Dell XPS420

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 51.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive61.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell XPS420  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0TP406
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090225
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateJun 19 '20 at 02:58
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650-$170
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
51.8% Above average
Memory 76.1
1-Core 42.6
2-Core 85.1
45% 67.9 Pts
4-Core 164
8-Core 151
21% 158 Pts
64-Core 166
10% 166 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.4% Good
Lighting 76.2
Reflection 79.3
Parallax 71.2
62% 75.6 fps
MRender 77.7
Gravity 70.3
Splatting 63.6
57% 70.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 222 229 232 236 236 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
61.7% Good
Read 249
Write 234
Mixed 205
SusWrite 226
52% 229 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 29
97% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 154
121% 166 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 108%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 04.05G09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 113 113 114 113 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
64.7% Good
Read 112
Write 110
Mixed 99.5
SusWrite 113
81% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.9
195% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
21.5% Poor
MC Read 7.2
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 6.5
19% 6.77 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 5.9
17% 5.97 GB/s
Latency 88.2
45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 21.5%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS420 Builds (Compare 181 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS420

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