Dell XPS 12 9Q23

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

CPU throttled at 99% 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

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

System	Dell XPS 12 9Q23 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 089J4R
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20180213
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '20 at 05:43
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3517U 8,454 User benchmarks, average bench 51% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	58.9% Above average	Memory 84.8 1-Core 80.7 2-Core 133 62% 99.6 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 194 26% 194 Pts	64-Core 192 12% 192 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) 409,110 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 0589) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4276 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.99% Terrible	Lighting 3.17 Reflection 4.42 Parallax 2.56 3% 3.38 fps	MRender 4.67 Gravity 2.03 Splatting 6.48 4% 4.39 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.99% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-256M6M mSATA 256GB 4,013 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: VZDB SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 366 342 362 350 347 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 443 Write 377 Mixed 284 SusWrite 351 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 27.8 4K Mixed 14.2 59% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 90 DQ Mixed 122 98% 140 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6MFR8A-PB 2x4GB 2,211 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	50% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 15.5 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 56%

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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 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

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System: Dell XPS 12 9Q23

CPU
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples	19x
Core i7-3687UIntelBench 53%, 2,933 samples	15x
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples	12x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	63x

SSD
LMT-256M6M mSATA 256GBLiteonitBench 73%, 4,013 samples	19x
PM830 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 9,379 samples	9x
PM830 mSATA 128GBSamsungBench 54%, 663 samples	5x

RAM
HMT451S6MFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 47%, 2,211 samples	40x
8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 48%, 14,177 samples	12x
HMT325S6CFR8A-PB 2x2GBHynixBench 46%, 376 samples	11x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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