Dell XPS 12 9Q23

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 30% Sail boat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	1.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	43.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (63%). 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	1.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130801
Uptime	22.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '17 at 09:45
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	PSE-User
Background CPU	63%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3517U 8,454 User benchmarks, average bench 51% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Memory 53.2 1-Core 18.5 2-Core 21.2 24% 31 Pts	4-Core 91.4 8-Core 192 17% 142 Pts	64-Core 193 12% 193 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.9% 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 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.16% Terrible	Lighting 1.3 Reflection 1.73 Parallax 0.88 1% 1.3 fps	MRender 1.71 Gravity 0.7 Splatting 2.35 1% 1.59 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.16% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB 9,379 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM12D1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8343 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 4061 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 90 90 337 (B2) Unknown 92 92 254 (B3) Unknown 92 92 484 (B4) Unknown 92 92 6044 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 49 (E8) Unknown 92 92 3010 (F1) Unknown 99 99 29614628926 (F2) Unknown 99 99 34924127994	43.9% Average	Read 432 Write 198 Mixed 272 66% 301 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 17.9 4K Mixed 11 39% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 60.6 DQ Write 49.9 DQ Mixed 20.7 25% 43.7 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 80%

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 way below expectations (14^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 14.6 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 5.8 SC Mixed 3.5 21% 7.43 GB/s	Latency 149 27% 149 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 56%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $32	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