Dell XPS 13 9350

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	78% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	38.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 33% 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 13 9350 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 07TYC2
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '18 at 14:00
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	20%
CPU Throttled	33%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6200U 135,462 User benchmarks, average bench 41% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Memory 74.7 1-Core 81 2-Core 142 59% 99.1 Pts	4-Core 226 8-Core 225 30% 226 Pts	64-Core 222 14% 222 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 36FC) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78% Very good	Lighting 96.2 Reflection 107 Parallax 87.6 78% 96.8 fps	MRender 91.1 Gravity 93.7 Splatting 96.9 77% 93.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 88%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung CM871 M.2 2280 128GB 3,215 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: FXT21D1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 575 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 754 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 99 99 15 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1064 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2386415309 (F2) Unknown 99 99 2377045477	38.3% Below average	Read 471 Write 26.7 Mixed 98.2 42% 199 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 17.2 4K Mixed 8 46% 14.3 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 26.2 DQ Mixed 8.67 29% 68.5 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EDFA232A2MA-JD-F-R 2x4GB 2,139 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Chip LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	63.8% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 21.4 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 18.9 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 91.1 44% 91.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 85%

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

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Desktop 46%

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Workstation 8%

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System: Dell XPS 13 9350

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	319x
Core i7-6560UIntelBench 52%, 3,670 samples	271x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	145x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	510x
Iris Graphics 540IntelBench 7%, 6,448 samples	266x
Iris 540 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 8%, 4,591 samples	5x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	204x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	82x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	64x

RAM
EDFA232A2MA-JD-F-R 2x4GBElpidaBench 62%, 2,139 samples	268x
H9CCNNNBJTMLAR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 58%, 6,118 samples	239x
H9CCNNNCLTMLAR-NUD 2x8GBHynixBench 62%, 2,527 samples	116x

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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 $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