Dell XPS L421X

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 28%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 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.
ProcessorWith 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 28.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (92%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS L421X  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0X86WT
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180514
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 24 '18 at 19:33
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 92%

 PC Performing way below expectations (6th 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
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
28.9% Poor
Memory 50.9
1-Core 16.1
2-Core 24.1
23% 30.4 Pts
4-Core 41.9
8-Core 46.4
6% 44.2 Pts
64-Core 53.1
3% 53.1 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630M
Dell(1028 054D) 1GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.3165
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
1.53% Terrible
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 5.04
Parallax 1.94
0% 2.35 fps
MRender 6.71
Gravity 4.77
Splatting 4.91
4% 5.46 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.53%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 32GB
27GB free
Firmware: CXM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 84 83 84 80 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
23.4% Poor
Read 106
Write 74.3
Mixed 98
SusWrite 83
20% 90.4 MB/s
4K Read 7.5
4K Write 13.2
4K Mixed 10.2
31% 10.3 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 33
DQ Mixed 58.3
52% 82.5 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 44%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB
319GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GG2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 45 42 48 48 43 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
16.5% Very poor
Read 13.3
Write 37
Mixed 11.5
SusWrite 44.2
19% 26.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.2
43% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73BH0-CH9 1x8GB
1 of 1 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
20.6% Poor
MC Read 7.1
MC Write 7.7
MC Mixed 7.4
21% 7.4 GB/s
SC Read 4
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 4.9
12% 4.33 GB/s
Latency 157
25% 157 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 29%

 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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