Dell XPS 15 9520

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	371% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 85% 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

24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 15 9520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0F6K9V
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '22 at 20:48
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	85%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900HK 2,176 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 78.5 1-Core 204 2-Core 409 119% 231 Pts	4-Core 736 8-Core 1,270 121% 1,003 Pts	64-Core 1,944 120% 1,944 Pts
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-Ti (Laptop) 35,839 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Dell(1028 0B19) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.9711 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.7% Above average	Lighting 73.5 Reflection 73.8 Parallax 67.8 60% 71.7 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 58.5 Splatting 57.8 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 72%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB 5,261 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 875GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36308229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1979 2014 2327 2555 2531 1717 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	371% Outstanding	Read 2,194 Write 2452 Mixed 2,304 SusWrite 2,187 516% 2,284 MB/s	4K Read 74.5 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 105 339% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,442 DQ Write 539 DQ Mixed 1,149 808% 1,043 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 371% Great: 444%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMCG78MEBSA092N 2x16GB 1,984 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	MC Read 60.4 MC Write 56 MC Mixed 54.8 163% 57.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 50.2 SC Mixed 31.2 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 147%

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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 27%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 28%

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System: Dell XPS 15 9520

CPU
Core i7-12700HIntelBench 97%, 52,857 samples	1,976x
Core i9-12900HKIntelBench 100%, 2,176 samples	612x
Core i5-12500HIntelBench 94%, 11,588 samples	51x

GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples	1,712x
RTX 3050-Ti (Laptop)NvidiaBench 61%, 35,839 samples	685x
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 55%, 38,648 samples	200x

SSD
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	412x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	336x
PC SN810 WDC 1024GBNvmeBench 346%, 2,287 samples	258x

RAM
HMCG66MEBSA092N 2x8GBUnknownBench 121%, 2,777 samples	444x
HMCG78MEBSA092N 2x16GBUnknownBench 128%, 1,984 samples	431x
HMCG78MEBSA095N 2x16GBUnknownBench 129%, 3,160 samples	423x

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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