Dell System XPS L502X

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 28% Raft	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	3.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	39.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 39% 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.

System	Dell System XPS L502X (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0NJT03
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110720
Uptime	8.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '20 at 16:27
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	44%
CPU Throttled	39%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2630QM-$199 39,605 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	27.2% Poor	Memory 42.8 1-Core 20.2 2-Core 36.2 23% 33.1 Pts	4-Core 66.7 8-Core 81.5 10% 74.1 Pts	64-Core 69.4 4% 69.4 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz) 209,058 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 050E) 2GB Driver: Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	1.9% Terrible	Lighting 2.07 Reflection 3.92 Parallax 1.41 2% 2.47 fps	MRender 3.1 Gravity 1.13 Splatting 3.87 2% 2.7 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.9% Great: 2%
Nvidia GeForce GT 540M 15,328 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 050E) 2GB CLim: 672 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 369.09 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	3.36% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 4.5 Parallax 3.34 3% 3.98 fps	MRender 5.81 Gravity 4.2 Splatting 2.96 3% 4.32 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.36% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 191 235 249 242 184 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 197 Write 316 Mixed 238 SusWrite 239 56% 247 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 16.6 4K Mixed 16.2 43% 13.8 MB/s	DQ Read 88.6 DQ Write 47.3 DQ Mixed 76.8 55% 70.9 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GB 8,137 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 12.1 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 4.1 SC Mixed 4.4 13% 4.43 GB/s	Latency 190 21% 190 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 51%

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

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 52%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Dell System XPS L502X

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples	274x
Core i7-2630QMIntel $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples	217x
Core i5-2410MIntel $160Bench 48%, 46,742 samples	80x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	437x
GeForce GT 540MNvidiaBench 3%, 15,328 samples	131x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	103x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	30x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	19x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	18x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	84x
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples	41x
SH564128FH8NZPHSCG 2x4GBSmartBench 43%, 552 samples	35x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $228

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $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