Dell XPS L421X

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive35.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell XPS L421X  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0JKHGX
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130522
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateOct 24 '18 at 13:51
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3337U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Memory 82.4
1-Core 54.9
2-Core 111
52% 82.8 Pts
4-Core 161
8-Core 165
22% 163 Pts
64-Core 170
10% 170 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 054C) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
3.47% Terrible
Lighting 3.9
Reflection 5.23
Parallax 2.75
3% 3.96 fps
MRender 4
Gravity 2.23
Splatting 7.48
4% 4.57 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.47%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-32L3M mSATA 32GB
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LWDA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 82 87 87 80 86 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
35.8% Below average
Read 308
Write 87.6
Mixed 110
SusWrite 85.1
32% 148 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 23.9
4K Mixed 9.9
42% 14.9 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 85.6
DQ Mixed 109
86% 121 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 59%
Adata SP900 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: 6.0.3b
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 227 234 226 221 243 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
43.6% Average
Read 336
Write 147
Mixed 191
SusWrite 234
50% 227 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 10.2
4K Mixed 11
36% 10.7 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 87
DQ Mixed 101
77% 104 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5428-018.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 1 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
31.6% Below average
MC Read 11
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 9.4
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 9.3
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS L421X Builds (Compare 117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS L421X

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