Dell XPS 12 9250

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 45.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.09% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.7% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 73% 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 XPS 12 9250 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0Y5CWX
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '21 at 04:14
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	73%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core m5-6Y54 1,733 User benchmarks, average bench 43% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Memory 66.6 1-Core 81.8 2-Core 110 53% 86.2 Pts	4-Core 143 8-Core 143 19% 143 Pts	64-Core 142 9% 142 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 515 (Mobile Skylake) 10,056 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 0702) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7986 Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	3.09% Terrible	Lighting 3.3 Reflection 2.8 Parallax 4.1 3% 3.4 fps	MRender 4.9 Gravity 3.6 Splatting 5.4 4% 4.63 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.09% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 256GB 888 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT23D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 158 257 259 252 277 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 385 Write 287 Mixed 209 SusWrite 242 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 29 110% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 222 159% 207 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EDFB164A1MA-GD-F 2x4GB 362 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 17.6 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 16.6 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 55%

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

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 12 9250

CPU
Core m5-6Y57IntelBench 43%, 1,787 samples	4x
Core m5-6Y54IntelBench 43%, 1,733 samples	4x
Core m7-6Y75IntelBench 43%, 1,933 samples	2x

GPU
HD 515 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 3%, 10,056 samples	11x

SSD
CM871 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 45%, 3,215 samples	4x
PM871 M.2 2280 256GBSamsungBench 81%, 888 samples	3x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	1x

RAM
EDFB164A1MA-GD-F 2x4GBElpidaBench 49%, 362 samples	9x
EDFA164A2MA-GD-F 2x2GBElpidaBench 53%, 103 samples	1x
H9CCNNNCPTMLBR-NTE 2x4GBHynixBench 49%, 302 samples	1x

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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