Dell XPS 12 9Q23

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.87% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (54%). 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.

Run History

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System	Dell XPS 12 9Q23 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 03R0Y7
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20130801
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '18 at 07:05
Run Duration	96 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	54%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3537U 17,065 User benchmarks, average bench 52% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59% Above average	Memory 83.7 1-Core 69.1 2-Core 118 57% 90.1 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 201 27% 201 Pts	64-Core 201 12% 201 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 61%

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: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.2875 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.87% Terrible	Lighting 3.03 Reflection 3.65 Parallax 2.69 2% 3.12 fps	MRender 4.76 Gravity 1.93 Splatting 6.09 4% 4.26 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.87% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-128M3M 128GB 542 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: VYDC 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 1658 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 344401 (B2) Unknown 100 100 6 (B3) Unknown 100 100 18 (B4) Unknown 98 98 1200 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 18 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 238192 (F2) Unknown 100 100 428241	79.9% Very good	Read 496 Write 335 Mixed 395 91% 409 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 26.2 95% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 77.3 101% 180 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 2x4GB 14,177 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.6% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15.1 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 13.4 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 57%

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

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 52%

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Workstation 6%

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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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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