Dell Inspiron 17
gaming
2017
17.3"
dGPU
⏱ ~8h
⚖️ 2.76 kg
⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
34
out of 100
Fit for you
36/100
✚ Strong: fit_price
⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
41
Core i7-8550U
GPU
5
Radeon R7 M460
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
80 Wh ~
~8h
Price
$373
market
Age
9 years
2017
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 34/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (85), weakest — Portability (6).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (85) · Energy efficiency (71)
⚠ Weaknesses
Portability (6)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $373, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $5.6/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $373 price invested at 4.21%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Nov 2, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $1.3/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$173/year (10%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
34
CPU score
41
Office tier
GPU score
5
Office tier
RAM max
32 GB
Professional
Weight
2.76 kg
Heavy
Battery
80 Wh
Huge
Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.
CPU generation
8th generation · model year 2017 — matches the model year
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The scale uses Intel-equivalent generation numbers: recent AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra families map onto the same scale.
Full specifications
- Brand
- Dell
- Series
- Inspiron 1x/7xxx
- Type
- Gaming
- Release year
- 2017
- Screen size
- 17.3"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 8550U
- Graphics
- Radeon R7 M460
- RAM (max)
- 32 GB DDR4
- Weight
- 2.76 kg
- Ports
- 6
- Battery
- 80 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 3 variants across 3 categories
⚙ Processors (1)
Intel Core i7 8550U
🎮 Graphics (1)
Radeon R7 M460
• Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics 620
Performance metrics
Performance
30
Portability
6
Light office
60
Gaming
14
Creative
34
Energy efficiency
71
Connectivity
85
Value
34
Color accuracy
—
Processors (1)
Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | Medium (1080p) | High (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Overwatch | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GTA V | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 2014 | — | 44 | ⚠ Playable |
| Valorant | — | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| FIFA 17 | — | 36 | ⚠ Playable |
| GRID: Autosport | — | 26 | ✗ Low |
| Dota 2 | — | 24 | ✗ Low |
| Farming Simulator 17 | — | 24 | ✗ Low |
| Sims 4 | — | 22 | ✗ Low |
| World of Warships | — | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Alien: Isolation | — | 18 | ✗ Low |
| Dirt Rally | — | 18 | ✗ Low |
| Call of Duty Infinite Warfare | — | 15 | ✗ Low |
| Need for Speed 2016 | — | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Rainbow Six Siege | — | 13 | ✗ Low |
| Titanfall 2 | — | 13 | ✗ Low |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 | — | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Fortnite | — | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 4 | — | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Just Cause 3 | — | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Metal Gear Solid V | — | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Grand Theft Auto V | — | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Hitman 2016 | — | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | — | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Star Wars Battlefront | — | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield 1 | — | 10 | ✗ Low |
| Batman: Arkham Knight | — | 9 | ✗ Low |
| No Man's Sky | — | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield 5 | — | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Doom | — | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Fallout 4 | — | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry Primal | 10 | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Mirror's Edge Catalyst | — | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Anno 2205 | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 5 | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| The Division | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 5 | — | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Ashes of the Singularity | 5 | — | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | — | 5 | ✗ Low |
| Deus Ex Mankind Divided | — | 5 | ✗ Low |
| XCOM 2 | 8 | 5 | ✗ Low |
| Mafia 3 | — | 4 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | — | 4 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | — | 3 | ✗ Low |
💡 49 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
82%
GPU
7%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V
✗ Weak
CPU
204%
GPU
99%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077
✗ Weak
CPU
117%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Minecraft
✗ Weak
CPU
408%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Fortnite
✗ Weak
CPU
74%
GPU
31%
RAM
400%
Valorant
✗ Weak
CPU
272%
GPU
99%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✗ Weak
CPU
136%
GPU
20%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
74%
GPU
10%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✗ Weak
CPU
136%
GPU
18%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
74%
GPU
12%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy
✗ Weak
CPU
91%
GPU
16%
RAM
200%
Dota 2
✗ Weak
CPU
272%
GPU
99%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
74%
GPU
14%
RAM
400%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
58%
GPU
7%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
74%
GPU
14%
RAM
400%
League of Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
408%
GPU
99%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✗ Weak
CPU
272%
GPU
99%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
58%
GPU
8%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5
✗ Weak
CPU
91%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5
✗ Weak
CPU
102%
GPU
22%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4
✗ Weak
CPU
117%
GPU
27%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
91%
GPU
14%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus
✗ Weak
CPU
102%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Overwatch
✗ Weak
CPU
163%
GPU
99%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✗ Weak
CPU
102%
GPU
21%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
82%
GPU
12%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov
✗ Weak
CPU
136%
GPU
20%
RAM
400%
God of War
✗ Weak
CPU
186%
GPU
21%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✗ Weak
CPU
186%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding
✗ Weak
CPU
163%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Control
✗ Weak
CPU
136%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal
✗ Weak
CPU
186%
GPU
25%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✗ Weak
CPU
227%
GPU
25%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3
✗ Weak
CPU
186%
GPU
25%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020
✗ Weak
CPU
146%
GPU
20%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion
✗ Weak
CPU
146%
GPU
21%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3
✗ Weak
CPU
163%
GPU
18%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800
✗ Weak
CPU
136%
GPU
25%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege
✗ Weak
CPU
340%
GPU
49%
RAM
533%
The Division 2
✗ Weak
CPU
186%
GPU
20%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics
✗ Weak
CPU
163%
GPU
33%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown
✗ Weak
CPU
146%
GPU
25%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
136%
GPU
12%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✗ Weak
CPU
186%
GPU
25%
RAM
533%
Days Gone
✗ Weak
CPU
186%
GPU
16%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✗ Weak
CPU
97%
GPU
21%
RAM
267%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
117%
GPU
12%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
136%
GPU
12%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
117%
GPU
14%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
82%
GPU
12%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
21%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
97%
GPU
8%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong
✗ Weak
CPU
82%
GPU
21%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima
✗ Weak
CPU
82%
GPU
21%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
82%
GPU
12%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4
✗ Weak
CPU
186%
GPU
25%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✗ Weak
CPU
136%
GPU
25%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
82%
GPU
9%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
12%
RAM
400%
Lies of P
✗ Weak
CPU
117%
GPU
21%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
82%
GPU
11%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
272%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
227%
GPU
25%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✗ Weak
CPU
204%
GPU
25%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✗ Weak
CPU
117%
GPU
21%
RAM
400%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
227%
GPU
12%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
117%
GPU
14%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6
✗ Weak
CPU
272%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✗ Weak
CPU
227%
GPU
41%
RAM
400%
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