Dell XPS 12 9Q23

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.1% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). 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 XPS 12 9Q23 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 089J4R
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 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	20130801
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '17 at 16:26
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3517U 8,454 User benchmarks, average bench 51% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	51.1% Above average	Memory 79.3 1-Core 0.5 2-Core 98.9 38% 59.6 Pts	4-Core 129 8-Core 165 19% 147 Pts	64-Core 174 11% 174 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 0589) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.74% Terrible	Lighting 3.07 Reflection 4.35 Parallax 2.06 2% 3.16 fps	MRender 4.38 Gravity 1.83 Splatting 5.13 3% 3.78 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.74% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-128M3M 128GB 542 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: VYDB Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1791 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 155009 (B2) Unknown 100 100 1 (B3) Unknown 100 100 1 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1552 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 1 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 186145 (F2) Unknown 100 100 256861	80.1% Excellent	Read 489 Write 325 Mixed 383 88% 399 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 48.3 4K Mixed 29 101% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 77.6 95% 167 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 84%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 109 Write 102 Mixed 64.5 113% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.44 4K Write 0.53 4K Mixed 0.33 34% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6MFR8A-PB 2x4GB 2,211 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.1% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 13.7 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 10.9 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 56%

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 12 9Q23

CPU
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples	19x
Core i7-3687UIntelBench 53%, 2,933 samples	15x
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples	12x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	63x

SSD
LMT-256M6M mSATA 256GBLiteonitBench 73%, 4,013 samples	19x
PM830 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 9,379 samples	9x
PM830 mSATA 128GBSamsungBench 54%, 663 samples	5x

RAM
HMT451S6MFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 47%, 2,211 samples	40x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 48%, 14,177 samples	12x
HMT325S6CFR8A-PB 2x2GBHynixBench 46%, 376 samples	11x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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