Dell XPS 15 9520

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics1.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive225% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell XPS 15 9520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0F6K9V
Memory5.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20221013
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateNov 18 '22 at 14:49
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-12900HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 64.6
1-Core 164
2-Core 326
96% 185 Pts
4-Core 652
8-Core 629
86% 640 Pts
64-Core 1,095
68% 1,095 Pts
Poor: 95%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Dell(1028 0B19) 1GB
Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.3301
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.57% Terrible
Lighting 1.9
Reflection 73.1
Parallax 2.3
2% 25.8 fps
MRender 1.9
Gravity 2.5
Splatting 1.6
2% 2 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 1.57%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC801 SK hynix 512GB
314GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51002141 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 767 757 773 799 814 816 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
225% Outstanding
Read 2,611
Write 736
Mixed 537
SusWrite 788
255% 1,168 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 49.3
147% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 760
DQ Write 385
DQ Mixed 639
457% 595 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 225%
Great: 449%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMCG66MEBSA092N 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
121% Outstanding
MC Read 52.6
MC Write 45.1
MC Mixed 46.3
137% 48 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 22.8
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
Poor: 96%
This bench: 121%
Great: 138%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS 15 9520 Builds (Compare 2,642 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

System: Dell XPS 15 9520

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