Dell Inspiron 3179

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 48.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	44.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although 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 62% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 3179 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0WG9Y2
Memory	0.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180131
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '18 at 23:20
Run Duration	100 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	26%
CPU Throttled	62%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core m3-7Y30 4,585 User benchmarks, average bench 46% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Memory 72 1-Core 73.8 2-Core 104 52% 83.1 Pts	4-Core 153 8-Core 135 20% 144 Pts	64-Core 154 10% 154 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 615 (Mobile Kaby Lake) 11,115 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 074F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836 Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	3.72% Terrible	Lighting 3.67 Reflection 5.62 Parallax 4.03 3% 4.44 fps	MRender 6.1 Gravity 3.83 Splatting 8.17 5% 6.03 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.72% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 2.5 7MM 128GB 1,555 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4130012 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1141 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1804 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 17 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 5169 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 64 274879021090 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 2619966358114 (EE) Unknown 98 100 16277618 (F1) Unknown 253 253 7590501096 (F2) Unknown 253 253 14216806277	44.1% Average	Read 471 Write 149 Mixed 202 60% 274 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 28.7 4K Mixed 8.28 51% 17.9 MB/s	DQ Read 19.7 DQ Write 37.5 DQ Mixed 10.7 13% 22.6 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4KTF25664HZ-1G6P1 2x2GB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.2% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 16.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 12.9 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 96.9 41% 96.9 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 57%

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Typical Inspiron 3179 Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 4%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 3179

CPU
Core m3-7Y30IntelBench 46%, 4,585 samples	8x

GPU
HD 615 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 3%, 11,115 samples	8x

SSD
X400 2.5 7MM 128GBSandiskBench 66%, 1,555 samples	2x
X600 2.5 7MM SATA 128GBSandiskBench 64%, 121 samples	1x
THNSNK128GCS8 SATA 128GBToshibaBench 57%, 484 samples	1x

RAM
4KTF25664HZ-1G6P1 2x2GBUnknownBench 51%, 96 samples	7x
HMT425S6CFR6A-PB 2x2GBHynixBench 29%, 640 samples	1x

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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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