Dell Inspiron 17-7778

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 23% Surfboard	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (3rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 97 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.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 14.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics	4.81% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	17.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Inspiron 17-7778 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0X3VCM
Memory	3.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210506
Uptime	12.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '23 at 04:39
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	NPL-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6500U 102,213 User benchmarks, average bench 46% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 1.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Memory 27.6 1-Core 25.3 2-Core 51.9 21% 34.9 Pts	4-Core 13.1 8-Core 20.9 2% 17 Pts	64-Core 38.4 2% 38.4 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia 940MX 36,213 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Dell(1028 073F) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 31.0.15.3640 Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	4.81% Terrible	Lighting 7.2 Reflection 3.4 Parallax 4.1 6% 4.9 fps	MRender 2 Gravity 4.8 Splatting 3.2 3% 3.33 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 4.81% Great: 10%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot P210 512GB 4,278 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0220A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 18 14 35 70 62 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	17.4% Very poor	Read 252 Write 81.7 Mixed 16.4 SusWrite 47 22% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.3 17% 4.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 80AD000080AD HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 12GB 220 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 15.3 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 2 SC Write 3.8 SC Mixed 1.8 7% 2.53 GB/s	Latency 269 15% 269 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 68%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	37	16	60	17.2"	1280 720	AUO109D

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 17-7778

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	113x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	1x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	83x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	31x

SSD
CV3-CE512-11 SATA 512GBLiteonBench 77%, 772 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x
CM871 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 45%, 3,215 samples	3x

RAM
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 80AD000080AD HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 12GBUnknownBench 54%, 241 samples	43x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 808 samples	24x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 80AD000080AD HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 12GBUnknownBench 52%, 220 samples	11x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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