Dell XPS L521X

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemDell XPS L521X  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 029M77
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131217
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJan 21 '18 at 09:38
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3632QM
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
46.2% Average
Memory 71.1
1-Core 32.8
2-Core 65.3
38% 56.4 Pts
4-Core 117
8-Core 235
21% 176 Pts
64-Core 407
25% 407 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 054F) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
2.19% Terrible
Lighting 2.4
Reflection 6.31
Parallax 1.66
2% 3.45 fps
MRender 3.29
Gravity 1.33
Splatting 4.57
3% 3.06 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.19%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A110
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
34.7% Below average
Read 62
Write 58.6
Mixed 69.6
48% 63.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.24
78% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
49% Average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 17.4
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 8
22% 7.53 GB/s
Latency 98.9
40% 98.9 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical XPS L521X Builds (Compare 170 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS L521X

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