Dell XPS 13 9343

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 45.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	5.37% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	42.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 95% 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.

System	Dell XPS 13 9343 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0310JH
Memory	2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3200 x 1800 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181224
Uptime	9.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '19 at 19:51
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5500U 73,655 User benchmarks, average bench 46% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Memory 54 1-Core 89.6 2-Core 114 51% 86 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 207 28% 210 Pts	64-Core 232 14% 232 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz) 231,498 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Dell(1028 0665) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5058 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	5.37% Terrible	Lighting 5.67 Reflection 7.15 Parallax 7 5% 6.61 fps	MRender 7.33 Gravity 5.23 Splatting 11.3 7% 7.94 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.37% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 M.2 2280 256GB 2,092 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT25D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 38 34 36 33 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 381 Write 47.5 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 37.4 28% 133 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 30.4 4K Mixed 18.1 62% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 41.1 DQ Mixed 55.5 58% 100 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT851S6AMR6R-PB 2x4GB 2,847 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Chip DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.1% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 15 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 9.8 SC Mixed 14.7 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 146 27% 146 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 56%

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

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Dell XPS 13 9343

CPU
Core i5-5200UIntelBench 42%, 107,407 samples	211x
Core i7-5500UIntelBench 46%, 73,655 samples	185x
Core i7-5600UIntelBench 50%, 20,423 samples	33x

GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	454x

SSD
PM851 M.2 2280 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 2,092 samples	155x
L8H-256V2G-11 M.2 2280 256GBLiteonBench 75%, 1,826 samples	52x
PM851 M.2 2280 512GBSamsungBench 65%, 485 samples	45x

RAM
HMT851S6AMR6R-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,847 samples	247x
8KTS51264HDZ-1G6E1 2x4GBElpidaBench 45%, 1,032 samples	140x
4KTF25664HZ-1G6E1 2x2GBMicronBench 41%, 795 samples	41x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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