Dell XPS 15 9520

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	21.4% 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	296% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Dell XPS 15 9520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0F6K9V
Memory	41.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3456 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20240306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '24 at 20:18
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 72.2 1-Core 194 2-Core 362 109% 210 Pts	4-Core 676 8-Core 1,073 108% 875 Pts	64-Core 1,750 108% 1,750 Pts
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 99.2% 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. 31.0.101.4953 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Lighting 25.2 Reflection 30.4 Parallax 28.7 20% 28.1 fps	MRender 26.8 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 21.5 23% 29 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC801 SK hynix 1TB 3,744 User benchmarks, average bench 351% 261GB free (System drive) Firmware: 51003141 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1119 941 971 862 837 827 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 3,128 Write 2,174 Mixed 1401 SusWrite 926 423% 1,907 MB/s	4K Read 60.5 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 81.6 270% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 942 DQ Write 409 DQ Mixed 746 534% 699 MB/s
Poor: 176% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 499%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB 771 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 650GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1561 1538 1443 1003 984 1015 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2,181 Write 1,630 Mixed 1351 SusWrite 1,258 359% 1,605 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 74.2 244% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 963 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 715 511% 672 MB/s
Poor: 224% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 380%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 9905789-058.A00G 2x31.5GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB SODIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	148% Outstanding	MC Read 58.7 MC Write 58.4 MC Mixed 56.3 165% 57.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 28.7 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 93.4 43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 161%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 57: 0P 5R 10G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
41%	30%	44	200	23	60	27"	1920 1009	DEL426D DELL U2723QE

History: Score 41: 0P 5R 4G 4B | Score 57: 0P 5R 10G 2B

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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	1,996x
Core i9-12900HKIntelBench 100%, 2,176 samples	621x
Core i5-12500HIntelBench 94%, 11,588 samples	52x

GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples	1,734x
RTX 3050-Ti (Laptop)NvidiaBench 61%, 35,839 samples	689x
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 55%, 38,648 samples	203x

SSD
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	416x
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	340x
PC SN810 WDC 1024GBNvmeBench 346%, 2,287 samples	259x

RAM
HMCG66MEBSA092N 2x8GBUnknownBench 121%, 2,777 samples	451x
HMCG78MEBSA092N 2x16GBUnknownBench 128%, 1,984 samples	436x
HMCG78MEBSA095N 2x16GBUnknownBench 129%, 3,160 samples	427x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16