Dell XPS 18

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 5% 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 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 46.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Dell XPS 18 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0YN9W0
Memory	8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '21 at 22:42
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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 i3-3227U 7,282 User benchmarks, average bench 45% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Memory 69.9 1-Core 52.6 2-Core 84.2 45% 68.9 Pts	4-Core 132 8-Core 131 18% 132 Pts	64-Core 127 8% 127 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 54%

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 05D1) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.5161 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 4.1 Parallax 2.6 3% 3.47 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.5 3% 3.53 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar 240GB SSD 240GB 2,181 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: V3.0.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 360 363 328 94 21 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 396 Write 390 Mixed 364 SusWrite 260 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 43.6 4K Mixed 23.1 88% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 89 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 135 110% 152 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 1D6G1-ZH46215FTK8 Not Specified 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.3% Below average	MC Read 11.9 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 9.8 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 10.7 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 48%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	18.5"	1280 720	SDC4C48

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Typical XPS 18 Builds (Compare 45 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 18

CPU
Core i3-3227UIntelBench 45%, 7,282 samples	18x
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples	14x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples	13x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	45x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	2x
MX500 1TBCrucial $84Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 480GBKingston $250Bench 52%, 15,510 samples	2x

RAM
Specified Specified 1x4GBNotBench 29%, 50 samples	6x
Specified Specified Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 8GBNotBench 48%, 15 samples	3x
Specified Specified Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 8GBNotBench 50%, 25 samples	3x

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Value: 27% - Poor

Total price: $85

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