Dell XPS 13 9370

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 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 51.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

CPU throttled at 90% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 13 9370 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0H0VG3
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180809
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '18 at 16:33
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	51.2% Above average	Memory 63.3 1-Core 65.6 2-Core 131 51% 86.5 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 292 32% 253 Pts	64-Core 336 21% 336 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) 420,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 07E6) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6286 Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	1.93% Terrible	Lighting 1.37 Reflection 4.73 Parallax 3.25 1% 3.12 fps	MRender 4.67 Gravity 2.73 Splatting 5.17 4% 4.19 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.93% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 7,214 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB73D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 308 319 319 318 317 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 855 Write 566 Mixed 516 SusWrite 333 126% 567 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 40.6 134% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 392 252% 298 MB/s
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 243%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung K4E6E304EB-EGCF 2x4GB 7,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	61.7% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 20 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 17.1 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 118 34% 118 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 56%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Dell XPS 13 9370

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	812x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	203x
Core i5-8350UIntelBench 52%, 19,808 samples	97x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	1,119x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	9x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	6x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	197x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	124x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc401Bench 146%, 10,182 samples	105x

RAM
H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NVD 2x8GBHynixBench 66%, 10,159 samples	380x
MT52L1G32D4PG-093 2x8GBMicronBench 66%, 14,288 samples	204x
K4EBE304EB-EGCG 2x8GBSamsungBench 64%, 14,699 samples	197x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $46

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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