Dell XPS 12-9Q33

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a 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 69% 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

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System	Dell XPS 12-9Q33 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell XPS 12-9Q33
Memory	1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140415
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '20 at 14:22
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	69%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4200U-$281 64,450 User benchmarks, average bench 43% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Memory 74.6 1-Core 51.9 2-Core 59.6 43% 62 Pts	4-Core 46.6 8-Core 56.9 7% 51.8 Pts	64-Core 88.4 6% 88.4 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) 275,372 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 05E3) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4414 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	0.71% Terrible	Lighting 0.7 Reflection 1.19 Parallax 1.16 1% 1.02 fps	MRender 1.76 Gravity 0.4 Splatting 1.39 1% 1.18 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 0.71% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 mSATA 128GB 865 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM43D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 76 71 68 69 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 311 Write 118 Mixed 151 SusWrite 73 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 32.5 124% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 89.5 DQ Mixed 97.4 106% 186 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix 2x2GB 7,517 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	41.2% Average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 15.1 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 10.5 26% 9.07 GB/s	Latency 91.2 44% 91.2 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 66%

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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 8%

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Desktop 51%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Dell XPS 12-9Q33

CPU
Core i7-4500UIntel $393Bench 50%, 39,249 samples	48x
Core i7-4510UIntelBench 47%, 63,054 samples	20x
Core i5-4200UIntel $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples	12x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	84x
HD 5000 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 6,906 samples	3x

SSD
PM851 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 65%, 6,648 samples	16x
LMT-128M6M mSATA 128GBLiteonitBench 72%, 1,674 samples	9x
SM841 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 79%, 1,284 samples	8x

RAM
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 11,918 samples	38x
2x4GBMicronBench 68%, 3,234 samples	22x
2x2GBHynixBench 40%, 7,517 samples	12x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $393

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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