Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	7.07% 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 Drive	118% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (13%). 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.

System	Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171211
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '18 at 14:09
Run Duration	327 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	13%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 77 1-Core 61 2-Core 186 61% 108 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 558 60% 480 Pts	64-Core 573 35% 573 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 75.5% 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. 22.20.16.4836 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.07% Terrible	Lighting 7.73 Reflection 30.2 Parallax 7.69 6% 15.2 fps	MRender 7.05 Gravity 6.9 Splatting 15.3 8% 9.75 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.07% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 19,561 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 446GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 1,445 Write 538 Mixed 1,170 232% 1,051 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 23.3 81% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 33.1 DQ Write 60.7 DQ Mixed 185 101% 93 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 170%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 5GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 17.1 Write 4.15 Mixed 5.38 9% 8.89 MB/s	4K Read 4.43 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 1.42 127% 2.56 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 1x16GB 5,133 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.4% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 10.6 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11.8 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 86.2 46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 45%

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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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Total price: $799

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) $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