Dell Inspiron 7490

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics12.8% 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 Drive54.1% 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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 78% 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
SystemDell Inspiron 7490  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 00T55M
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191104
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateMar 16 '20 at 14:15
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU 38%
CPU Throttled 78%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10510U
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Memory 66.5
1-Core 69.3
2-Core 144
54% 93.2 Pts
4-Core 285
8-Core 358
41% 321 Pts
64-Core 345
21% 345 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce MX250
Dell(1028 0945) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4259
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
12.8% Very poor
Lighting 15
Reflection 13.5
Parallax 12.6
12% 13.7 fps
MRender 18.5
Gravity 15.7
Splatting 17
14% 17.1 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Cl1-3d512-q11 NVMe LITEON 512GB
273GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22321110 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 112 131 128 113 125 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Read 428
Write 149
Mixed 366
SusWrite 121
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 69.1
4K Mixed 9.2
52% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 207
184% 281 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 153%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung K4EBE304EC-EGCG 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.8% Above average
MC Read 20
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 17.7
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 15.2
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Inspiron 7490 Builds (Compare 139 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 7490

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