Dell XPS L501X

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Speed boat	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 48.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.41% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Dell XPS L501X (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0C9RHD
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20110726
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '17 at 17:27
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5 M 480 16,023 User benchmarks, average bench 41% U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Memory 65.1 1-Core 72.2 2-Core 124 52% 87.2 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 184 24% 183 Pts	64-Core 187 12% 187 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 420M 1,922 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 046E) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7892 Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	2.41% Terrible	Lighting 2.9 Reflection 3.54 Parallax 1.88 2% 2.77 fps	MRender 4.38 Gravity 3.03 Splatting 2.17 2% 3.2 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.41% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5285 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 248 (B1) Unknown 98 98 26 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 31 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 103 (F1) Unknown 99 99 5422153347
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150 24,380 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 162GB free Firmware: AV001D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1491 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 8415 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 360 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 138 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 66 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 30447 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 253403988000 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 238884845 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 288982207 (F0) Head flying hours 92 92 3237 (F1) Unknown 100 100 14783795068 (F2) Unknown 100 100 150588401194 (FE) Unknown 100 100 12	54.5% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 91.4 Mixed 95.9 72% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.17 72% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 69%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 661 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1TB free, PID ab26 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 78 Write 63.4 Mixed 8.07 55% 49.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.51 4K Write 4.39 4K Mixed 0.46 170% 2.12 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 54%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 2,298 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 113GB free, PID 50a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 65.7 Write 62.5 Mixed 7.37 52% 45.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 0.37 4K Mixed 0.26 24% 0.44 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown RMT3020EC58E9F1333 80AD HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 8GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	25% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 10.8 24% 8.57 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 6.6 18% 6.37 GB/s	Latency 114 35% 114 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 46%

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS L501X

CPU
Core i7 Q 740Intel $190Bench 54%, 13,278 samples	63x
Core i5 M 460Intel $130Bench 40%, 18,336 samples	47x
Core i5 M 480IntelBench 41%, 16,023 samples	27x

GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	75x
GeForce GT 435MNvidiaBench 3%, 627 samples	63x
GeForce GT 420MNvidiaBench 2%, 1,922 samples	20x

SSD
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples	8x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	8x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x

RAM
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	9x
M471B5773CHS-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 8,570 samples	7x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 1x4GBHynixBench 24%, 8,698 samples	6x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $190

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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