Dell XPS 12-9Q33

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.42% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	70.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

CPU throttled at 76% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Dell XPS 12-9Q33 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell XPS 12-9Q33
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150303
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '18 at 23:15
Run Duration	93 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	76%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4510U 63,054 User benchmarks, average bench 47% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	50.8% Above average	Memory 77.9 1-Core 80.9 2-Core 110 57% 89.8 Pts	4-Core 142 8-Core 131 18% 136 Pts	64-Core 110 7% 110 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) 275,372 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 05E3) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3277 Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	2.42% Terrible	Lighting 2.6 Reflection 3.62 Parallax 3.91 2% 3.37 fps	MRender 5.1 Gravity 1.43 Splatting 4.3 3% 3.61 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.42% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 mSATA 256GB 6,648 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT49D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 90 90 9374 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 92 92 86 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 4402 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (F1) Unknown 99 99 22449325213 (F2) Unknown 99 99 36432356732	70.7% Very good	Read 512 Write 218 Mixed 295 75% 342 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 14 111% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 30.8 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 14.4 42% 83.6 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 2x4GB 3,234 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.3% Average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 13.9 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 12.2 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 84.5 47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 108%

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

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 12-9Q33

CPU
Core i7-4500UIntel $393Bench 50%, 39,249 samples	48x
Core i7-4510UIntelBench 47%, 63,054 samples	20x
Core i5-4200UIntel $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples	12x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	84x
HD 5000 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 6,906 samples	3x

SSD
PM851 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 65%, 6,648 samples	16x
LMT-128M6M mSATA 128GBLiteonitBench 72%, 1,674 samples	9x
SM841 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 79%, 1,284 samples	8x

RAM
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 11,918 samples	38x
2x4GBMicronBench 68%, 3,234 samples	22x
2x2GBHynixBench 40%, 7,517 samples	12x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $393

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16