 2.22
2% 1.86 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 1.19%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 285 294 270 192 200 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
57% Above average
Read 393
Write 366
Mixed 349
SusWrite 264
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 25.5
4K Mixed 19.1
59% 19.4 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 149
112% 149 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 57%
Great: 129%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
263GB free
Firmware: 2AR20004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 69 70 66 67 68 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
38.3% Below average
Read 65.7
Write 49.9
Mixed 44.4
SusWrite 67.3
42% 56.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 59%
HP v120w 4GB
3GB free, PID 2107
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.7 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
2.9% Terrible
Read 10.7
Write 2.7
Mixed 4.7
SusWrite 3.7
6% 5.45 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
8% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.9%
Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905428-186.A00G 99U5428-063.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
47.6% Average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 17
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 7.4
21% 7.23 GB/s
Latency 130
31% 130 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 55%

 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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