Dell XPS 15 9520

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	1.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	265% 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 88% 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 15 9520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0YD3W1
Memory	19.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3456 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220330
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '22 at 20:32
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700H 52,857 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 70 1-Core 166 2-Core 332 98% 189 Pts	4-Core 663 8-Core 1,172 111% 918 Pts	64-Core 1253 78% 1253 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 102%

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. 30.0.101.1631 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.57% Terrible	Lighting 1.9 Reflection 104 Parallax 2.4 2% 36 fps	MRender 1.9 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 1.6 2% 2 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 1.57% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 3400 1024GB 573 User benchmarks, average bench 360% 779GB free (System drive) Firmware: 34000050 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1741 1855 1637 1977 1557 1347 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1549 Write 1,904 Mixed 1,282 SusWrite 1,686 363% 1,605 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 56.8 206% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,128 DQ Write 540 DQ Mixed 1,080 736% 916 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 510%
WD Game Drive 5TB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 107 108 107 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 118 Write 105 Mixed 71 SusWrite 108 134% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.8 240% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 66%
WD Elements 25A1 4TB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3.5TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 109 108 109 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 121 Write 105 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 108 136% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 0.8 254% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMCG78MEBSA095N 2x16GB 3,160 User benchmarks, average bench 129% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 57.1 MC Write 53.9 MC Mixed 51.5 155% 54.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 24.3 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 101 39% 101 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 151%

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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	1,974x
Core i9-12900HKIntelBench 100%, 2,176 samples	612x
Core i5-12500HIntelBench 94%, 11,588 samples	51x

GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples	1,711x
RTX 3050-Ti (Laptop)NvidiaBench 61%, 35,839 samples	685x
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 55%, 38,648 samples	199x

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	442x
HMCG78MEBSA092N 2x16GBUnknownBench 128%, 1,984 samples	431x
HMCG78MEBSA095N 2x16GBUnknownBench 129%, 3,160 samples	423x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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