Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.96% 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	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0TXG2N
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170817
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '19 at 21:23
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7300HQ 170,871 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 110 2-Core 207 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 383 53% 391 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 69%

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. 21.20.16.4574 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	5.96% Terrible	Lighting 6.27 Reflection 9 Parallax 5.97 5% 7.08 fps	MRender 8.71 Gravity 5 Splatting 12.8 8% 8.83 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.96% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 430 438 458 376 254 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 400 Mixed 404 SusWrite 395 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 45.3 152% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 294 240% 342 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 123%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 888GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 91 91 100 97 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 134 Write 2 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 98.7 54% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.3 248% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 70%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 123 124 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 113 Write 106 Mixed 92.8 SusWrite 122 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.7 195% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMSA3260ME78HAF-2666 2x8GB 8,736 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.2% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 23.8 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 24.9 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 84%

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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	3,202x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	2,189x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	2,683x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	2,002x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	704x

SSD
X400 M.2 2280 256GBSandiskBench 66%, 11,716 samples	310x
THNSNK128GVN8 M.2 2280 128GBToshibaBench 54%, 5,253 samples	293x
X400 M.2 2280 128GBSandiskBench 65%, 12,357 samples	270x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	823x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 40%, 22,543 samples	589x
M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GBSamsungBench 40%, 36,753 samples	294x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16