Dell Inspiron 17-7779

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics10.2% 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 Drive54% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Inspiron 17-7779  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 009VVM
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171213
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 05 '18 at 22:52
Run Duration196 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67.3% Good
Memory 85.8
1-Core 107
2-Core 186
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 285
8-Core 280
38% 282 Pts
64-Core 287
18% 287 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia 940MX
Dell(1028 0744) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8871
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Lighting 13.7
Reflection 10.2
Parallax 12.4
11% 12.1 fps
MRender 10.4
Gravity 12.2
Splatting 8.83
8% 10.5 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 500GB-$100
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
54% Above average
Read 464
Write 221
Mixed 271
70% 319 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 33.7
4K Mixed 8.27
62% 21.3 MB/s
DQ Read 22.5
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 38.5
47% 77.7 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 54%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3B1 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.2% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 12.1
37% 12.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 12
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 39.2%
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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