Dell XPS 15 9520

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 56.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	21.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	167% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 89% 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

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	Dell XPS 15 9520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0F6K9V
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220330
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '22 at 18:19
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	89%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.75 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Memory 53.9 1-Core 89.5 2-Core 160 56% 101 Pts	4-Core 316 8-Core 548 52% 432 Pts	64-Core 888 55% 888 Pts
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Iris Xe Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0B19) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1368 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Lighting 25.7 Reflection 44.7 Parallax 28.3 21% 32.9 fps	MRender 26.9 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 23.2 24% 29.7 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 21%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 512GB 3,082 User benchmarks, average bench 278% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36308229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1365 1014 1100 1040 923 910 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 968 Write 982 Mixed 995 SusWrite 1,059 226% 1,001 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 48.6 138% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 573 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 546 376% 473 MB/s
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 416%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMCG66MEBSA095N 2x8GB 1,777 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 53.9 MC Write 48.7 MC Mixed 48.3 144% 50.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 21 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 147 27% 147 ns
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 137%

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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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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 $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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