Dell XPS L521X

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
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 48.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	37.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell XPS L521X (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 096mp0
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores, , 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131217
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '23 at 13:21
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3612QM 11,760 User benchmarks, average bench 60% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Memory 67.3 1-Core 50.1 2-Core 90.4 44% 69.3 Pts	4-Core 164 8-Core 220 24% 192 Pts	64-Core 238 15% 238 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 128GB 663 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM12D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 165 151 150 138 118 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.5% Below average	Read 201 Write 163 Mixed 143 SusWrite 147 37% 163 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 24.9 4K Mixed 14.1 49% 16.9 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 56.4 DQ Mixed 92.2 75% 110 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 68%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 93 97 98 103 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 92 Write 93.7 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 98.5 62% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 63%
JMicron Generic DISK01 2TB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 103 101 102 109 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 130 Write 128 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 101 139% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 71%
JMicron Generic DISK00 1TB 975GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 102 100 100 108 101 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	92.9% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 162 Mixed 154 SusWrite 97.9 191% 141 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 15.5 4K Mixed 12 970% 12.2 MB/s	DQ Read 14 DQ Write 29 DQ Mixed 18.7 1,674% 20.6 MB/s

JMicron Generic DISK03 10TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 2.4 4.6 5.1 2.5 6.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 168 Write 161 Mixed 101 SusWrite 4.2 135% 109 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 130% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 89%
JMicron Generic DISK02 10TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 418GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 1.9 3 2.7 1.2 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 43 Write 74.3 Mixed 42.4 SusWrite 5.4 56% 41.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.1 190% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF1G64HZ-1G6D1 2x8GB 243 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	48.9% Average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 16.3 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 11 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 95.8 42% 95.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 57%

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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: 0P 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	6	3	32	0"	1280 720

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 56%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Dell XPS L521X

CPU
Core i7-3632QMIntelBench 61%, 24,912 samples	102x
Core i7-3612QMIntelBench 60%, 11,760 samples	32x
Core i5-3230MIntel $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples	10x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	118x
GeForce GT 640MNvidiaBench 5%, 3,728 samples	47x
GeForce GT 630MNvidiaBench 3%, 7,774 samples	6x

SSD
PM830 mSATA 32GBSamsungBench 41%, 860 samples	8x
X110 128GBSanDisk $89Bench 71%, 11,245 samples	6x
PM830 512GBSamsungBench 68%, 611 samples	5x

RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples	18x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 30,591 samples	10x
M471B5273EB0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 51%, 5,979 samples	9x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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