Dell XPS L501X

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 47.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.91% 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	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell XPS L501X (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 00CKNG
Memory	2.2 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110726
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '19 at 18:53
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 M 560-$65 10,722 User benchmarks, average bench 41% U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Memory 64.3 1-Core 75.2 2-Core 117 52% 85.6 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 179 24% 179 Pts	64-Core 176 11% 176 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 046E) 2.8GB Driver: Ver. 8.15.10.2900 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.91% Terrible	Lighting 1 Reflection 3.5 Parallax 0.94 1% 1.81 fps	MRender 1.48 Gravity 0.77 Splatting 1.65 1% 1.3 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.91% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152 5,920 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 224 170 151 160 18 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43.9% Average	Read 238 Write 229 Mixed 214 SusWrite 157 47% 209 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 23.8 4K Mixed 15.6 54% 17.9 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 141 116% 167 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 99%
Generic SA04G SD Card 4GB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 2GB free Firmware: 1.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4.9 4.5 4.8 4.2 4.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	4.28% Terrible	Read 9.7 Write 1.7 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 4.5 3% 4.65 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 96% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.28% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 80CE M471B5773CHS-CH9 6GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	23% Poor	MC Read 7.6 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 9.1 22% 7.83 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 4.6 SC Mixed 6.6 16% 5.77 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 38%

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

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS L501X

CPU
Core i7 Q 740Intel $190Bench 54%, 13,278 samples	63x
Core i5 M 460Intel $130Bench 40%, 18,336 samples	47x
Core i5 M 480IntelBench 41%, 16,023 samples	27x

GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples	75x
GeForce GT 435MNvidiaBench 3%, 627 samples	63x
GeForce GT 420MNvidiaBench 2%, 1,922 samples	20x

SSD
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples	8x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	8x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x

RAM
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	9x
M471B5773CHS-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 8,570 samples	7x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 1x4GBHynixBench 24%, 8,698 samples	6x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $190

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16