Dell XPS 12-9Q33

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.4% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 74% 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

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System	Dell XPS 12-9Q33 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell XPS 12-9Q33
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131203
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	May 17 '18 at 19:11
Run Duration	92 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	48%
CPU Throttled	74%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4500U-$393 39,249 User benchmarks, average bench 50% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Memory 82.3 1-Core 83.8 2-Core 144 63% 103 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 207 28% 209 Pts	64-Core 188 12% 188 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 62%

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) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	3.54% Terrible	Lighting 3.73 Reflection 6.35 Parallax 6.47 3% 5.52 fps	MRender 6.48 Gravity 1.87 Splatting 7.52 4% 5.29 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.54% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-256M6M mSATA 256GB 4,013 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: DM8110F Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 6312 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 1 (B1) Unknown 100 100 618640 (B2) Unknown 100 100 1 (B3) Unknown 100 100 1 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1792 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 1 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 467825 (F2) Unknown 100 100 603727	69.4% Good	Read 483 Write 401 Mixed 427 97% 437 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 45.6 4K Mixed 15.2 81% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 25.8 DQ Write 48.6 DQ Mixed 15.3 18% 29.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix 2x4GB 11,918 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.8% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 17.1 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 18 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 87%

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 51%

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Workstation 7%

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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 i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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