Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.76% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	30.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (16%). 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

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 065C71
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190517
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '21 at 01:41
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	KHM-User
Background CPU	16%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	70.4% Very good	Memory 79.8 1-Core 98.5 2-Core 188 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 330 8-Core 513 52% 421 Pts	64-Core 554 34% 554 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 70.4% 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. 27.20.100.8681 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	4.76% Terrible	Lighting 6.4 Reflection 40.6 Parallax 7.6 5% 18.2 fps	MRender 9.9 Gravity 6.4 Splatting 0.1 4% 5.47 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.76% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Orico N300 256GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1224A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 23 110 8.3 78 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 463 Write 321 Mixed 21 SusWrite 74.2 48% 220 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 8.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 91%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 222GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 69 77 75 76 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 81.8 Write 66 Mixed 18 SusWrite 74.5 43% 60.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 105% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB 71,691 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 18.6 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 80.9 49% 80.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 79%

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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	3,192x
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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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 $184	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) $35	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