Dell Inspiron 7472

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.5% 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.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 88% 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
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemDell Inspiron 7472  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0WFX2M
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200608
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 16 '20 at 17:54
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 26%
CPU Throttled 88%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8250U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Memory 70.8
1-Core 77.8
2-Core 139
57% 96 Pts
4-Core 207
8-Core 294
31% 251 Pts
64-Core 357
22% 357 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia MX150-0
Dell(1028 0828) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5167
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
11.5% Very poor
Lighting 13.8
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 12.6
11% 12.7 fps
MRender 16
Gravity 12.9
Splatting 15.1
12% 14.7 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
817GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 76 68 69 93 94 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
44.5% Average
Read 81.8
Write 73.2
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 72.2
48% 66 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.7
185% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 79%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
861GB free, PID 0901
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 126 112 93 100 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 138
Write 112
Mixed 17.5
SusWrite 114
121% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.4
35% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 52%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 4GB
0GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 16
Write 9.5
Mixed 5.3
11% 10.3 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
20% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SF4641G8CK8IEGKSBG 1x8GB
1 of 1 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.5% Below average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 10.3
35% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 9.9
28% 9.73 GB/s
Latency 99.5
40% 99.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 7472 Builds (Compare 345 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 7472

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback