Dell Inspiron 17-7779

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 42.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive61.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell Inspiron 17-7779  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 04PYT3
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170710
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateJan 14 '18 at 00:54
Run Duration99 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 87%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7500U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
42.3% Average
Memory 53.1
1-Core 42.4
2-Core 61.8
34% 52.4 Pts
4-Core 171
8-Core 242
26% 206 Pts
64-Core 240
15% 240 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)
Dell(1028 0744) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
3.1% Terrible
Lighting 3.23
Reflection 9.92
Parallax 3.22
3% 5.46 fps
MRender 4.86
Gravity 2.87
Splatting 6.35
4% 4.69 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.1%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 2.5 7MM 512GB
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4152012 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
61.4% Good
Read 457
Write 441
Mixed 381
95% 426 MB/s
4K Read 13.2
4K Write 14.3
4K Mixed 9.55
40% 12.4 MB/s
DQ Read 87.8
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 44.2
47% 77.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown K821PJ-MIB 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.2% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 12.3
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.1
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 150
27% 150 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 17-7779 Builds (Compare 303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 17-7779

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